BROUN, PAUL C. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5290, H5292, H5299 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4770 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5095, H5096, H5159, H5162, H5169 [9JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3383 [1MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4898 [28MY], H4953, H4959, H4994 [29MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H2696 [26MR]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4307), H2695 [26MR]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 4308), H2695 [26MR]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.J. Res. 123), H7389 [9SE]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H21 [7JA]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4608), H4015 [8MY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H2962 [4AP]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H2486 [14MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H136 [9JA] (see H.R. 3790), H21 [7JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H1515 [31JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H1777 [14FE]

Children and youth: prohibit funding of any research or treatment in which wards of the State are subjected to greater than minimal risk to their health with no minimal prospect of direct benefit (see H.R. 4989), H6400 [17JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H2962 [4AP]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 757), H8072 [18NO]

Corps of Engineers: permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs (see H.R. 4100), H2000 [26FE]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 4698), H6353 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H7676 [17SE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 4006), H2066 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: consolidate executive authority on use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5091), H6135 [11JY]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see H.R. 4217), H4830 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H2258 [6MR]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 4612), H6107 [10JY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see H.R. 4008), H2066 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H1545 [3FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H163 [10JA]

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (see H.R. 5105), H6215 [14JY] (see H.R. 5118), H6296 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 5480), H7894 [18SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H2303 [11MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 5059), H7619 [16SE]

Drugs: exclude therapeutic hemp and cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 5226), H6976 [28JY]

Economy: promote economic growth and job creation and strengthen strategic partnerships with U.S. allies (see H.R. 4139), H2147 [4MR]

Education: support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H1777 [14FE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 5052), H7189 [31JY]

Endangered Species Act: publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see H.R. 4319), H6816 [24JY]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 4012), H1686 [6FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H2488 [18MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 3635), H224 [14JA]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H3409 [1MY]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 115), H4784 [21MY]

——— require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3829), H1593 [4FE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H6297 [15JY]

Firearms: modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 4547), H4017 [8MY] (see H.R. 4749), H4909 [28MY]

——— prohibit gun confiscation and registration (see H.R. 4380), H4686 [20MY]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H1659 [5FE]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H6353 [16JY]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 5018), H6400 [17JY]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 110), H2991 [7AP]

Holder, Attorney General: impeach (see H. Res. 411), H6353 [16JY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H136 [9JA]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H6137 [11JY]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6137 [11JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see H.R. 5160), H7129 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8366 [3DE]

Iraq: clarify ownership of crude oil produced within jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government and authorize provision of defense articles and services to the Kurdistan Regional Government (see H.R. 5679), H7900 [19SE]

——— express support for a referendum on the independence of the Kurdish region (see H. Res. 747), H7900 [19SE]

Israel: affirm U.S. recognition of sovereignty, security, and legal right to its lands and support relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 3629), H2066 [27FE]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H1592 [4FE]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H7456 [11SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H136 [9JA]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5877 [8JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3448 [6MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H2746 [27MR]

National Day of Prayer: observance (see H. Res. 547), H3409 [1MY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H2148 [4MR]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid and designate as a terrorist organization pending dissolution of unity Government with Hamas (terrorist organization) and recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 622), H5598 [20JN]

——— suspend foreign aid until the repeal of resolutions that provide a salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel due to participation in the struggle against occupation (see H. Res. 542), H3058 [8AP]

——— suspend provision of U.S. foreign assistance (see H.R. 5668), H7887 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 4396), H2913 [3AP]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H2303 [11MR]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H224 [14JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2066 [27FE]

Power resources: contribute to national security and achieve domestic energy independence by producing more energy from all sources (see H.R. 3895), H1240 [16JA]

——— free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see H.R. 4286), H3058 [8AP]

——— promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H2746 [27MR]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H21 [7JA]

Public lands: provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4423), H6746 [23JY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5065 [30MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: affirm importance (see H. Res. 494), H2362 [12MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 4600), H3940 [7MY]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4900), H6400 [17JY]

——— provide a deduction for elementary and secondary private school tuition (see H.R. 5779), H8272 [2DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3940 [7MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H1512 [29JA]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H2435 [13MR]

——— designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 5408), H7894 [18SE]

U.N.: deny admission to the U.S. any U.N. representative who has engaged in espionage or terrorist activities, or poses a national security threat, against the U.S. (see H.R. 4357), H3199 [10AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H7041 [29JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H224 [14JA]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 4682), H6656 [22JY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2065 [27FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H1243 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: eliminate (see H.R. 5394), H7240 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 3958), H1510 [29JA]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5530), H7882 [18SE]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 5544), H7882 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: eliminate (H.R. 5394), H7241 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 3958), H1511 [29JA]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 5530), H7888 [18SE]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 5544), H7888 [18SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4800), H5290, H5292, H5299, H5300 [11JN]

American Legion: tribute, E1417• [16SE]

Amtrak: funding, H5095, H5096 [9JN]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H5169 [9JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), H7641 [17SE]

Augusta, GA: quality of health care delivery at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, H84 [9JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: Capitol Visitor Center funding, H3383, H3384 [1MY]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): requests for Chief Technology Officer to testify relative to security issues with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Economic Research Service funding, H5292 [11JN]

——— Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Rehabilitation Program funding, H5299, H5300 [11JN]

——— under secretaries and assistant secretary office account funding, H5290 [11JN]

Dept. of Commerce: Office of Inspector General funding, H4898 [28MY]

——— prohibit funding for Economic Development Administration Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing Program, H4994, H4995 [29MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5159 [9JN]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H5162 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4984 [29MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5095, H5096, H5159, H5162, H5169 [9JN]

Eatonton, GA: tribute to American Legion Post 583, E1417• [16SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 24), H7589 [16SE]

Georgia Military College: anniversary, E1535• [12NO]

Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 2900), H138 [10JA], H2006 [27FE], H3384 [1MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2900), H138 [10JA], H2006 [27FE], H3384 [1MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3383, H3384 [1MY]

NSF: funding, H4959, H4960 [29MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: funding, H4953, H4954 [29MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2900), H138 [10JA], H2006 [27FE], H3384 [1MY]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 5544), H8011, H8012 [17NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), H4898 [28MY], H4953, H4954, H4959, H4960, H4984, H4994, H4995 [29MY]

Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7641 [17SE]

Tributes

Richardson, Rick, H8064 [18NO], E1634• [19NO]

Rostad, Clarence, E573• [10AP]

Steward, Morgan, H240 [15JA], E72• [15JA]

Tate, Benny, H3250 [29AP], E618• [29AP], E726• [9MY]

Wilkie, David J., E1222• [24JY]