BUTTERFIELD, G.K. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4767 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5097 [9JN]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1995 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1772 [11FE]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War (see H.R. 4045), H1770 [11FE]

Angelou, Maya: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring life (see H. Res. 684), H6814 [24JY]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2841), H3941 [7MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H1243 [16JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 481), H1771 [11FE]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1880 [21FE]

Business and industry: provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 5325), H7181 [31JY]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 610), H5064 [30MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H2302 [11MR]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H6400 [17JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see H. Res. 588), H5820 [26JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 19), H1512 [29JA]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4864), H5363 [12JN]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 5130), H7939 [12NO]

——— establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 4643), H4686 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 4582, 4622), H5187 [9JN]

——— amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see H.R. 4066), H2099 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H1939 [25FE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 4395), H4686 [20MY]

——— increase funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program for child care for families with infants or toddlers (see H.R. 5000), H5817 [26JN]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H4910 [28MY]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 4080), H4685 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7434 [10SE]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1881 [21FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 4119), H5187 [9JN]

——— prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H6656 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 3978), H5769 [25JN]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H5830 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H1938 [25FE]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H1243 [16JA]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2435 [13MR]

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]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H7892 [18SE]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H5249 [10JN]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H7996 [14NO]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see H.R. 4299), H4686 [20MY]

Edward ‘Ed’ James O’Neal Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Hamlet, NC: designate (see H.R. 5265), H7125 [30JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 119), H6215 [14JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4950), H5724 [24JN]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 4432), H3142 [9AP]

——— expand priority review voucher incentive program to encourage treatments for tropical diseases (see H.R. 5729), H8071 [18NO]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 5750), H8169 [20NO]

Federal aid programs: provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 5571), H7883 [18SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5229), H7039 [29JY]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 4976), H5816 [26JN]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5820 [26JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H6400 [17JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 4041), H1769 [11FE]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H4830 [22MY]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7190 [31JY]

Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H. Res. 564), H3408 [1MY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H3448 [6MY]

Higher Education Act: establish requirements for preferred banking arrangements (see H.R. 4714), H4828 [22MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6107 [10JY]

Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see H.R. 5051), H6035 [9JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H6657 [22JY]

IRS: issue regulations to allow enrolled agents to use or display their credentials when advertising their services or representing clients (see H.R. 2313), H4910 [28MY]

Jason Crisp Forest Service Building, Nebo, NC: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2801 [1AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 632), H5557 [19JN]

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

Meadowlark Lemon Post Office, Wilmington, NC: designate (see H.R. 5245), H7129 [30JY]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see H.R. 2676), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 4016), H1686 [6FE]

Medicare: enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 5227), H7996 [14NO]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 4755), H5022 [29MY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H6400 [17JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H3940 [7MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H6352 [16JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7128 [30JY]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H4911 [28MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H3365 [30AP]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 4839), H5318 [11JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1770 [11FE]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 538), H4831 [22MY]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H3409 [1MY]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 667), H6816 [24JY]

National Get Vertical Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H6398 [17JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 5654), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 4364), H3199 [10AP]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 626), H5363 [12JN]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3409 [1MY]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see H. Res. 573), H4017 [8MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H3242 [28AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H7619 [16SE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2854 [2AP]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 671), H6352 [16JY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H2065 [27FE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 440), H136 [9JA]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 5352), H7183 [31JY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2696 [26MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1199), H7529 [15SE]

Small business: provide assistance to small businesses providing low-income individuals with green jobs (see H.R. 2863), H2362 [12MR]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3199 [10AP]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5364), H7183 [31JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H6352 [16JY]

Sports: provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 3954), H2002 [26FE]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H5877 [8JY]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H7979 [13NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3449 [6MY]

Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 5655), H7940 [12NO]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H4785 [21MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H6656 [22JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H3242 [28AP]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H6816 [24JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 4365), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see H.R. 5082), H6135 [11JY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H163 [10JA]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H7388 [9SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1938 [25FE]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see H.R. 4450), H3195 [10AP]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see H.R. 3824), H225 [14JA] (see H.R. 4415), H3144 [9AP]

Veterans: extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3453), H2362 [12MR]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H7892 [18SE]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H2064 [27FE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 3571), H8868 [8DE]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2486 [14MR]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4489), H3365 [30AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

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), H2362 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: clarify effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions (see H.R. 4993), H5817 [26JN]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (see H.R. 5142), H6398 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5323), H7181 [31JY]

Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (see H.J. Res. 120), H6745 [23JY]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see H.R. 5561), H7883 [18SE]

Constitutional authority statements

CERCLA: clarify effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions (H.R. 4993), H5819 [26JN]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (H.R. 5142), H6399 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (H.R. 4829), H5249 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 5323), H7186 [31JY]

Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (H.J. Res. 120), H6745 [23JY]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (H.R. 5561), H7889 [18SE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1885 [25FE]

Remarks

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.: anniversary of Wilson, NC, facility, E601• [28AP]

Chief Joseph E. White, Jr., Post Office Building, Rich Square, NC: designate (H.R. 5142), H8010 [17NO]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), H6982 [29JY]

——— provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution (H. Res. 676), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7062, H7064 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4435), H4753 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, H4753 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway, H5106 [9JN]

——— Federal Transit Administration training and technical assistance to make public transit more accessible for people with disabilities and senior citizens funding, H5097 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5097, H5106 [9JN]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H1265 [27JA]

IDEAL Fastener Corp.: expansion of Oxford, NC, manufacturing facility, H6750 [24JY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H48 [8JA], H191 [14JA]

Medicaid: anniversary, H7043 [30JY]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6667 [23JY], H7043 [30JY]

Medicare: anniversary, H7043 [30JY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 4015), H2460 [14MR]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (H.R. 1010), unanimous-consent request, H7062 [30JY]

——— level, H1266 [27JA]

Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (H.J. Res. 120), H7274 [8SE]

Myers, William E.: North Carolina Arts Council Heritage Award recipient, H4479 [20MY]

North Carolina: impact of reduction of State unemployment benefits, H48 [8JA], H176 [13JA]

——— tribute to Moral Monday protests, H1886 [25FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7062 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate, H2460 [14MR]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1220, H1221 [16JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7395 [10SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 5021), consideration (H. Res. 669), H6237 [15JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, H176 [13JA]

Votes: correction, H5752• [25JN]

Weyerhaeuser Co.: inclusion in Corporate Responsibility Magazine Best Corporate Citizens list, E659• [1MY]

Tributes

Allison, Ferdinand V., Jr. (Pete), H2152 [5MR]

Clark, Henrietta Hatton, E1396• [11SE]

Ingram, William E., Jr., E25• [8JA]

Joanis, Richard A., E8• [7JA]

Manson, William H., Jr., E298• [4MR]

Martin, Luke P., Jr., E1422• [16SE]

Saunders-White, Debra, E521• [4AP]

Skinner, Rosetta Poole, E19• [8JA]

Thornton, Carolyn Ingram, E1043• [20JN]