CURBELO, CARLOS (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H6937 [8OC]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4957 [8JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H8971 [2DE]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H6189 [22SE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4774 [25JN]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H3508 [20MY]

——— authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 33), H1526 [2MR]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5592 [28JY]

Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1526 [2MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4864 [7JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1806 [19MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5776 [29JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

Children and youth: increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H583 [26JA]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2500 [28AP]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H9206 [9DE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H6937 [8OC]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H9013 [3DE]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H2212 [14AP]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5333 [21JY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1663 [16MR]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H4770 [25JN]

——— promote human rights and urge the Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones (see H.R. 1782), H2209 [14AP]

——— submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see H.R. 2466), H4652 [24JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H705 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H4862 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H1662 [16MR]

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H703 [2FE]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H8155 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving certain Higher Education Act grants to use such amounts to assist students in entering medical schools (see H.R. 2927), H4863 [7JY]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2731), H4241 [11JN]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H1084 [20FE]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H6228 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H8281 [17NO]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H2212 [14AP]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5783 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3214 [14MY]

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 (see H.R. 1288), H5469 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H10712 [18DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H7390 [2NO]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H5525 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H4004 [9JN]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3214 [14MY]

——— expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3183), H8646 [30NO]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H5298 [20JY]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H3565 [21MY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H2031 [25MR]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H2773 [30AP]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4493 [17JN]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H5941 [10SE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5788 [4AU]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H3252 [15MY]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H4593 [23JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H705 [2FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H2115 [26MR]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5298 [20JY]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 3201), H7090 [21OC]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6308 [28SE]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2419 [22AP]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H530 [22JA]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H4345 [12JN]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

Federal employees: express that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee (see H. Res. 250), H2792 [1MY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H5592 [28JY]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 141), H40 [6JA]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 638), H1662 [16MR]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H8240 [16NO]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H3564 [21MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2271 [15AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H3565 [21MY]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of lionfish to Lacey Act list of injurious species prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3202), H5466 [23JY]

——— ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H2155 [13AP]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9013 [3DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1116 [24FE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H641 [27JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4002 [9JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H7390 [2NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7139 [22OC]

House of Representatives: express commitment to conservative environmental stewardship (see H. Res. 424), H6137 [17SE]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6229 [24SE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H431 [20JA]

——— establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 3987), H8151 [5NO]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H1662 [16MR]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H4593 [23JN]

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. 220), H5405 [22JY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H8646 [30NO]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3759 [2JN]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H2656 [29AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H226 [12JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4544 [18JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4774 [25JN]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H9080 [8DE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1850 [23MR]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5777 [29JY]

Medicare: permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3024), H6307 [28SE]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 2597), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6189 [22SE]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 1417), H6706 [29SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6228 [24SE]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H6077 [16SE]

Motor vehicles: reduce fuel economy obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain a certain percentage of fuel choice enabling vehicles (see H.R. 2418), H3643 [1JN]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5943 [10SE]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H5865 [9SE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H3560 [21MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5404 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 61), H5525 [27JY]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H867 [9FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H157 [8JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4003 [9JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 588), H2270 [15AP]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H1567 [3MR]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2315 [17AP]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1850 [23MR]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5848 [8SE]

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. 699), H810 [4FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H7254 [27OC]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (see H.R. 749), H1372 [26FE]

SBA: allow petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 1429), H1850 [23MR]

——— establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 3714), H6935 [8OC]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2670), H4004 [9JN]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see H.R. 2499), H3558 [21MY]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1023), H1502 [27FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4863 [7JY]

SEC: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 686), H1618 [4MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H9080 [8DE]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: 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. 842), H3916 [4JN]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5239 [15JY]

——— ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H2656 [29AP]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7254 [27OC]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2155 [13AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H5298 [20JY]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H7333 [28OC]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2501 [28AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4345 [12JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H2035 [25MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5788 [4AU]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2467 [23AP]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H8150 [5NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H1072 [13FE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H918 [10FE]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1636 [13MR]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H919 [10FE] (see H.R. 1732), H2467 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2109 [26MR]

Cruise Travel Professional Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), H6788 [1OC]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H9327 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (see H.R. 4226), H9270 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6787 [1OC]

Federal agencies and departments: include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition (see H.R. 1386), H1720 [17MR]

FEMA: ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2918), H4770 [25JN]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4431 [16JN]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6704 [29SE]

SBA: issue regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good faith with requirements of prime contractors relative to subcontracting plans (see H.R. 4284), H9690 [17DE]

Venezuela: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the U.S. (see H.R. 3744), H6973 [9OC]

Water: remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H6980 [16OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (H.R. 1684), H2113 [26MR]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (H.R. 4247), H9328 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (H.R. 4226), H9271 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (H.R. 3665), H6788 [1OC]

Federal agencies and departments: include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition (H.R. 1386), H1722 [17MR]

FEMA: ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 2918), H4772 [25JN]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (H.R. 3640), H6705 [29SE]

SBA: issue regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good faith with requirements of prime contractors relative to subcontracting plans (H.R. 4284), H9691 [17DE]

Venezuela: adjust immigration status of certain Venezuelan nationals who are in the U.S. (H.R. 3744), H6975 [9OC]

Water: remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (H.R. 3756), H6981 [16OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5119 [14JY], H5299 [21JY], H5471 [27JY], H5853 [9SE]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4215 [11JN]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, E987• [25JN]

Are You Kidding? (business): tribute, E527• [17AP]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H2994 [14MY]

——— authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (H.J. Res. 33), H8284 [18NO]

Auster, Daniel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H5301 [21JY]

Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (H.R. 1092), H1895, H1897 [24MR]

Colombia: prohibit Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) request for immunity relative to allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes, H2448 [23AP]

Cuba: increase of illegal Cuban immigrants coming into U.S. through Mexico since U.S. establishment of diplomatic relations, H8285 [18NO]

——— proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H219 [12JA]

Dept. of Commerce: allow funding to facilitate, permit, license, or promote exports to Cuban military or intelligence service, officers of Cuban military or intelligence service, or immediate family members thereof, H3723 [2JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2994 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, H1278 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1278 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), corrections in engrossment, H4946 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4328 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to limit travel to Cuba, H3890 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3890 [4JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8889 [2DE]

Executive Office of the President: proposal for Dept. of Education to provide an alternative to college accreditation for providers who develop partnerships with non-college accredited institutions, H8285 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition, H2994 [14MY]

Florida International University: anniversary, H4635 [24JN]

——— dedication of Toti Mendez Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Suite, H7168 [23OC]

——— Mastery Math Lab designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, H8138 [5NO]

——— STEM Transformation Institute designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, H8138 [5NO]

——— tribute to partnership with Florida Power and Light Co., to provide cleaner energy, H4237 [11JN]

——— tribute to the Veterans and Small Farmers Outreach program, H5301 [21JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4328 [12JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4215 [11JN]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H821 [5FE]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, H219 [12JA]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4215 [11JN]

House of Representatives: exhibition in Rayburn House Office Building foyer entitled Venezuela of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, H5085 [10JY]

Hurricanes: recognize anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, commend efforts of National Hurricane Center, and encourage citizens to establish hurricane preparedness plan, H5604 [29JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4406 [16JN]

International Coastal Cleanup Day: observance, H6123 [17SE]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5301 [21JY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5924 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4328 [12JN]

Key West, FL: tribute to law enforcement officials for foiling terrorist plot, H5604 [29JY]

——— tribute to Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, H8866 [2DE]

Medicare: funding, H4215 [11JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2078 [26MR]

Miami Dade College: inclusion in Chronicle of Higher Education (publication) ‘‘Great Colleges to Work For’’ list, H5604 [29JY]

——— tribute to job fair, H5604 [29JY]

Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to collaboration between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Florida International University that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teacher training, H5473 [27JY]

——— tribute to efforts of Miami-Dade County Public Schools to reform school discipline, H5472 [27JY]

——— tribute to Tomorrow’s South Dade Program, H2784 [1MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide grants to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to offer advanced foreign language programs deemed important to the intelligence community, H4406 [16JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8865 [2DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7658 [4NO]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H131 [8JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6953 [9OC]

Power resources: promote clean energy technology and energy efficiency in order to combat effects of climate change, lower energy prices, and increase national security, H6953 [9OC]

Public works: provide financing assistance for qualified water infrastructure projects, H8865 [2DE]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, H5870 [10SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7658 [4NO], H8865 [2DE]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (H.R. 2670), H5100 [13JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3723 [2JN]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7244 [27OC]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2078 [26MR]

Start-Up Day Across America: observance, H5473 [27JY]

Taxation: improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4215 [11JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4328 [12JN]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H2254 [15AP]

Torra, Sebastian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H5301 [21JY]

Transportation: establish a program to permit the use of live plant materials for roadside maintenance, H7658 [4NO]

Venezuela: closing of border crossing with Colombia, H5871 [10SE]

——— elections, H9186 [9DE]

——— implementation of economic sanctions against officials for human rights violations relative to violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, H1653 [16MR]

Votes: position on missed, H396• [14JA], H772• [4FE], H4471• [17JN], E816• [2JN]

World Suicide Prevention Day: observance, H5871 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2414 [22AP]

Tributes

Boehner, Speaker, H7250 [27OC]

Fuller, Norma Garcia, E522• [16AP]

Gueverra, Jonathan, H2493 [28AP]

Klein, Lee, E994• [25JN]

Mendez, Ramiro (Toti), H7168 [23OC]

Shalala, Donna E., E666• [8MY]

Sobrino, Nelson, H8866 [2DE]

Williams, Eldridge, H5301 [21JY]