HURT, ROBERT (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H164 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1116 [24FE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5118 [13JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H1850 [23MR] (see H.R. 2019), H4003 [9JN]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

——— require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H1663 [16MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3916 [4JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H641 [27JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H7027 [20OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1850 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 574), H668 [30JA]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1840), H2305 [16AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H6260 [25SE]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4957 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H7390 [2NO]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H7333 [28OC]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H3879 [3JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H1662 [16MR]

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), H810 [4FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2356 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4652 [24JN]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H5293 [16JY]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H4003 [9JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H705 [2FE]

——— require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 3705), H8155 [5NO]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 722), H1116 [24FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H661 [28JA]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3507 [20MY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H5404 [22JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2467 [23AP]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 3557), H6178 [18SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H1116 [24FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H360 [13JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H3577 [26MY]

——— 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), H1902 [24MR]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1636 [13MR]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H5332 [21JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H360 [13JA]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess unless the House has approved each regular appropriations bill by a certain date (see H. Res. 17), H641 [27JA]

——— 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. 24), H1373 [26FE]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2271 [15AP]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1662 [16MR]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H641 [27JA]

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), H8646 [30NO]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6976 [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H1720 [17MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 33), H225 [12JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— 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]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5469 [23JY]

Postal Service: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8861 [1DE]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 37), H105 [7JA]

——— repeal a certain reporting requirement (see H.R. 3032), H5088 [10JY]

——— repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 414), H583 [26JA]

——— revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 1675), H3391 [19MY]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5849 [8SE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H5117 [13JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5293 [16JY]

——— provide for waivers of user fees imposed relative to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 133), H5172 [14JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H4002 [9JN]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4003 [9JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1850 [23MR]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H225 [12JA]

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), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into a contract with a non-government entity for the conduct of audits of health care functions (see H.R. 3122), H5329 [21JY]

EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 3434), H5782 [31JY]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 2929), H4770 [25JN]

Privacy: provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 1446), H1769 [18MR]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 1912), H2354 [21AP] (see H.R. 1965), H2417 [22AP]

——— review all significant regulations to determine whether such regulations are necessary in the public interest or whether such regulations should be amended or rescinded (see H.R. 2354), H3251 [15MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into a contract with a non-government entity for the conduct of audits of health care functions (H.R. 3122), H5331 [21JY]

EPA: implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (H.R. 3434), H5782 [31JY]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (H.R. 2929), H4773 [25JN]

Privacy: provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (H.R. 1446), H1771 [18MR]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (H.R. 1912), H2355 [21AP]

——— exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (H.R. 1965), H2419 [22AP]

——— review all significant regulations to determine whether such regulations are necessary in the public interest or whether such regulations should be amended or rescinded (H.R. 2354), H3253 [15MY]

Remarks

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: tribute to Civil War sesquicentennial commemoration, E515• [16AP]

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (H.R. 2064), H5147, H5148, H5149 [14JY]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 1847), H5145, H5146 [14JY]

SEC: exempt smaller public companies from requirements relating to the use of Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting, H79 [7JA]

——— make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H79 [7JA]

——— revise Form S–1 so as to permit smaller reporting companies to use forward incorporation by reference for such form (H.R. 1723), H5144, H5145 [14JY]

Securities: make shareholder registration threshold for savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies (H.R. 1334), H5142, H5143 [14JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1182• [26FE], H1677• [17MR], H2999• [14MY], H4507• [18JN], H4664• [25JN], H5356• [22JY], H6336• [29SE], H6962• [9OC], H7215• [27OC], H8321• [18NO], H9434• [17DE], E274• [27FE], E844• [4JN], E866• [10JN], E1023• [9JY], E1579• [3NO]

Tributes

Lewis, Jonathan, E1473• [9OC]

Mason, Kevin A., E1504• [21OC]

Peters, Codie Carter, E159• [4FE]

Proffitt, Carl D., Jr. (Chubby), E1012• [7JY]

Shelton, Raymond, E961• [24JN]