O’ROURKE, BETO (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2657 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

——— limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H814 [4FE]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1723 [17MR]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H5118 [13JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2880 [12MY]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5849 [8SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 742), H1116 [24FE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H2306 [16AP]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H638 [27JA]

——— provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (see H.R. 4200), H9205 [9DE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1723 [17MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3917 [4JN]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (see H.R. 2252), H2876 [12MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5332 [21JY]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H5089 [10JY]

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), H535 [22JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2212 [14AP]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H3917 [4JN]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H4957 [8JY]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see H.R. 1918), H2354 [21AP]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H705 [2FE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4492 [17JN]

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

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H2156 [13AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1618 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3759 [2JN]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2417), H5943 [10SE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see H.R. 3721), H7391 [2NO]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H3759 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H6837 [6OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H4243 [11JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6976 [9OC]

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), H9026 [7DE]

——— establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 3605), H10712 [18DE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 3606), H9329 [15DE]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of Justice: appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities (see H.R. 1700), H2420 [22AP]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7254 [27OC]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 306), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H412 [16JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see H.R. 1541), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see H.R. 2702), H5469 [23JY]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6976 [9OC]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H2271 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 667), H984 [11FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5849 [8SE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H2960 [13MY]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H9271 [10DE]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see H.R. 2145), H4345 [12JN]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H104 [7JA]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H2031 [25MR]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H6260 [25SE]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5783 [31JY]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2501 [28AP]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 288), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 2639), H4138 [10JN]

——— 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), H9206 [9DE]

——— 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 Defense and Veterans Affairs: more effectively provide mental health resources for Armed Forces members and veterans at high risk of suicide (see H.R. 3972), H8151 [5NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H10712 [18DE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H3759 [2JN]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4591 [23JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1663 [16MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H3759 [2JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 2449), H5293 [16JY]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1116 [24FE]

FEC: establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 367), H482 [21JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 726), H811 [4FE]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 532), H2959 [13MY]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H357 [13JA]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H4138 [10JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2656 [29AP]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H8971 [2DE]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

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. 671), H754 [3FE]

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), H5524 [27JY]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H482 [21JA]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1723 [17MR]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

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), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 1272), H6749 [30SE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5867 [9SE]

House Rules: provide for consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before Government funding expires (see H. Res. 475), H6974 [9OC]

——— 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), H408 [14JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2016), H3643 [1JN]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— ensure humane treatment of certain detained persons (see H.R. 2314), H2957 [13MY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]

Iran: 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), H2795 [1MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3879 [3JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H7390 [2NO]

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), H5592 [28JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (see H.R. 656), H703 [2FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1526 [2MR]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1723 [17MR]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5783 [31JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5783 [31JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H5332 [21JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H8414 [19NO]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1626 [10MR]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H4544 [18JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1116 [24FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5031 [9JY]

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), H5867 [9SE]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (see H.R. 3556), H9376 [16DE]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2880 [12MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6937 [8OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2959 [13MY]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5943 [10SE]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H583 [26JA]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H105 [7JA]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3508 [20MY]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 689), H755 [3FE]

——— 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]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H8414 [19NO]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H1723 [17MR]

Roads and highways: permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3181), H5788 [4AU]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H1723 [17MR]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H3758 [2JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H2155 [13AP]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H1116 [24FE]

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

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H6228 [24SE]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1625 [10MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1502 [27FE]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see H.R. 1464), H2156 [13AP]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H755 [3FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H6307 [28SE]

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. 14), H4004 [9JN]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3565 [21MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 225), H2656 [29AP]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4652 [24JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4652 [24JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H5850 [8SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H5776 [29JY]

Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 291), H482 [21JA]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H5591 [28JY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H4957 [8JY]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— expand number of employers required to provide a reasonable time and place for employees to express milk at the workplace (see H.R. 2836), H4541 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide that members performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the ebola outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits as if serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 694), H755 [3FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (see H.R. 3576), H6178 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from procuring certain items directly related to national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2552), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see H.R. 883), H981 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 1084), H1163 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H855 [5FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1319), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide for covered agreements and contracts with eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources (see H.R. 3879), H7622 [3NO]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2767 [30AP]

Federal employees: clarify timing of deposits relative to Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service (see H.R. 3208), H5466 [23JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2095), H2653 [29AP]

——— consider mentally or physically disabled children of U.S. citizens as immediate relatives relative to numerical limitations on immigrant visas issued to such sons and daughters (see H.R. 3647), H6705 [29SE]

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see H.R. 3854), H7332 [28OC]

Texas: designate the Castner Range and establish the Castner Range National Monument (see H.R. 4268), H9374 [16DE]

Texas Western College: anniversary of NCAA men’s basketball championship (see H. Res. 572), H10711 [18DE]

——— mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H4769 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide that members performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the ebola outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits as if serving in a combat zone (H.R. 694), H757 [3FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (H.R. 3576), H6179 [18SE], H6189 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from procuring certain items directly related to national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S. (H.R. 2552), H3564 [21MY]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (H.R. 883), H983 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (H.R. 1084), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (H.R. 800), H857 [5FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (H.R. 1319), H1617 [4MR]

——— provide for covered agreements and contracts with eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources (H.R. 3879), H7624 [3NO]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (H.R. 2139), H2770 [30AP]

Federal employees: clarify timing of deposits relative to Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service (H.R. 3208), H5468 [23JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (H.R. 2095), H2654 [29AP]

——— consider mentally or physically disabled children of U.S. citizens as immediate relatives relative to numerical limitations on immigrant visas issued to such sons and daughters (H.R. 3647), H6705 [29SE]

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (H.R. 3854), H7332 [28OC]

Texas: designate the Castner Range and establish the Castner Range National Monument (H.R. 4268), H9375 [16DE]

Texas Western College: mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (H.R. 2906), H4772 [25JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4464 [17JN]

——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4464 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of excess military equipment to the Dept. of Homeland Security for border security activities, H3169, H3170 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3160, H3169, H3170 [14MY]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Jewish War Veterans Maurice Kubby Post 749, E1622• [16NO]

——— tribute to American Legion Post 58, E657• [5MY], E857• [9JN]

——— tribute to El Paso County Veterans Assistance Office, E1829• [18DE]

——— tribute to Military Order of the Purple Heart chapter, E655• [5MY]

——— tribute to Texas Veterans Commission, E1623• [16NO]

——— tribute to veterans, E1613• [5NO]

——— tribute to Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 574, E1624• [16NO]

El Paso County, TX: tribute to 346th District Court Veterans’ Treatment Court, E1765• [10DE]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4464 [17JN]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5444 [23JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E1613• [5NO]

Votes: correction, E1027• [9JY]

——— position on missed, E50• [12JA], E445• [26MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H154 [8JA]

Tributes

Gomez, Angel, E1073• [15JY]

Rahm, Harold, E343• [17MR]

Sambrano, Gustavo, E246• [25FE]