JOYCE, DAVID P. (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H3214 [14MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5592 [28JY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H430 [20JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5776 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H3508 [20MY]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H7255 [27OC]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5330 [21JY]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3565 [21MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H4863 [7JY]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H1567 [3MR]

——— impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2212 [14AP]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

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

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2912), H4769 [25JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H1663 [16MR]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H5775 [29JY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5783 [31JY]

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]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1807 [19MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1636 [13MR]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H3642 [1JN]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1369 [26FE]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H5089 [10JY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H755 [3FE]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

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), H5118 [13JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (see H.R. 960), H1035 [12FE]

Dayton Peace Accords: anniversary of peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 532), H8415 [19NO]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H5848 [8SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H3643 [1JN]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

——— remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see H.R. 3072), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H8242 [16NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H4135 [10JN]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H916 [10FE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H5976 [11SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H6789 [1OC]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4774 [25JN]

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), H5849 [8SE]

——— certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H1723 [17MR]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H1035 [12FE]

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

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]

Dept. of Transportation: strengthen domestic content standards (see H.R. 2451), H3388 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H2211 [14AP]

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

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H757 [3FE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H2354 [21AP]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 1017), H1636 [13MR]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H190 [9JA]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4863 [7JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H4137 [10JN]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1117 [24FE]

EPA: appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 1923), H2354 [21AP]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H9691 [17DE]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (see H.R. 212), H918 [10FE]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see H.R. 243), H187 [9JA]

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), H5118 [13JY]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2501 [28AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]

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), H9271 [10DE]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H3310 [18MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5118 [13JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1902 [24MR]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5524 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4863 [7JY]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see H.R. 1531), H2212 [14AP]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H7137 [22OC]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

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), H2357 [21AP]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H757 [3FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4492 [17JN]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H226 [12JA]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5118 [13JY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H5298 [20JY]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H5238 [15JY]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 3002), H5239 [15JY]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H7028 [20OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1662 [16MR]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H3582 [29MY]

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

——— 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), H3391 [19MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

——— 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]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H3391 [19MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]

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), H4544 [18JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6076 [16SE]

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), H4003 [9JN]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3921 [8JN]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3582 [29MY]

——— provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1988), H8860 [1DE]

Medicare: allow individuals to elect to receive Medicare Summary Notice electronically and increase flexibility and transparency of contracts with Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 289), H858 [5FE]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2315 [17AP]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H356 [13JA]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5776 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2115 [26MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H2356 [21AP]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9206 [9DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3582 [29MY]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H3390 (see H.R. 1919), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H705 [2FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H2652 [29AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4863 [7JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H5850 [8SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H4544 [18JN]

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

Members of Congress: eliminate use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members and congressional officials (see H.R. 1873), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H431 [20JA]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H7175 [23OC]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4863 [7JY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H811 [4FE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1198), H1525 [2MR]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H6749 [30SE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3391 [19MY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to One Day Food Drive (see H. Res. 170), H1900 [24MR]

National Bartter Syndrome Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H5030 [9JY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 259), H3254 [15MY]

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

National Institute of Nursing Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 470), H6936 [8OC]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H2877 [12MY]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 456), H6788 [1OC]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H9307 [11DE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5293 [16JY]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H918 [10FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3879 [3JN]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1057), H3507 [20MY]

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]

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

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4432 [16JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see H.R. 1547), H1848 [23MR]

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

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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. 2488), H3759 [2JN]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H2959 [13MY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2307 [16AP]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1072 [13FE]

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H226 [12JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H224 [12JA]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H639 [27JA]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7088 [21OC]

——— 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), H661 [28JA]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H5172 [14JY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H3310 [18MY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8362 [18NO]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H4862 [7JY]

Richard (Dick) Chenault Post Office Building, Springboro, OH: designate (see H.R. 558), H638 [27JA]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see H.R. 1248), H1609 [4MR]

Smithhisler, Paul A.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 2561), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H2110 [26MR]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H5976 [11SE]

——— 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), H916 [10FE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H6076 [16SE]

SSA: provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3679), H6976 [9OC]

States: engage more Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients in activities leading to employment and self-sufficiency and simplify State administration of work requirements (see H.R. 2991), H5173 [14JY]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4652 [24JN]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]

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]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see H.R. 4085), H8861 [1DE]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 518), H641 [27JA]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1372 [26FE]

——— extend credit for health insurance costs of certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension recipients (see H.R. 1143), H1723 [17MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H5976 [11SE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H984 [11FE]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H3215 [14MY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H3642 [1JN]

——— repeal dollar limitation on contributions to flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 2207), H2791 [1MY]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 725), H811 [4FE]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

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), H1372 [26FE]

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), H5118 [13JY]

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), H5866 [9SE]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1116 [24FE]

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]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H8240 [16NO]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H155 [8JA]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see H.R. 4029), H8279 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (H.R. 223), H156 [8JA]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (H.R. 4029), H8280 [17NO]

Remarks

Amtrak: prohibit funding for long distance routes that cost more than twice the revenue generated, H3894 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3892, H3894 [4JN]

FAA: prohibit funding to redesign Phoenix, AZ, Metroplex regional airspace, H3892 [4JN]

Tributes

Sell, Samuel, E1450• [8OC]