MOOLENAAR, JOHN R. (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H482 [21JA]

Agriculture: eliminate direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3922 [8JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6837 [6OC]

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H8414 [19NO]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2035 [25MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H5525 [27JY]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2420 [22AP]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2311 [16AP]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5769 [29JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H157 [8JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1662 [16MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H482 [21JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H2108 [26MR]

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]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H9307 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5592 [28JY]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2508), H4432 [16JN]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H2794 [1MY]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H8362 [18NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H1071 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2420 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H3310 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 3585), H6188 [22SE]

——— discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6893 [7OC]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H9691 [17DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H984 [11FE]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H9012 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6894 [7OC]

Executive Office of the President: disapprove Executive order relative to Federal support for State, local, and tribal law enforcement equipment acquisition (see H. Res. 559), H9272 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4957 [8JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H5238 [15JY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H2880 [12MY]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4137 [10JN]

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]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H5404 [22JY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H2419 [22AP]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H7742 [4NO]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H157 [8JA]

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), H7091 [21OC]

Immigration: authorize States in which it is proposed to place or resettle a Syrian refugee to refuse such placement or resettlement if it makes certain certifications (see H.R. 4078), H8646 [30NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 1226), H4546 [19JN]

——— provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2965), H4954 [8JY]

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), H2795 [1MY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H9271 [10DE]

Michigan: anniversary of Fort Michilimackinac (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3212 [14MY]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H1084 [20FE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6789 [1OC]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1156), H1498 [27FE]

——— require U.S. Chief Technology Officer to be confirmed by the Senate and clarify duties of such position (see H.R. 1764), H2357 [21AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4544 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5524 [27JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H157 [8JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6706 [29SE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H225 [12JA]

Patriot Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5173 [14JY]

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

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see H.R. 2980), H7175 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 2369), H5239 [15JY]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H6893 [7OC]

——— 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]

Refugees: condemn persecution and threats to ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, call for protection and assistance for such persons, and document and respond to human rights abuses (see H. Res. 440), H6938 [8OC]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H5849 [8SE]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (see H.R. 2262), H2876 [12MY]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1993), H2656 [29AP]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H3508 [20MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2356 [21AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4957 [8JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3574 [22MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2356 [21AP]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H2799 [5MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2959 [13MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3214 [14MY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4774 [25JN]

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

Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

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), H3214 [14MY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H4432 [16JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 884), H1663 [16MR]

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), H1071 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Motor vehicles: prescribe safety standards for autocycles and related equipment (see H.R. 2892), H4769 [25JN]

Taxation: inflation adjust the limitation on dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2891), H4768 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Motor vehicles: prescribe safety standards for autocycles and related equipment (H.R. 2892), H4772 [25JN]

Taxation: inflation adjust the limitation on dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2891), H4772 [25JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5175 [15JY], H6983 [20OC]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H1701 [17MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H1701 [17MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1880 [24MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2697 [30AP]

Camp, Dave: Michigan Junior Achievement (organization) Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1453• [8OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H952 [11FE]

Crime: combat human trafficking, E127• [28JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4038 [10JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5880 [10SE]

Kepler, David: Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1450• [8OC]

Kozakiewicz, Dan: Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1452• [8OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: anniversary of assassination, H2162 [14AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8261 [17NO]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1100 [24FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7146 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6125 [17SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1701 [17MR]

St. Johns, MI: Nobis Dairy Farm recipient of Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award, E708• [14MY]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2697 [30AP]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3424 [20MY]

Weideman, William: Michigan Junior Achievement (organization) Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1452• [8OC]

Tributes

Campbell, Richard, E1278• [15SE]

Emmons, Judy, E127• [28JA]

Hayes, Michael, E1451• [8OC]

Wirtz, Ralph, E714• [14MY]