ROONEY, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4409 [16JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7615 [3NO]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H403 [14JA]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]

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 lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5980 [15SE]

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), H1499 [27FE]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see H.R. 2530), H3559 [21MY]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4652 [24JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 33), H8415 [19NO]

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

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

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 250), H188 [9JA]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H5469 [23JY]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a surveillance system relative to traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1420), H1767 [18MR]

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), H9375 [16DE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]

——— deauthorize Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H155 [8JA]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

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

Courts: reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H6935 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H1116 [24FE]

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

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), H4137 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H7189 [26OC]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H7626 [3NO]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3294), H5763 [29JY]

——— establish and implement mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 582), H660 [28JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7028 [20OC]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5031 [9JY]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H6077 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1612 [4MR]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 3399), H5767 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H4002 [9JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H2155 [13AP]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H8151 [5NO]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2555), H3643 [1JN]

——— extend authorization for construction of medical center in Aurora, CO, and enter into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers to manage such construction (see H.R. 1681), H2212 [14AP]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4594 [23JN]

——— transfer authority for construction of future major medical facility projects to the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 1681), H2212 [14AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H705 [2FE]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H7625 [3NO]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H8971 [2DE]

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), H1501 [27FE]

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 regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H4137 [10JN]

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), H2212 [14AP]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1618 [4MR]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2773 [30AP]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H2656 [29AP]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H8242 [16NO]

——— incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 2335), H3212 [14MY]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H2271 [15AP]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H6893 [7OC]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H6893 [7OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H3642 [1JN]

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

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (see H.R. 3014), H5029 [9JY]

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), H7190 [26OC]

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]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H1899 [24MR]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 1834), H7090 [21OC]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5173 [14JY]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

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

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

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H3921 [8JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H5523 [27JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2156 [13AP]

Medicare: create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H8361 [18NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4957 [8JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5524 [27JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2212 [14AP]

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

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), H7743 [4NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 2330), H3310 [18MY]

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

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H6179 [18SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5849 [8SE]

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

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H4774 [25JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H9206 [9DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H2467 [23AP]

——— 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), H4546 [19JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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]

Pesticides: amend laws relative to authorized uses of methyl bromide (see H.R. 3710), H6935 [8OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4137 [10JN]

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]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Rare Disease Therapeutics Corp.: establish to encourage the development of high-risk, high-return therapies for rare diseases (see H.R. 3731), H6973 [9OC]

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

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

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H4957 [8JY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

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), H705 [2FE]

——— 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), H1663 [16MR]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H1801 [19MR]

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8243 [16NO]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5525 [27JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H6180 [18SE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4003 [9JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5469 [23JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

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

Terrorism: designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure release of U.S. hostages of hostile groups of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 1498), H1902 [24MR]

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), H1567 [3MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H3310 [18MY]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H1035 [12FE]

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. 333), H8361 [18NO]

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] (see H.R. 1732), H2420 [22AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H2876 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 4182), H9011 [3DE]

Cuba: submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see H.R. 2466), H3505 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: reduce the Federal criminal code, clarify punishment for unintentional crimes, inventory Federal criminal offenses, and prohibit criminal penalties for rules unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 3401), H5767 [29JY]

Drugs: increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (see H.R. 4183), H9011 [3DE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1499 [27FE]

Law enforcement: increase penalties if a defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of the victim’s military service or status as a veteran (see H.R. 2862), H4592 [23JN]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow higher weight limitations on Federal highways for vehicles hauling livestock (see H.R. 3726), H6935 [8OC]

South Sudan: encourage warring parties to resolve their conflict peacefully (see H.R. 2989), H4955 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using the title ‘‘officer’’ and from wearing metal badges or uniforms resembling those of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1825), H2269 [15AP]

Veterans: prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2863), H4592 [23JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (H.R. 4182), H9012 [3DE]

Cuba: submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (H.R. 2466), H3506 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: reduce the Federal criminal code, clarify punishment for unintentional crimes, inventory Federal criminal offenses, and prohibit criminal penalties for rules unless approved by Congress (H.R. 3401), H5774 [29JY]

Drugs: increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (H.R. 4183), H9012 [3DE]

Firearms: prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (H.R. 1180), H1501 [27FE]

Law enforcement: increase penalties if a defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of the victim’s military service or status as a veteran (H.R. 2862), H4593 [23JN]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow higher weight limitations on Federal highways for vehicles hauling livestock (H.R. 3726), H6937 [8OC]

South Sudan: encourage warring parties to resolve their conflict peacefully (H.R. 2989), H4957 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using the title ‘‘officer’’ and from wearing metal badges or uniforms resembling those of law enforcement officers (H.R. 1825), H2270 [15AP]

Veterans: prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (H.R. 2863), H4593 [23JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H665 [30JA], H3919 [8JN], H5977 [15SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H665 [30JA], H3919 [8JN], H5977 [15SE]

Remarks

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4409 [16JN]

——— report on NSF Federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, H4409 [16JN]

Lithia, FL: tribute to Newsome High School softball team, H3236 [15MY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H3544 [21MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1786), H9002 [3DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7615, H7616 [3NO]

Riverview, FL: opening of St. Joseph’s Hospital-South, E143• [2FE]

Roads and highways: allow States to issue special permits for transportation of livestock on trailers up to a certain amount of weight, H7615, H7616 [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7615, H7616 [3NO]

Story, Vic, Jr.: Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Florida Farmer of the Year award recipient, H3906 [4JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using the title ‘‘officer’’ and from wearing metal badges or uniforms resembling those of law enforcement officers (H.R. 1825), H2346 [21AP]

Tributes

Arenal, Albert (Butch), E1318• [18SE]

Cannon, Rod, H7098 [22OC]

Galloway, Gloria, E1322• [18SE]

Lester, Dean, E109• [26JA]

Waldrop, Elaine, E998• [7JY]

Watson, Krystyl R., E1756• [10DE]