LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3228 [15MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3838 [3JN]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2212 [14AP]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5777 [29JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3643 [1JN]

——— 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), H2416 [22AP]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5239 [15JY]

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

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

——— 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), H6976 [9OC]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H8414 [19NO]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H8414 [19NO]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H5775 [29JY]

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), H8414 [19NO]

——— clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5769 [29JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2500 [28AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8361 [18NO]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H6076 [16SE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8281 [17NO]

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

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

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 181), H2111 [26MR]

——— promote human rights and urge the Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones (see H.R. 1782), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H9691 [17DE]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 746), H1902 [24MR]

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), H6795 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal (see H.R. 2747), H5404 [22JY]

——— establish a backup for the global positioning system (see H.R. 1678), H2109 [26MR]

——— prohibit reduction in amount of per diem allowance to which Armed Forces members or civilian employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 1193), H1524 [2MR]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H6837 [6OC]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H5089 [10JY]

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), H2212 [14AP]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1502 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 1772), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles from certain weight limitations (see H.R. 3247), H6180 [18SE]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

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), H1117 [24FE]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H4593 [23JN]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H8414 [19NO]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H7743 [4NO]

——— 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), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H9206 [9DE]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H2115 [26MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5775 [29JY]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H8362 [18NO]

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), H2115 [26MR]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6308 [28SE]

FAA: revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H3574 [22MY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H7027 [20OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H8155 [5NO]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 559), H638 [27JA]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 638), H758 [3FE] (see H.R. 801), H855 [5FE]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H2500 [28AP]

First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building, Deptford Township, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3866), H7346 [29OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H1526 [2MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4651 [24JN]

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

House of Representatives: express commitment to conservative environmental stewardship (see H. Res. 424), H6137 [17SE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 1560), H2036 [25MR]

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), H5470 [23JY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H6139 [17SE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5118 [13JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H2115 [26MR]

——— include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 1702), H2110 [26MR]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1850 [23MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H4593 [23JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H3254 [15MY]

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

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5031 [9JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5118 [13JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H4593 [23JN]

——— 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), H8281 [17NO]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H7175 [23OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1806 [19MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H6893 [7OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H1723 [17MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 513), H532 [22JA]

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), H8414 [19NO]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5943 [10SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 457), H480 [21JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 619), H8361 [18NO]

NOAA: identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 936), H1072 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 33), H225 [12JA] (see H.R. 2658), H5293 [16JY]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1567 [3MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1723 [17MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2156 [13AP]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H2959 [13MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H984 [11FE]

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]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H1723 [17MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H5849 [8SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H1068 [13FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H9691 [17DE]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1524), H1847 [23MR]

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), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4345 [12JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5031 [9JY]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide a credit for developing and implementing plans to address non-point source pollution affecting nationally significant estuaries (see H.R. 3479), H5941 [10SE]

——— provide a credit for job training expenses of employers (see H.R. 2431), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 4088), H8410 [19NO]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H6139 [17SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2356 [21AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2310 [16AP]

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

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H8282 [17NO]

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]

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), H2154 [13AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1038 [12FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 3546), H6136 [17SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H155 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 569), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 763), H853 [5FE]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 944), H1034 [12FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (see H.R. 4239), H9306 [11DE]

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 416), H430 [20JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 228), H156 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (H.R. 569), H640 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (H.R. 763), H856 [5FE]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 944), H1037 [12FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (H.R. 4239), H9307 [11DE]

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (H.R. 416), H431 [20JA]

Remarks

Cape May, NJ: designation as Coast Guard Community, E642• [1MY]

Dept. of Transportation: encourage research into permeable pavements for roads and highways to minimize environmental impacts and enhance sustainablity, H8999• [3DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), E640• [1MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3838 [3JN]

Egg Harbor Township, NJ: Egg Harbor Township Police Athletic League SeaPerch middle school team recipient of Office of Naval Research SeaPerch Challenge awards for obstacle and finesse course, E1120• [23JY]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 944), H3619 [1JN]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3614), H6272, H6273, H6275 [28SE]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and national airspace system cybersecurity testing funding, H3838 [3JN]

John R. Elliot HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers (organization): anniversary, E965• [24JN]

Mannington Mills, Inc.: anniversary, E1688• [1DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (H.R. 4239), H9349, H9352 [16DE]

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), conference report, H8999• [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H8999• [3DE]

Sarkos, Constantine (Gus): Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E663• [8MY]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), H6272, H6273, H6275 [28SE]