MacARTHUR, THOMAS (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4005 [9JN], H4113 [10JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3696, H3760 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8155 [5NO]

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 527), H8646 [30NO]

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

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8972 [2DE]

American Pharoah (racehorse): tribute (see H. Res. 317), H4431 [16JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H1165 [25FE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H7139 [22OC]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H5469 [23JY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3628), H6789 [1OC]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 472), H2211 [14AP]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H3391 [19MY]

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), H8281 [17NO]

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), H8646 [30NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H5298 [20JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H7028 [20OC]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H1369 [26FE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H6977 [13OC]

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: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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 Defense: maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (see H.R. 956), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for pay parity for civilian employees serving at joint military installations (see H.R. 2790), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from the consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 3684), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5777 [29JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H10712 [18DE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H6706 [29SE]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H6706 [29SE]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H7254 [27OC]

——— 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), H8646 [30NO]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H5849 [8SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4652 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H9271 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H1501 [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]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H4862 [7JY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2475 [27AP]

——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California (see H.R. 387), H757 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1502 [27FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3980), H8151 [5NO]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6229 [24SE]

——— furnish headstones and markers for graves of dependents of veterans buried in county, private, or other cemeteries (see H.R. 2573), H5332 [21JY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H3214 [14MY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H4492 [17JN]

——— make grants for establishing coordinated networks of services and resources for veterans and their families (see H.R. 3312), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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), H3759 [2JN]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H1501 [27FE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H8646 [30NO]

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

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

——— 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), H4493 [17JN]

Education: provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see H.R. 4263), H9373 [16DE]

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), H3310 [18MY]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 944), H1902 [24MR]

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), H7255 [27OC]

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

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

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2500 [28AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H7090 [21OC]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H3643 [1JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require a notice and comment process for interpretative rules if there is a change to a previously issued rule (see H.R. 2631), H7189 [26OC]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 559), H858 [5FE]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2918), H5173 [14JY]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H3879 [3JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H8241 [16NO]

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

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

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5981 [15SE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 723), H2115 [26MR]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H8242 [16NO]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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), H2960 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H9012 [3DE]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H5468 [23JY]

Iran: 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]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

——— reaffirm role of the House in review and approval or disapproval of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and disapprove U.N. Security Council consideration prior to congressional review (see H. Res. 379), H5467 [23JY]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5332 [21JY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H4652 [24JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5776 [29JY]

Medicaid: provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

Medicare: provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4544 [18JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H6981 [16OC]

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

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2800 [5MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7090 [21OC]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6981 [16OC]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H2821 [8MY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H4863 [7JY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 498), H7391 [2NO]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

Native Americans: reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5850 [8SE]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H9272 [10DE]

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

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7626 [3NO]

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 small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2656 [29AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4138 [10JN]

——— require that when health insurance coverage is cancelled due to requirements under such Act that cancellation notices include a statement that cancellation is because of such Act (see H.R. 4058), H8972 [2DE]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H5788 [4AU]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2357 [21AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3565 [21MY]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H2211 [14AP]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H3565 [21MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see H.R. 2258), H5592 [28JY]

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), H3507 [20MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H4593 [23JN]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1502 [27FE]

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

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see H.R. 433), H479 [21JA]

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

States: assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (see H.R. 787), H3507 [20MY]

——— ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H2500 [28AP]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5239 [15JY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4544 [18JN]

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), H5591 [28JY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H8646 [30NO]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5118 [13JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H10712 [18DE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H814 [4FE]

——— 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), H5298 [20JY]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 3407), H5867 [9SE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H6188 [22SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2794 [1MY]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1502 [27FE]

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), H3916 [4JN]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H5332 [21JY]

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), H757 [3FE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5173 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require that decorative objects depicting the official seal of the Dept. of Defense, military departments, Armed Forces, and Defense Agencies be manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2893), H4769 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (see H.R. 2295), H2957 [13MY]

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

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 638), H702 [2FE]

Fish and fishing: designate the Atlantic striped bass as the National Fish of the U.S. (see H.R. 2040), H2495 [28AP]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5116 [13JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4204), H9205 [9DE]

SBA: exempt certain loans from prohibition against receiving duplicative financial assistance in the case of a disaster (see H.R. 2594), H3641 [1JN]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: require that decorative objects depicting the official seal of the Dept. of Defense, military departments, Armed Forces, and Defense Agencies be manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 2893), H4772 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (H.R. 2295), H2958 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (H.R. 1604), H2034 [25MR]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (H.R. 638), H704 [2FE]

Fish and fishing: designate the Atlantic striped bass as the National Fish of the U.S. (H.R. 2040), H2498 [28AP]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (H.R. 3036), H5117 [13JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 4204), H9206 [9DE]

SBA: exempt certain loans from prohibition against receiving duplicative financial assistance in the case of a disaster (H.R. 2594), H3642 [1JN]

Taxation: provide a credit for developing and implementing plans to address non-point source pollution affecting nationally significant estuaries (H.R. 3479), H5942 [10SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1823• [18DE]

DeBlass, Tom: New Jersey Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee, E1658• [19NO]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure round, H2616 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2946 [13MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4113 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to retire or divest KC–10 refueling tanker aircraft fleet, H4113 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse in Later Life Program funding, H3696 [2JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide for a best interest standard for advice fiduciaries relative to retirement investment advice, E1823• [18DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2616 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, E1823• [18DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7227 [27OC]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (H.R. 638), H843 [5FE]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3596 [1JN]

Iran: status of nuclear weapons program, H1520 [2MR]

Mount Holly, NJ: Rancocas Valley Regional High School recipient of Navy Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit award, E729• [18MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H1520 [2MR]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8844 [1DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3696 [2JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, E1823• [18DE]

Tributes

Cradle, Oscar, E241• [24FE]

Dilello, Jared, E730• [18MY]

Frieson, Daniel, E87• [21JA]

Gouryeb, Joseph, E373• [23MR]

Gurzo, Kalman, E142• [2FE]

Hodges, James C., E980• [25JN]

Liberatore, Jim (Libby), E331• [16MR]

Lissner, J. Matthew, E918• [17JN]

Lloyd, Carli, E853• [9JN], E1017• [8JY]

Miserendino, Thomas D., E890• [12JN]

Pinter, Richard, E234• [24FE]

Rampone, Christie, E853• [9JN]

Roberts, Ralph J., E957• [24JN]

Wang, Samuel, E328• [16MR]

Young, Robert J., E1710• [3DE]