SCALISE, STEVE (a Representative from Louisiana)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H161 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3160 [14MY], H3224 [15MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

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]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H477 [21JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H2959 [13MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2852), H5776 [29JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H4383 [15JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

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), H984 [11FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Daryle Holloway Post Office Building, New Orleans, LA: designate (see H.R. 3082), H5236 [15JY]

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]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4863 [7JY]

FCC: prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 2666), H3914 [4JN]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H2959 [13MY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H3391 [19MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1626 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 981), H2115 [26MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3758 [2JN]

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

——— 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), H1567 [3MR]

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

Immigration: 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]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3879 [3JN]

Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see H.R. 3127), H5329 [21JY]

Lionel R. Collins, Sr., Post Office Building, Marrero, LA: designate (see H.R. 2458), H3388 [19MY]

Medicare: provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 1919), H2354 [21AP]

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), H6750 [30SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H6076 [16SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5981 [15SE]

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 debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4774 [25JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8281 [17NO]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

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), H2271 [15AP]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1618 [4MR]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H2353 [21AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 2557), H3560 [21MY]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 734), H811 [4FE]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2246), H2820 [8MY]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H7346 [29OC]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (H.R. 2557), H3564 [21MY]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 734), H813 [4FE]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (H.R. 2246), H2821 [8MY]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 3504), H6151 [18SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2927 [13MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, H1697 [17MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2013 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2700 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3160 [14MY]

——— exempt AbilityOne products from Afghanistan, Central Asian States, and Djibouti procurement programs, H3160 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4883 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4325 [12JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2753 [30AP]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8832 [1DE]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4622 [24JN]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, H8638 [30NO]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 734), H1097 [24FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), H5548 [28JY]

Federal Flood Risk Management Standard: prohibit implementation funding, H2753 [30AP]

FRS: establish advisory boards for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1195), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2228 [15AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H734 [3FE]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, H5657, H5658 [29JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5913 [10SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3353 [19MY]

Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3353 [19MY]

Medicare: provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), H5215 [15JY]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of Battle Of New Orleans, H141 [8JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H734 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H734 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7152 [23OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6945 [9OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H7152 [23OC]

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), H8638 [30NO]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7057 [21OC]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2228 [15AP]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4325 [12JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2228 [15AP]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3421 [20MY]

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 (H.R. 158), H9055 [8DE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: selection as majority whip, H6 [6JA]