BOST, MIKE (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3196 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H431 [20JA]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 2879), H4650 [24JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5032 [9JY]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4251), H9327 [15DE]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5783 [31JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2420 [22AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

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), H1116 [24FE]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H3310 [18MY]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 335), H4592 [23JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3565 [21MY]

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

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H2467 [23AP]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6894 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H8362 [18NO]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H7626 [3NO]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H8242 [16NO]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H9206 [9DE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H6307 [28SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H5173 [14JY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5775 [29JY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H7743 [4NO]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H5238 [15JY]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5238 [15JY]

——— 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), H6307 [28SE]

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), H5776 [29JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H583 [26JA]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8282 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8282 [17NO]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 2042), H3254 [15MY]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H8972 [2DE]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6706 [29SE]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2155 [13AP]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition (see H.R. 1386), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 598), H661 [28JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H583 [26JA]

FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see H.R. 1685), H2109 [26MR]

FERC: provide that any inaction that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review (see H.R. 2984), H9376 [16DE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H984 [11FE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5775 [29JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H2772 [30AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H2155 [13AP] (see H.R. 986), H2794 [1MY]

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), H4345 [12JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1723 [17MR]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4432 [16JN]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5404 [22JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 2588), H3641 [1JN]

——— 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]

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

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H9376 [16DE]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 1058), H1723 [17MR]

——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 1059), H1723 [17MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6975 [9OC]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5850 [8SE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H7090 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1526 [2MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6076 [16SE]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2768 [30AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H1850 [23MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H9329 [15DE]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H641 [27JA]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H10712 [18DE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5976 [11SE]

——— provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H9080 [8DE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3309 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1267), H1807 [19MR]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H4957 [8JY]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2394), H3308 [18MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H3310 [18MY]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3223), H6837 [6OC]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5031 [9JY]

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]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1191), H1663 [16MR]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H105 [7JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4432 [16JN]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H757 [3FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5173 [14JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H3507 [20MY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5173 [14JY]

Pesticides: amend laws relative to authorized uses of methyl bromide (see H.R. 3710), H6976 [9OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5775 [29JY]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3215 [14MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3391 [19MY]

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: 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), H2879 [12MY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2880 [12MY]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see H.R. 2499), H3558 [21MY]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1023), H1113 [24FE]

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), H4383 [15JN]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H7091 [21OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 3255), H7091 [21OC]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H6975 [9OC]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1567 [3MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4774 [25JN]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5777 [29JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H3759 [2JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2211 [14AP]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3879 [3JN]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 2070), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide a deduction from the gift tax for gifts made to certain exempt organizations (see H.R. 1104), H1723 [17MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H10712 [18DE]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H157 [8JA]

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), H9691 [17DE]

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), H357 [13JA]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 3956), H8150 [5NO]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

SBA: allow petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 1429), H1768 [18MR]

——— 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]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 3956), H8153 [5NO]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (H.R. 2523), H3563 [21MY]

SBA: allow petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 1429), H1770 [18MR]

——— establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 3714), H6936 [8OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3313 [19MY]

Remarks

Cobden, IL: tribute to Cobden High School baseball team, E874• [10JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H176 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4037 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3198 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4116, H4118 [10JN]

——— prohibit Defense Logistics Agency funding to implement SBA interim rule relative to procurement of footwear, H4116 [10JN]

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), H1264 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4327 [12JN]

East St. Louis, IL: anniversary of Gateway Geyser fountain, E1534• [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8831 [1DE]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws, H4327 [12JN]

Immigration: suspend admission into the U.S. of refugees from Iraq or Syria, H8290 [18NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5890 [10SE]

SBA: improve process of SBA size designation for small businesses receiving Dept. of Defense contracts, H3198 [14MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E527• [17AP]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4327 [12JN]

Votes: correction, E883• [11JN]

——— position on missed, E247• [25FE], E908• [16JN], E1241• [9SE]

Tributes

Beattie, Ted A., E1779• [11DE]

Ensel, Lowell, H2888 [13MY]

Fix, Don, H5608 [29JY]

Joseph, Kenneth R., E1462• [9OC]

Martin, Abbie L. Hampton, E1674• [30NO]

Ogle, Joseph, E1353• [24SE]

Sims, Leah, E1466• [9OC]