POE, TED (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3219 [15MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4095, H4104 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4731 [25JN], H4784 [7JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4415, H4416, H4417 [16JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3681, H3725, H3730, H3737, H3760 [2JN]

Articles and editorials

Al Jazeera’s Banned ‘Islamist,’ ‘Jihad,’ ‘Terrorist’ From Airwaves, Jordan Schachtel, Breitbart.com (Internet site), H671 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H3758 [2JN]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H534 [22JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5775 [29JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H8972 [2DE]

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]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6894 [7OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5525 [27JY]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H3558 [21MY]

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), H6894 [7OC]

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (see H.R. 1493), H2467 [23AP]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2152 [13AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

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

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 1115), H1369 [26FE]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H534 [22JA]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H4771 [25JN]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

Civil liberties: require the Federal Government to obtain warrants when conducting aerial surveillance (see H.R. 3962), H8150 [5NO]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H5031 [9JY]

Corps of Engineers: allow flexibility in the maximum cost of projects to ensure safety and reliability of ports (see H.R. 3315), H5764 [29JY]

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

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6789 [1OC]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court proceedings (see H.R. 3723), H6935 [8OC]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1902 [24MR]

Crime: combat human trafficking (see H.R. 1201), H1525 [2MR]

——— establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 1311), H1612 [4MR]

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

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H534 [22JA]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H482 [21JA]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H6835 [6OC]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal (see H.R. 3818), H7174 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H5783 [31JY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 733), H811 [4FE]

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), H4383 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H668 [30JA]

——— 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), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Education: authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see H.R. 3067), H6977 [13OC]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H6706 [29SE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: create special reward program for individuals providing information leading to apprehension and conviction of persons committing fraud and related activity in connection with computers (see H.R. 3348), H5765 [29JY]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H1723 [17MR]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 514), H532 [22JA]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: review economic cost of adding species to endangered or threatened species list (see H.R. 2134), H4652 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 3340), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H8241 [16NO]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H7625 [3NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5332 [21JY]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H8155 [5NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1836), H3310 [18MY]

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), H2467 [23AP]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H3565 [21MY]

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), H3917 [4JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H3758 [2JN]

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]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H810 [4FE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 3279), H7255 [27OC]

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), H6189 [22SE]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2315 [17AP]

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), H1902 [24MR]

FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2153 [13AP]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H3310 [18MY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H7189 [26OC]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (see H.R. 1155), H1498 [27FE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see H.R. 726), H811 [4FE]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (see H.R. 357), H534 [22JA]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H5943 [10SE]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3507 [20MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2156 [13AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H535 [22JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H7137 [22OC]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H2115 [26MR]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H4492 [17JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2656 [29AP]

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), H6837 [6OC]

Freedom of religion: express policy relative to, and strengthen advocacy on behalf of, freedom of religion or belief abroad and individuals persecuted in foreign countries due to religious belief (see H.R. 1323), H1613 [4MR]

——— 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), H2799 [5MY]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9013 [3DE]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H2115 [26MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H664 [28JA]

Health: 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), H1034 [12FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 370), H664 [28JA]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1614 [4MR]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H188 [9JA]

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), H5976 [11SE]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H534 [22JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H3758 [2JN]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H858 [5FE]

Immigration: 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), H2799 [5MY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H1498 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 155), H41 [6JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4863 [7JY]

——— 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]

Insurance: require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H5788 [4AU]

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

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3391 [19MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H5944 [10SE]

——— 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), H5976 [11SE]

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

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 1206), H2467 [23AP]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H2960 [13MY]

Israel: recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see H. Res. 551), H9011 [3DE]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H664 [28JA]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 907), H2419 [22AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H154 [8JA]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H853 [5FE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H6706 [29SE]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2475 [27AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7347 [29OC]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1502 [27FE]

Law enforcement: direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (see H.R. 2189), H6789 [1OC]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 515), H532 [22JA]

——— require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (see H.R. 656), H703 [2FE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2315 [17AP]

——— support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3878 [3JN]

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), H1771 [18MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H639 [27JA]

Medicare: improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H8414 [19NO]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H8414 [19NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2035 [25MR]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H3565 [21MY]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 976), H1074 [17FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H6976 [9OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1373 [26FE]

National Freight Network Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

National Stalking Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 61), H662 [28JA]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H7176 [23OC]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9271 [10DE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H3565 [21MY]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H7175 [23OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5783 [31JY]

——— prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1771 [18MR]

——— repeal (see H.R. 370), H664 [28JA]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6228 [24SE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H534 [22JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2799 [5MY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H1662 [16MR]

——— repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 156), H41 [6JA]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

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]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 866), H2879 [12MY]

Privacy: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 689), H755 [3FE]

——— protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H5089 [10JY]

——— 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), H755 [3FE]

Religion: recognize that Christians and Yazidis in certain countries are targets of genocide and provide expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals (see H.R. 3942), H8150 [5NO]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 543), H10713 [18DE]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H2156 [13AP]

——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 93), H2270 [15AP]

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: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 3142), H5330 [21JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H2110 [26MR]

——— 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), H2035 [25MR]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H1072 [13FE]

——— 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), H916 [10FE]

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

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), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide payment for fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3679), H6787 [1OC]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5118 [13JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 94), H39 [6JA]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H1072 [13FE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 2628), H3922 [8JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7139 [22OC]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H858 [5FE]

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H9692 [17DE]

——— 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 deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H705 [2FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2800 [5MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H641 [27JA]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3310 [18MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1850 [23MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H190 [9JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 725), H811 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

Telecommunications: establish the U.S. International Communications Agency and Freedom News Network and clarify duties and responsibilities of VOA (see H.R. 2323), H3211 [14MY]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3815), H8242 [16NO]

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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2500 [28AP]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6707 [29SE]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see H. Res. 447), H8155 [5NO]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 500), H531 [22JA]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 2037), H4652 [24JN]

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H4432 [16JN]

Vietnam: promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law (see H.R. 2140), H4345 [12JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H7139 [22OC]

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3917 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H7026 [20OC]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 236), H187 [9JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H2876 [12MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 28), H36 [6JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 1415), H1767 [18MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 181), H103 [7JA] (see H.R. 296), H357 [13JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3506 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H981 [11FE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 428), H478 [21JA]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3653), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist entity (see H.R. 3693), H6835 [6OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 1931), H2415 [22AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6306 [28SE]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H7026 [20OC]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see H. Res. 37), H412 [16JA]

Immigration: give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8279 [17NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 583), H660 [28JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 300), H357 [13JA]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 1385), H1720 [17MR]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (see H.R. 464), H530 [22JA]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H7189 [26OC]

NATO: invoke Article 5 relative to an armed attack against a member state in response to terrorist attacks in Paris, France (see H. Res. 525), H8240 [16NO]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H2798 [5MY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H1898 [24MR]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 2883), H4650 [24JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 1803), H2268 [15AP]

Terrorism: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 237), H187 [9JA]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (see H.R. 3654), H6749 [30SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 3765), H7027 [20OC]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (H.R. 236), H189 [9JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 2255), H2878 [12MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 28), H44 [6JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (H.R. 1415), H1770 [18MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 181), H104 [7JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 296), H359 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (H.R. 881), H983 [11FE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 428), H481 [21JA]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (H.R. 2126), H2770 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (H.R. 3653), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist entity (H.R. 3693), H6836 [6OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (H.R. 1931), H2418 [22AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (H.R. 3626), H6307 [28SE]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (H.R. 3766), H7027 [20OC]

Immigration: give States authority to reject admission of refugees (H.R. 4032), H8280 [17NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (H.R. 583), H662 [28JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 29), H44 [6JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 300), H359 [13JA]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (H.R. 1385), H1722 [17MR]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (H.R. 464), H532 [22JA]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (H.R. 2233), H2799 [5MY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 1566), H1900 [24MR]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (H.R. 2883), H4651 [24JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (H.R. 1803), H2269 [15AP]

Terrorism: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (H.R. 237), H189 [9JA]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (H.R. 3654), H6749 [30SE]

Letters

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: several human rights and child welfare organizations, H3278 [18MY]

Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, H1108 [24FE]

Lists

Anti-trafficking, child welfare, and law enforcement organizations supporting H.R. 181, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H558 [26JA]

Defenders of the Alamo, H1109 [24FE]

Texas law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty during 2014, H2881 [13MY]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, H4777 [7JY]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) implementation, E1269• [11SE]

——— instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification, E1267• [11SE]

——— protect coastal borders and end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in sovereign waters, E1271• [11SE]

——— support use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies, E1267• [11SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8417 [30NO]

Poems

‘‘Aggie War Hymn,’’ James V. (Pinky) Wilson, E98• [22JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan: recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, H7379 [2NO]

Africa: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), support efforts to rescue abducted students, and provide humanitarian aid, H236 [13JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 3765), H7393 [3NO]

Anderson, James P.: Lasker Foundation Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award recipient, E1348• [24SE]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), H7370, H7371 [2NO], E1119• [23JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4461 [17JN], H9017 [7DE]

——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4461 [17JN]

Atascocita, TX: tribute to Tin Roof BBQ (business), E1434• [6OC]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm, H3739 [2JN]

Biggio, Craig: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E87• [21JA]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 13), H800 [4FE]

BLM: identification of unused land for potential sale funding, H4731 [25JN]

Broadcasting: importance of local television and radio broadcasters, H1151 [25FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 2255), E756• [20MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce payment of fines for failure to participate in the American Community Survey, H3730, H3731 [2JN]

Chattanooga, TN: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shootings at military sites, H5299 [21JY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), H551 [26JA]

China: assessment of military expansion, H5855 [9SE]

——— call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, E1768• [10DE]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H804 [4FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H172 [9JA]

Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus: tribute to award recipients, E558• [22AP]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold Fourth Amendment protections against indiscriminate government searches and seizures, H802–H804 [4FE]

——— uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, E279• [27FE]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H558 [26JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 181), H558 [26JA], H600, H602, H606 [27JA], E123• [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), H2480 [28AP], H3278 [18MY], H4169 [11JN], E695• [13MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 47), H3504 [20MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E874• [10JN]

——— support reunification agreement, E874• [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (H.R. 881), H1835 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3221 [15MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4095, H4096, H4104 [10JN]

——— release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6257 [25SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H332, H333 [13JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H9293 [11DE]

Dept. of Justice: ensure funding provided for rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction is used only for backlog reduction, H3737 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H3725, H3726 [2JN]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H5092 [13JY]

——— trafficking victims services program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3681 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4731 [25JN], H4784 [7JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction, H5219 [15JY]

Egypt: religious persecution of Christians, H5177 [15JY], H5986 [16SE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), H6210 [24SE]

Floods: express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, H3647 [2JN]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (H.R. 3766), H9063, H9065, H9066, H9067 [8DE]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H671 [2FE]

——— develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4461 [17JN], H4635 [24JN], H4867 [8JY], H4969 [9JY], H6715 [30SE], H8157 [16NO]

——— develop strategy to prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq to train with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) from returning home, H3221 [15MY]

Forest Service: identification of unused land for potential sale funding, H4784 [7JY]

France: condemn terrorist attack on offices of Charlie Hebdo (French publication), H192 [12JA], E349• [17MR]

——— condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (H. Res. 37), H417 [20JA]

Georgia (country): express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Georgia following floods, E925• [18JN]

——— support accession to NATO, E1750• [9DE]

——— U.S. policy, E1750• [9DE]

Harris County, TX: tribute to Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, E1410• [1OC]

History: anniversary of first Presidential election, E45• [9JA]

Houston, TX: tribute to Camp Logan, E1581• [3NO]

——— tribute to Kingwood Park High School swim team, E262• [26FE]

——— tribute to Missing Persons Day, E153• [3FE]

——— tribute to SpringSpirit Baseball, E880• [11JN]

——— tribute to Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academies, E1066• [14JY]

Humble, TX: Humble Independent School District recipient of H-E-B, Inc., Excellence in Education Award, E1049• [13JY]

Immigration: give States authority to reject admission of refugees (H.R. 4032), H8417 [30NO]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 29), H95 [7JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H332, H333 [13JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8385 [19NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4415, H4416, H4417, H4418 [16JN]

——— end the bulk collection of records under National Security Agency telephone metadata program and reform Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and intelligence collections procedures, H802 [4FE]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5124 [14JY], H5302 [21JY], H5343 [22JY], H5453 [23JY], H5520 [27JY]

——— alleged development of combat suicide drones, H2199 [14AP]

——— anniversary of hostage crisis, E1588• [4NO]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5896 [10SE]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5889 [10SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H6763 [1OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil, H2119 [13AP]

——— status of nuclear weapons program, H537 [26JA], E615• [29AP]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5896 [10SE]

——— find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5889 [10SE]

Iraq: assist dissidents housed at Camp Liberty/Hurriya, E1736• [8DE]

IRS: disappearance of e-mails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H5609 [29JY]

——— use of surveillance equipment, H7187 [26OC]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): religious persecution of Christians, H4583 [23JN]

Israel: condemn recent attacks on Israelis by members of Hamas (terrorist organization), H7097 [22OC]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (H. Res. 213), E786• [21MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (H.R. 204), E43• [9JA]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses, H183 [9JA]

——— require a warrant to obtain e-mails or cell phone location information from communications-related service providers (H.R. 656), H8654 [1DE]

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, E40• [9JA]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5810 [8SE], H7629 [4NO]

Lin, Anastasia: refusal of Chinese government to grant visa for attending Miss World competition in Beijing because of her activism on behalf of human rights abuses against the Falun Gong, E1791• [15DE]

Lovelady, Victor: Presidential Medal of Freedom nominee, E81• [20JA]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6334• [29SE]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 293), H7362 [2NO]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: observance, E580• [23AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7244 [27OC]

National Police Week: observance, H2881 [13MY], E718• [15MY]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (H. Res. 235), E781• [21MY]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel, H1511 [2MR]

New York, NY: condemn shooting of two New York Police Dept., officers, E40• [9JA]

NIST: prohibit funding to consult with the National Security Agency or CIA to alter cryptographic or computer standards, except to improve information security, H3794 [3JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H6123 [17SE], H8872 [2DE], H9017 [7DE]

——— remarks at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, relative to global warming and response to terrorist attacks, H8872 [2DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on counterterrorism strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4417, H4418 [16JN]

——— report on the nexus between terrorist groups and wildlife trafficking, H4415 [16JN]

——— submit report that assesses how social media is used by terrorist organizations, the intelligence value of online posts, and its effectiveness as a recruiting and fundraising tool, H4416 [16JN]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H4095, H4096 [10JN]

——— human rights violations, E343• [17MR]

——— prohibit waiver of conditions relative to assistance funding, H4104 [10JN]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., H2119 [13AP], H5108 [13JY], H6169 [18SE]

——— 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, H6334• [29SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6162 [18SE]

Pope Francis: U.S. visit, H5983 [16SE]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (H.R. 2233), H3545 [21MY], H4599 [24JN], E679• [12MY], E883• [11JN]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (H.R. 689), H804 [4FE]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), E883• [11JN]

——— reform Federal authority to collect personal e-mails for purposes of data collection, H803 [4FE]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), H9177• [9DE]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, E1798• [15DE]

Religion: global persecution of Christians, H2494 [28AP]

——— persecution of Christians and other religious minorities around the world, H5983 [16SE]

Rice University: tribute to Row4Rice initiative to raise funds for a water sports facility in Houston, TX, E414• [25MR]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H2349–H2352 [21AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3681, H3725, H3726, H3730, H3731, H3737, H3739 [2JN], H3794 [3JN]

Serbia: commend financial assistance to Srebrenica to assist refugees fleeing violence in Syria and Iraq, E1766• [10DE]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, H4777 [7JY]

Spring, TX: tribute to efforts to rebuild Wunsche Brothers Cafe and Saloon after fire, E711• [14MY]

Syria: tribute to American assistance to refugees, H2478 [28AP]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1384• [29SE]

Tarantino, Quentin: condemn anti-police comments, H7629 [4NO]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H9293 [11DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9293 [11DE]

——— rates, H415 [20JA]

Technology: terrorist organizations use of social media, H1088 [24FE]

Terrorism: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (H.R. 237), H192 [12JA], H5314 [21JY], E349• [17MR]

——— 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), H9056 [8DE]

——— link between terrorist groups and wildlife trafficking, H7371 [2NO]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (H.R. 3654), H9091 [9DE], H9316 [15DE]

Texas: adoption of resolution supporting implementation of FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), E1269• [11SE]

——— adoption of resolution that expresses support for the use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies, E1267• [11SE]

——— adoption of resolution that petitions Congress to instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification, E1267• [11SE]

——— adoption of resolution to protect coastal borders and end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in sovereign waters, E1271• [11SE]

——— tribute to Korean War Medal of Honor recipients, H5471 [27JY]

——— tribute to World War I Medal of Honor recipients, E1053• [13JY], E1387• [29SE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H1109–H1111 [24FE]

Thailand: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, E472• [13AP]

Transportation Security Administration: report issued on failure of airport screeners to detect banned items and airport employees who were linked to terrorism, H4007 [10JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (S. 2078), H6810 [6OC]

University of Houston: tribute to football team, E34• [8JA], E1729• [8DE], E1762• [10DE]

Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners, E875• [10JN], E1300• [16SE]

Votes: position on missed, H772• [4FE], E955• [23JN]

World War II: tribute to Flying Tigers, E355• [18MR]

——— tribute to heroism of Four Chaplains on Dorchester (vessel), E396• [24MR]

——— tribute to women’s contributions on the home front, E386• [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4380 [15JN]

Songs

‘‘Ballad of the Alamo,’’ Marty Robbins, H1111 [24FE]

Testimonies

ISIS Threat—Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response: Sec. of State Kerry, H671 [2FE]

Tributes

Bazile, Dwight (B.B.), H1102 [24FE]

Briles, Art, E91• [21JA]

Craig, Brian T., E1243• [9SE]

Crow, John D., E992• [25JN]

Duke, James H., Jr. (Red), E1325• [18SE]

Garcia, John (Spike), E1461• [9OC]

Goforth, Darren H., H5790, H5810 [8SE]

Hill, Lauren, E489• [14AP]

Holder, Randolph, H7100 [22OC]

Johnson, Representative Sam, E204• [12FE]

Jones, Amanda, H5573 [28JY]

Jordan, Barbara, E261• [26FE]

Lewis, Guy, E1764• [10DE]

Martin, Richard, H3394 [20MY]

McMannes, Donnie, E617• [29AP]

Moore, Brian, H2881 [13MY]

Mosley, E. Parker, E831• [3JN]

Nelson, Don, E267• [27FE]

Parr, Thomas, E1549• [27OC]

Patterson, Gary, E91• [21JA]

Pickens, Peggy, E703• [14MY]

Ponder, Joseph C., E1301• [16SE]

Reagan, Ronald, E171• [5FE]

Rodas, Omar, E982• [25JN]

Sullivan, Ann McCormick, E414• [25MR]

Thomas, Edward A., E1064• [14JY]

Travis, William B., H1108 [24FE]

Warman, Gary W., E1524• [23OC]

Wilkinson, Bob, E304• [4MR]

Wilson, James V. (Pinky), E98• [22JA]

York, Alvin C., E1362• [25SE]