WALORSKI, JACKIE (a Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]

Amendments

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3950 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3164 [14MY], H3219 [15MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H742 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 36), H432 [20JA]

Afghanistan: call for U.S. recognition of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Con. Res. 13), H814 [4FE]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H8646 [30NO]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3628), H6706 [29SE]

——— 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]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5330 [21JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2656 [29AP]

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

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

Business and industry: require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (see H.R. 1572), H4003 [9JN]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H5405 [22JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

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), H5783 [31JY]

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), H668 [30JA]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H9691 [17DE]

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

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8242 [16NO]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1567 [3MR]

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

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H5333 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H703 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H6138 [17SE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8362 [18NO]

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5404 [22JY]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H480 [21JA]

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

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H5332 [21JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H5332 [21JY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1319), H2467 [23AP]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H8242 [16NO]

——— improve accountability of employees (see H.R. 473), H2467 [23AP]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2214), H2791 [1MY]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H5031 [9JY]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H1806 [19MR]

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

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see H.R. 475), H3564 [21MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4383 [15JN]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 280), H408 [14JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

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), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2467 [23AP]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see H.R. 2805), H4491 [17JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H155 [8JA]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— harmonize requirements of ozone national ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4000), H8362 [18NO]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H5404 [22JY]

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), H5777 [29JY]

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1807 [19MR]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1636 [13MR]

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

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5404 [22JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish entities tasked with improving program and project management (see H.R. 2144), H9026 [7DE]

——— 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), H478 [21JA]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 1613), H5332 [21JY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H757 [3FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1502 [27FE]

——— 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), H7626 [3NO]

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

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), H2773 [30AP]

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

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H534 [22JA]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6137 [17SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4002 [9JN]

——— 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. 596), H668 [30JA]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H5404 [22JY]

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

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

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), H226 [12JA]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2419 [22AP]

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]

——— 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: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H7391 [2NO]

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), H2795 [1MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H5865 [9SE]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

Israel: authorize assistance and establish an anti-tunneling defense (see H.R. 1349), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1116 [24FE]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1568 [3MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H8646 [30NO]

——— provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8415 [19NO]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H6749 [30SE]

Medicare: authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8242 [16NO]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H2475 [27AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5332 [21JY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H6307 [28SE]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H8414 [19NO]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5777 [29JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H7625 [3NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H6749 [30SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H6139 [17SE]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H6139 [17SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5776 [29JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5332 [21JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve electronic health records meaningful use programs (see H.R. 3309), H6894 [7OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H188 [9JA]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H2270 [15AP]

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), H5776 [29JY]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H1566 [3MR]

——— 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), H7175 [23OC]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see H.R. 2904), H5333 [21JY]

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]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H5848 [8SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9080 [8DE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6789 [1OC]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H3508 [20MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5404 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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), H2499 [28AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H5776 [29JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2155 [13AP]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5332 [21JY]

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]

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]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H4138 [10JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H9013 [3DE]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 543), H8859 [1DE]

Social Security: 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), H7625 [3NO]

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), H7626 [3NO]

Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H6749 [30SE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3917 [4JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H5943 [10SE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H408 [14JA]

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

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 (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6189 [22SE]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]

Veterans: issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 4272), H9374 [16DE]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H1806 [19MR]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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), H1071 [13FE] (see H.R. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5032 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H412 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (see H.R. 4279), H9374 [16DE]

——— establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors (see H.R. 3422), H5768 [29JY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 1017), H1084 [20FE]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see H.R. 1369), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H702 [2FE]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H5941 [10SE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7138 [22OC]

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H2308 [16AP]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see H.R. 3454), H5847 [8SE]

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams Post Office, Elkhart, IN: designate (see H.R. 2413), H3386 [19MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 401), H412 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (H.R. 4279), H9375 [16DE]

——— establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors (H.R. 3422), H5775 [29JY]

——— make certain improvements in information security (H.R. 1017), H1084 [20FE]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (H.R. 1369), H1662 [16MR]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (H.R. 642), H704 [2FE]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (H.R. 3471), H5942 [10SE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (H.J. Res. 70), H7138 [22OC]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (H.R. 3454), H5848 [8SE]

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams Post Office, Elkhart, IN: designate (H.R. 2413), H3389 [19MY]

Letters

Save American Workers Act: Miles Free, Precision Machined Products Association, H133 [8JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H762 [4FE], H5123 [14JY], H9032 [8DE], H9378 [17DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H497 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2896 [13MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9431 [17DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4464 [17JN]

——— remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4464 [17JN]

Brown, Korinna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Indiana, E243• [24FE]

CFTC: provide status of consultations with U.S. producers and consumers of aluminum, H3950 [9JN]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3950 [9JN]

Condon, James: National Association of Secondary School Principals Indiana Principal of the Year award recipient, H5123 [14JY], E1157• [29JY]

Culver, IN: anniversary of Culver-Union Township Carnegie Public Library, E831• [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3165, H3168 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, H7131 [22OC]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3168 [14MY]

——— extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 401), H433 [21JA]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3165 [14MY]

——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H7131 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H233 [13JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (H.R. 4279), H9378 [17DE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H199 [12JA]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (H.R. 642), H763 [4FE]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5629 [29JY]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6219 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9431 [17DE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (H.J. Res. 70), H7098 [22OC]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5155 [14JY]

——— develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4464 [17JN]

Green, Danielle: ESPN (television network) ESPY Pat Tillman award recipient, H5453 [23JY]

Hope, Steve: Indiana Association of School Principals Indiana High School Principal of the Year award recipient, H8655 [1DE], E1725• [8DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H233 [13JA]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5155 [14JY]

——— status of nuclear weapons program, H1521 [2MR]

Journal: question of approval, H7141 [23OC], H7264 [28OC]

Kem Krest Corp.: General Motors Co., Supplier of the Year award recipient, E413• [25MR]

Knox, IN: tribute to Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning (SCILL), H6966 [9OC]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), Senate amendments, H9345 [16DE]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Marian High School boys’ soccer team, H7636 [4NO], E1604• [5NO]

National FFA Organization: tribute to North Miami, FL, chapter, H5534 [28JY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6219 [24SE]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: invitation to address Congress, H1521 [2MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H1521 [2MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H30 [6JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H133 [8JA]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Miller’s Vets (organization), H9033• [8DE]

——— tribute to partnership between Beacon Health System and Carepayment (company), E1815• [17DE], E1837• [18DE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9431 [17DE]

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

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), H9059 [8DE]

Votes: position on missed, H1001• [12FE], H6818•, H6819• [6OC], H8948• [2DE], E137• [30JA], E155• [3FE], E420• [25MR], E1455• [8OC], E1707• [3DE]

Tributes

Bartels, Robert E., E1098• [22JY]

Gifford, Ron, H6966 [9OC]

Hall, Charlie, H9360 [16DE], E1843• [18DE]

Hartman, Trellie E., E624• [30AP]

Hiler, Jack, E426• [26MR]

Hunter, Nellie E., E625• [30AP]

McGivney, Jenna, H5604 [29JY]

Milner, Maxine, E329• [16MR]

Nichols, Paula, H7264 [28OC]

Schwartz, Ezra, H8870 [2DE]

Stout, George, H7142 [23OC]

Thompson, Larry, H6142 [18SE]

Webb, Harry, H6717 [30SE]