DOLD, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1291 [26FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3835, H3839, H3840 [3JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H4863 [7JY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Alcohol Responsibility Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 241), H2880 [12MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H8860 [1DE]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H3565 [21MY]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H5783 [31JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5783 [31JY]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5592 [28JY]

Bangladesh: protect human rights, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent growth of extremist groups (see H. Res. 396), H5769 [29JY]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

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

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2212 [14AP]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 194), H2153 [13AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H1625 [10MR]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H4432 [16JN]

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

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8971 [2DE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4492 [17JN]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8971 [2DE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H3643 [1JN]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 4172), H9308 [11DE]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

Credit provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 1113), H1368 [26FE]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H7090 [21OC]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H2356 [21AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H705 [2FE]

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), H5775 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1905), H3565 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H2270 [15AP]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H2420 [22AP]

——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H1567 [3MR]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H6189 [22SE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1318), H1613 [4MR]

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

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H6750 [30SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H2767 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H5783 [31JY]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H9329 [15DE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6308 [28SE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5031 [9JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2799 [5MY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2311 [16AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H3565 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H5788 [4AU]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H8860 [1DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H8360 [18NO]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1680), H2794 [1MY]

——— establish Victims of Terror Protection Fund for the victims of Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 528), H8240 [16NO]

——— provide grants for prescription drug disposal sites (see H.R. 2463), H5867 [9SE]

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), H2656 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H3574 [22MY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H5783 [31JY]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2766 [30AP]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1607), H2032 [25MR]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H3643 [1JN]

——— recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees (see H.R. 4138), H9329 [15DE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2467 [23AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H6749 [30SE]

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), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H2800 [5MY]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H5783 [31JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H9026 [7DE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2769 [30AP]

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

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H3252 [15MY]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6136 [17SE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2033 [25MR]

——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see H.R. 1821), H2960 [13MY]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2850), H4957 [8JY]

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), H534 [22JA]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H9012 [3DE]

Europe: 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), H1500 [27FE]

European Union: oppose interpretive notice on labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in certain areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 567), H10713 [18DE]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H3310 [18MY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H5469 [23JY]

——— prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H8861 [1DE]

FDA: reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H4137 [10JN]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H9307 [11DE]

——— 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), H2794 [1MY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H1613 [4MR]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H5783 [31JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H9307 [11DE]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2799 [5MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2467 [23AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H1565 [3MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H9080 [8DE]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 3130), H5330 [21JY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H2419 [22AP]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4345 [12JN]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H3758 [2JN]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H2271 [15AP]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H7028 [20OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4243 [11JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H7139 [22OC]

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

House of Representatives: express commitment to conservative environmental stewardship (see H. Res. 424), H6137 [17SE]

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), H6750 [30SE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H9691 [17DE]

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 1834), H2880 [12MY]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H1624 [6MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H2356 [21AP]

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), H6307 [28SE]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H2465 [23AP]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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: 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), H4137 [10JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H6975 [9OC]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1771 [18MR]

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), H2656 [29AP]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H4957 [8JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

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

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H8861 [1DE]

——— 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), H9307 [11DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H4774 [25JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H9307 [11DE]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3220), H5523 [27JY]

——— 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), H10712 [18DE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H2318 [20AP]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H2956 [13MY]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 2597), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H9375 [16DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2270 [15AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H8861 [1DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H9206 [9DE]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H6260 [25SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5866 [9SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H858 [5FE]

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), H3912 [4JN]

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), H3643 [1JN]

——— prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 2297), H3215 [14MY]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

National Lacrosse Month: designate (see H. Res. 267), H3252 [15MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2156 [13AP]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H7190 [26OC]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6180 [18SE]

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

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3223), H8414 [19NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3759 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2155 [13AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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), H1663 [16MR]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see H.R. 2980), H5032 [9JY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H4773 [25JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H7743 [4NO]

Refugees: condemn persecution and threats to ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, call for protection and assistance for such persons, and document and respond to human rights abuses (see H. Res. 440), H6227 [24SE]

SEC: allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see H.R. 3868), H9026 [7DE]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H2356 [21AP]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3574 [22MY]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 432), H2419 [22AP]

Social Security: 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), H1662 [16MR]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1850 [23MR]

——— encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H4345 [12JN]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1850 [23MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid diagnostic tests to address the rising public health challenge of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3539), H7091 [21OC]

——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H2767 [30AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H2800 [5MY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H5592 [28JY]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H4771 [25JN]

——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 2524), H3559 [21MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4774 [25JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H4345 [12JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1662 [16MR]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H7139 [22OC]

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H1068 [13FE]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H7090 [21OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H7743 [4NO]

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

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

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2799 [5MY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H8861 [1DE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H3916 [4JN]

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), H3507 [20MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H1663 [16MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H2357 [21AP]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H6975 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and to their dependents (see H.R. 3963), H8151 [5NO]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

EPA: prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 2809), H4491 [17JN]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 1480), H1802 [19MR]

Motor vehicles: reduce fuel economy obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain a certain percentage of fuel choice enabling vehicles (see H.R. 2418), H3387 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 2990), H5028 [9JY]

Taxation: provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4165), H9010 [3DE]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and to their dependents (H.R. 3963), H8153 [5NO]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (H.R. 962), H1070 [13FE]

EPA: prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (H.R. 2809), H4492 [17JN]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (H.R. 1480), H1804 [19MR]

Motor vehicles: reduce fuel economy obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain a certain percentage of fuel choice enabling vehicles (H.R. 2418), H3389 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (H.R. 2990), H5030 [9JY]

Taxation: provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 4165), H9012 [3DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2881 [13MY], H7177 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3217 [15MY], H3509 [21MY], H7196 [27OC], H8655 [1DE]

Remarks

Abbott Laboratories (company): inclusion in National Association for Female Executives Top 50 Companies for Executive Women list, H1792 [19MR]

AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc.: tribute, E805• [1JN]

American Diabetes Month: observance, H7399 [3NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H5519 [27JY]

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839, H3840 [3JN]

Animal Education and Rescue (organization): tribute, E580• [23AP]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9430 [17DE]

Arlington Heights, IL: tribute to Live4Lali Clinic, E435• [26MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1729 [18MR], H2422 [23AP]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1925), H7196 [27OC]

Chicago, IL: tribute to North Chicago Rotary Club Humanitarian Patriot Award recipients, E888• [12JN]

Community Partners for Affordable Housing (organization): tribute, E582• [23AP]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), H9016 [7DE]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H644 [28JA], H5573 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]

——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1283, H1291, H1292 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H1123 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, or possession of cannabidiol or cannabidiol oil, H3750 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure surface transportation grants are awarded to rural and urban area projects in an equitable manner, H3835 [3JN]

——— Federal Transit Administration capital investment grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3840, H3841 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9430 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3835, H3839, H3840, H3841 [3JN]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1635), H8435 [30NO], H8656 [1DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8868 [2DE]

EPA: prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (H.R. 2809), H4448 [17JN]

Epilepsy Awareness Month: observance, H8435 [30NO], H8656 [1DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H5226 [15JY]

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

Finer Foods Inc.: tribute to Thanksgiving donation to families in need in Illinois 10th Congressional District, E1628• [16NO]

Firearms: gun control, H3773 [3JN]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (H.R. 3130), H6902 [8OC]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4266 [12JN]

France: condemn terrorist attack on offices of Charlie Hebdo (French publication), H113 [8JA]

FRS: establish advisory boards for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1195), H2338, H2339 [21AP]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 3470), H7634 [4NO]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (H.R. 1480), H2126 [13AP]

Grayslake, IL: tribute to Grayslake Central High School boys’ cross country team, E1622• [16NO]

Greece: observance of Oxi Day, H7265 [28OC]

Harper Community College: opening of Career and Technical Education Center, E97• [22JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2260, H2261, H2262 [15AP]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H7399 [3NO]

Illinois: designation of Chiwaukee Prairie as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, H6089 [17SE]

——— tribute to Summit of Hope recidivism reduction program, E950• [23JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1123 [25FE]

International Day of the Girl Child: observance, H7101 [22OC]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5124 [14JY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5877 [10SE], H5963, H5964 [11SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H6767 [1OC]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H2966, H2981 [14MY], H5085 [10JY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), H2220 [15AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions, H4762 [25JN]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5963, H5964 [11SE]

——— violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to ballistic missile testing, H9211 [10DE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4266 [12JN]

Israel: U.S. policy, H1854 [24MR]

Jewish National Fund: construction of indoor playground and recreation center in Israeli city near Gaza Strip that provides safe zone from rocket attacks, H9089 [9DE]

Jordan Michael Filler Foundation: tribute to efforts to increase awareness of drug addiction, H5454 [23JY]

KA Voice (organization): tribute, E441• [26MR]

Lake County, IL: anniversary of Lake County Chamber of Commerce, E641• [1MY]

——— tribute to One Billion Rising (organization), H992 [12FE]

Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation: opening of Dryhootch Drop-In Center and Offices, E1067• [14JY]

LG Electronics, Inc.: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., Design for Recycling Award recipient, H4019 [10JN]

Libertyville, IL: anniversary of Lake County Forest Preserves, H3882 [4JN]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Stevenson High School boys’ basketball team, E444• [26MR]

Mano a Mano Family Resource Center (organization): anniversary, H2295 [16AP]

Medicare: provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (H.R. 2404), H7399 [3NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), H2988 [14MY]

Mundelein, IL: opening of new Safe Place domestic violence shelter, E463• [13AP]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, H8288 [18NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7196 [27OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H6902 [8OC]

National Great Outdoors Month: observance, H4448 [17JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: observance, H4604 [24JN]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H2669 [30AP]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers, H6256 [25SE]

New Horizons (spacecraft): tribute to successful mission to Pluto, H5287 [16JY]

NIH: funding, H8288 [18NO]

North Chicago, IL: anniversary of Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, H6752 [1OC], E1372• [28SE]

Northern, David, Sr.: Lake County, IL, Most Influential African American Award recipient, H838 [5FE]

PADS Lake County, Inc.: tribute, E462• [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), Senate amendments, H2966, H2981 [14MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 928), E1509• [22OC]

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month: observance, E580• [23AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians and other religious minorities around the world, H5186 [15JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3750 [2JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9430 [17DE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (H.R. 880), H3414 [20MY]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (H. Res. 154), H1729 [18MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of American POWs from Vietnam, H1020 [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, H685• [2FE], H1192• [26FE], H2291• [16AP], H3295 [18MY], H3623•, H3624• [1JN], E908• [16JN]

Zion-Benton Coalition for Healthy Communities: anniversary, E644• [1MY]

Resignations

Committee on Financial Services (House), H2574 [29AP]

Tributes

Anderson, Chip, H3217 [15MY]

Borchew, Jackie, E1198• [31JY]

Coxin, Hal, H5345 [22JY]

Der-Yeghiayan, Jared, H4171 [11JN]

Dold, Bobby, E631• [30AP]

Dold, Honor, E870• [10JN]

Gotaas, David J., E804• [1JN]

Jeannin, Christophe and Family, H6142 [18SE]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H1020 [12FE]

Jordan, H. Lee, E584• [23AP]

Kapper, Bryce and Brittany, E1005• [7JY]

Klein, George, E657• [5MY]

Magera, Eleanor, E1626• [16NO]

Mothers Trust Foundation: tribute, E570• [23AP]

Pellar, Nick, H2891 [13MY]

Pendleton, Hadiya, H3773 [3JN]

Rosa, Andrew K.M., E1011• [7JY]

Shipman, Peter, H2887 [13MY]

Shumaker, Robert H., H921 [11FE]

Stavros, Anthony, E825• [2JN]

Traut, Jules, E1466• [9OC]

Vana, Richard, E488• [14AP]

Wolkin, Carl, H3510 [21MY]