SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2169 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3227 [15MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3892, H3893 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), H5557 [28JY]

Analyses

House Rules Amendment and Adoption (H. Res. 5), H12–H14 [6JA]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]

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

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8282 [17NO]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3565 [21MY]

——— require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, uniformed services appointments, or appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 1425), H1807 [19MR]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2271 [15AP]

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

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1488), H1802 [19MR]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H1033 [12FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H4863 [7JY]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H3916 [4JN]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H919 [10FE]

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 (see H.R. 2289), H3565 [21MY]

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), H5850 [8SE]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5944 [10SE]

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), H664 [28JA]

Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 383), H9307 [11DE]

Colleges and universities: protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H5767 [29JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H35 [6JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H4137 [10JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H2960 [13MY]

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

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), H2959 [13MY]

Credit Repair Organizations Act: exempt certain consumer reporting agencies in order to facilitate getting information on improving a credit score (see H.R. 347), H10712 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3508 [20MY]

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), H3642 [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: impose a statute of limitations on the ability to recover certain indebtedness owed to the U.S. by uniformed services members, including retired and former members (see H.R. 3388), H5767 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H1084 [20FE]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H916 [10FE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2154 [13AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see H.R. 3869), H8646 [30NO]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H5867 [9SE]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H1163 [25FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H4863 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 339), H5468 [23JY]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H918 [10FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 3340), H6229 [24SE]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H531 [22JA]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7626 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2880 [12MY]

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]

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), H583 [26JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1618 [4MR]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H3211 [14MY]

——— 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. 67), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

——— 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]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H2800 [5MY]

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

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1113 [24FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1113 [24FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H2310 [16AP]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 1320), H1613 [4MR]

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), H5470 [23JY]

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), H1663 [16MR]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1526 [2MR]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 734), H1074 [17FE]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2357 [21AP]

——— 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), H2310 [16AP]

Federal agencies and departments: institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2501 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H103 [7JA]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2044), H2496 [28AP]

——— require scientific studies used in rulemaking by published (see H.R. 445), H984 [11FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8242 [16NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 1699), H2960 [13MY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

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

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H3507 [20MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H1902 [24MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA] (see H.R. 3425), H5768 [29JY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H641 [27JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H2271 [15AP] (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1618 [4MR]

——— 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]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H9376 [16DE]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2155 [13AP]

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

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (see H.R. 1890), H2315 [17AP]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1618 [4MR]

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

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

——— 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), H3214 [14MY]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (see H.R. 3791), H8971 [2DE]

——— 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), H7175 [23OC]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see H.R. 1480), H1902 [24MR]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H668 [30JA]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 50), H668 [30JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2653), H4493 [17JN]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H8414 [19NO]

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), H6139 [17SE]

——— 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]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2036 [25MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H8241 [16NO]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5298 [20JY]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H4863 [7JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1624 [6MR]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1636 [13MR]

——— 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), H6706 [29SE]

——— 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), H1568 [3MR]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 3002), H5333 [21JY]

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

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H8281 [17NO]

——— 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]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 1199), H2115 [26MR]

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

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

——— condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H9376 [16DE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4544 [18JN]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H7743 [4NO]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

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

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 489), H531 [22JA]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2513), H3759 [2JN]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1650), H2107 [26MR]

——— establish annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2507), H3759 [2JN]

——— 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), H5849 [8SE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3024), H6139 [17SE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H4383 [15JN]

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

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 976), H1067 [13FE]

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

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 2505), H3643 [1JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H482 [21JA]

——— provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H6750 [30SE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H919 [10FE]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian incitement of violence and reaffirm special bond between Israel and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8411 [19NO]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H4594 [23JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H532 [22JA]

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5330 [21JY]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 161), H157 [8JA]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7175 [23OC]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H6837 [6OC]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5776 [29JY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H2270 [15AP]

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), H2156 [13AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2653), H4493 [17JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H6138 [17SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see H.R. 1547), H1848 [23MR]

——— 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), H1806 [19MR]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5089 [10JY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1074 [17FE]

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), H5330 [21JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]

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), H980 [11FE]

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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1116 [24FE]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4137 [10JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H8860 [1DE]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see H.R. 2130), H2960 [13MY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H5981 [15SE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H3879 [3JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1723 [17MR]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 37), H157 [8JA]

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]

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]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— 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), H7027 [20OC]

——— 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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4652 [24JN]

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), H7190 [26OC]

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

Taiwan: affirm that the Taiwan Relations Act and Six Assurances are the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations (see H. Con. Res. 88), H10713 [18DE]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2773 [30AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 2142), H2880 [12MY]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 4112), H9307 [11DE]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H1613 [4MR]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see H.R. 4085), H8410 [19NO]

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

——— 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), H6180 [18SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1372 [26FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H984 [11FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5031 [9JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4003 [9JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H814 [4FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H814 [4FE]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H9080 [8DE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1771 [18MR]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 2070), H9307 [11DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H480 [21JA]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H42 [6JA]

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

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2334), H5332 [21JY]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H5333 [21JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H7390 [2NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

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), H412 [16JA]

——— designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 178), H9375 [16DE]

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), H703 [2FE]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6139 [17SE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 1034), H1113 [24FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8411 [19NO]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H1035 [12FE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1072 [13FE]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H3582 [29MY]

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), H814 [4FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armenia: call on the President to work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based on their common interests and U.S. security interests in the region (see H. Res. 226), H2498 [28AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), insert H. Con. Res. 27 language in lieu and adopt (see H. Res. 189), H2151 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3408), H5768 [29JY]

Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 79), H756 [3FE]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 155), H1769 [18MR]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H43 [6JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2151 [13AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2151 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), consideration (see H. Res. 48), H581 [26JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (see H. Res. 27), H223 [12JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), consideration (see H. Res. 129), H1367 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: make technical corrections relative to rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (see H.R. 2865), H4592 [23JN]

FDA: establish new procedures and requirements for registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events (see H.R. 4075), H8360 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), consideration (see H. Res. 27), H223 [12JA]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (see H.R. 3014), H5029 [9JY]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 9), H43 [6JA]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H5782 [31JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H5865 [9SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (see H. Res. 408), H5847 [8SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H5865 [9SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), consideration (see H. Res. 412), H5865 [9SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 305), H4134 [10JN]

Medicare: require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 822), H915 [10FE]

——— revise coverage and payment for advanced surgical dressings in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings (see H.R. 1184), H1499 [27FE]

Pensions: permit multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relative to withdrawal liability (see H.R. 458), H480 [21JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 27), H223 [12JA]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 321), H4490 [17JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 338), H4650 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 305), H4134 [10JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2110 [26MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see H.R. 321), H358 [13JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (H.R. 3408), H5774 [29JY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: make technical corrections relative to rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (H.R. 2865), H4593 [23JN]

FDA: establish new procedures and requirements for registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events (H.R. 4075), H8361 [18NO]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (H.R. 3014), H5031 [9JY]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (H.R. 3437), H5783 [31JY]

Medicare: require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (H.R. 822), H917 [10FE]

——— revise coverage and payment for advanced surgical dressings in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings (H.R. 1184), H1501 [27FE]

Pensions: permit multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relative to withdrawal liability (H.R. 458), H482 [21JA]

Taxation: provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (H.R. 1718), H2114 [26MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (H.R. 321), H359 [13JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5295 [20JY]

Letters

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: by, Committee on Rules (House), H5546 [28JY]

Trade Act: by, Committee on Rules (House), H4262 [12JN]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: by, Committee on Rules (House), H774 [4FE]

Memorandums

Legislative Jurisdiction Over Proposals Addressing Federal Criminal Law: House Parliamentarian, H14 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5295 [20JY]

Poems

‘‘America’s Heart and Soul,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E763• [20MY]

‘‘For All the Fathers,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E899• [15JN]

‘‘For All the Mother’s,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E666• [8MY]

‘‘Honor Our Veterans,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1585• [4NO]

‘‘Out of the Woods,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1240• [9SE]

‘‘So Proudly We Wave,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E299• [4MR]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4117 [10JN], H4657, H4659, H4660, H4662 [25JN]

Amtrak: prohibit funding for long distance routes that cost more than twice the revenue generated, H3893, H3894 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for the Sunset Limited Line, H3892, H3893 [4JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to fathers on Father’s Day, E899• [15JN]

——— tribute to mothers of members, E666• [8MY]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7303 [28OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), consideration (H. Res. 163), H1862 [24MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231), H2682• [30AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), insert H. Con. Res. 27 language in lieu and adopt (H. Res. 189), H2165, H2166 [14AP]

Caribbean nations: importance of relationship with U.S., H3299 [18MY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H15 [6JA]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, H4498 [18JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), H2167 [14AP]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 155), H1730 [18MR]

Committees of the House: procedures for the conduct of depositions by staff, E21• [7JA]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), H32 [6JA]

Cooper, Kenneth H.: National Football Foundation Leadership Hall of Fame inductee, H160 [9JA], E47• [12JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2165, H2166, H2167, H2168, H2169 [14AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2165, H2166, H2167, H2168, H2169 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), consideration (H. Res. 48), H611, H612, H613, H614, H615 [27JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H237, H238, H243, H246 [13JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4331 [12JN]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (H.R. 1073), H8173 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4657, H4661 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (H.R. 2999), H5613 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5616, H5617, H5618 [29JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5616, H5617, H5618 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3892, H3893, H3894 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652, H3656, H3657, H3658 [2JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 2722), H5128 [14JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H749 [3FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H749 [3FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H5616, H5617 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), consideration (H. Res. 27), H237, H243 [13JA]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4228, H4231, H4235 [11JN], H4331 [12JN], H4498, H4499, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4504, H4506 [18JN], H4657, H4659, H4660, H4661 [25JN], E928• [18JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H4500 [18JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4117 [10JN], H4657, H4660, H4662 [25JN]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4117 [10JN], H4657, H4660, H4662 [25JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H715 [3FE]

House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 9), H28 [6JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H12, H15 [6JA], E21• [7JA]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H238, H246 [13JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5882, H5886, H5890 [10SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5882, H5890 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5882 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 305), H4227, H4228, H4231, H4235 [11JN]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4331 [12JN], H7303 [28OC]

Journal: question of approval, H5295 [20JY]

Lenihan, Keagan and Brian: tribute to birth of children, E183• [10FE]

Memorial Day: observance, E763• [20MY]

Nadel, Eric: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Ford C. Frick Award recipient, E1233• [8SE]

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), Senate amendments, H7272 [28OC]

——— implementation, H1862 [24MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H715 [3FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H613 [27JA]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6927 [8OC]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), H8951 [2DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H15 [6JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7272 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5616, H5617, H5618 [29JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652, H3656, H3657, H3658 [2JN]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), consideration (H. Res. 27), H237, H243 [13JA]

Sons of the Flag (organization): tribute, E299• [4MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E425• [26MR]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 321), H4497, H4498, H4499, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4504, H4506 [18JN]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4657, H4659, H4660, H4661 [25JN], E928• [18JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 338), H4657, H4659, H4660, H4661, H4662 [25JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), unanimous-consent agreement, H4117 [10JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H4227, H4228, H4231, H4235 [11JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4331 [12JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4504, H4506 [18JN], H4659, H4660, H4661, H4662 [25JN], E928• [18JN]

Troy, NY: hometown of Uncle Sam, E1355• [24SE]

Veterans Day: observance, E1585• [4NO]

Votes: position on missed, H9297• [11DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 411, Find That President Obama Has Not Complied With Section 2 of Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act Relative to Congressional Review and Oversight: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 114–259), H5865 [9SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 35, Dept. of Homeland Security Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 114–31), H1367 [26FE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 64, Disapprove Agreement With Iran Relative To Its Nuclear Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 114–256), H5847 [8SE]

Consideration of H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 27) (H. Rept. 114–2), H223 [12JA]

Consideration of H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 27) (H. Rept. 114–2), H223 [12JA]

Consideration of H.R. 240, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 27) (H. Rept. 114–2), H223 [12JA]

Consideration of H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 114–5), H581 [26JA]

Consideration of H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act and H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 114–65), H2151 [13AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2578, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act and H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 114–234), H5587 [28JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3460, Suspend Authority of President To Grant Relief From Sanctions Pursuant to Agreement With Iran Relative to Its Nuclear Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 114–259), H5865 [9SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3461, Approve Agreement With Iran Relative to Its Nuclear Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 412) (H. Rept. 114–259), H5865 [9SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, Trade Act and Senate Amendments to H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 114–146), H4134 [10JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 321) (H. Rept. 114–167), H4490 [17JN]

Insert H. Con. Res. 27 Language in Lieu and Adopt S. Con. Res. 11, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2016-2025: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 114–65), H2151 [13AP]

Rules

Committee on Rules (House), H427•–H429• [20JA]

Tributes

Doherty, Chris, E1240• [9SE]

Douglas, Robert D., Jr., E1807• [16DE]

Kyker, Chris, E454• [13AP]

Mrasek, Jean, E1586• [4NO]

Shepherd, Morris, E784• [21MY]

Smith, Sean, E1240• [9SE]

Stevens, Chris, E1240• [9SE]

Woods, Tyrone, E1240• [9SE]