McSALLY, MARTHA (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4117 [10JN]

Appointments

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Slaying of Arizona Rancher Is Still a Mystery, Dennis Wagner, Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republic (excerpt), H795 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H5776 [29JY]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H5404 [22JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4774 [25JN]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4774 [25JN]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4863 [7JY]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 2009), H6836 [6OC]

Armed Forces: recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 991), H2959 [13MY]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1107), H3916 [4JN]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5867 [9SE]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 419), H3916 [4JN]

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]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize National Museum of World War II Aviation as America’s National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 193), H2960 [13MY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6138 [17SE]

Credit: clarify that points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such loan (see H.R. 3393), H9376 [16DE]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 45), H4433 [16JN]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H641 [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 181), H641 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H6138 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H3759 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately (see H.R. 398), H641 [27JA]

——— establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see H.R. 3294), H6228 [24SE]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H7175 [23OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve border security on certain Federal lands in Arizona (see H.R. 1412), H2475 [27AP]

——— authorize Office for Countering Violent Extremism (see H.R. 2899), H5173 [14JY]

——— establish a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office (see H.R. 3875), H7389 [2NO]

——— establish a social media working group (see H.R. 623), H705 [2FE]

——— improve tracking and reporting of employees placed on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for personnel matters (see H.R. 1633), H2033 [25MR]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2467 [23AP]

——— make certain improvements in implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 1615), H2032 [25MR]

——— reduce duplication of information technology (see H.R. 1626), H2033 [25MR]

——— require annual reports on activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers (see H.R. 1637), H2033 [25MR]

——— submit a report to Congress on headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region (see H.R. 1640), H2033 [25MR]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (see H.R. 615), H705 [2FE]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H641 [27JA]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H852 [5FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H3757 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6976 [9OC]

——— modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 1084), H1771 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H9272 [10DE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H3642 [1JN]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H3758 [2JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H3916 [4JN]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3214 [14MY]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5404 [22JY]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H8281 [17NO]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H6076 [16SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H4383 [15JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H5591 [28JY]

——— provide for a survey of homeless female veterans (see H.R. 3960), H9692 [17DE]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2960 [13MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H2960 [13MY]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H7333 [28OC]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H2155 [13AP] (see H.R. 577), H2270 [15AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5332 [21JY]

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

Ed Pastor Post Office, Phoenix, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4010), H8239 [16NO]

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

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8243 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8243 [16NO]

——— 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), H4432 [16JN]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H8242 [16NO]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H3758 [2JN]

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), H2501 [28AP]

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), H2310 [16AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H5298 [20JY]

FCC: 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: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 598), H705 [2FE]

——— 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), H2315 [17AP]

Federal employees: express that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee (see H. Res. 250), H3759 [2JN]

FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 361), H705 [2FE]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 2206), H2791 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H8860 [1DE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H7189 [26OC]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H6189 [22SE]

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

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H7742 [4NO]

Immigration: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H4771 [25JN]

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

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: convey small parcels of land for purposes of addressing a long-term boundary discrepancy (see H.R. 3027), H5088 [10JY]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 218), H4002 [9JN]

——— 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), H7090 [21OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5298 [20JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

IRS: prohibit designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (see H.R. 3167), H5777 [29JY]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H5238 [15JY]

Israel: 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), H1501 [27FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4862 [7JY]

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), H5118 [13JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4652 [24JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5172 [14JY]

——— 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), H9692 [17DE]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H1806 [19MR]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4137 [10JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7090 [21OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3879 [3JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H5524 [27JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5089 [10JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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), H5469 [23JY]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6976 [9OC]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4652 [24JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H4862 [7JY]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7139 [22OC]

Mining and mineral resources: provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H9376 [16DE]

Monuments and memorials: protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of creation of national monuments (see H.R. 3946), H8150 [5NO]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H6936 [8OC]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6894 [7OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (see H.R. 4239), H9306 [11DE]

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

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H3254 [15MY]

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), H157 [8JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5089 [10JY]

——— 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 annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2212 [14AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H3642 [1JN]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5848 [8SE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4345 [12JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding pending congressional review of GAO report on activities (see H.R. 3443), H5867 [9SE]

——— prohibit funding pending congressional review of GAO report on activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3443), H5944 [10SE]

Postal Service: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H3759 [2JN]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1075), H1163 [25FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H4345 [12JN]

Roads and highways: extend Interstate Route 11 (see H.R. 1612), H2500 [28AP]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H5788 [4AU]

——— 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), H9012 [3DE]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H4863 [7JY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7347 [29OC]

Taxation: extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H7346 [29OC]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H6076 [16SE]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H431 [20JA]

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), H9026 [7DE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H5775 [29JY]

Transportation Security Administration: reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (see H.R. 2750), H4493 [17JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1166 [25FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2879 [12MY]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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), H668 [30JA]

Wildfires: establish interagency working group to study use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting (see H.R. 2909), H4769 [25JN]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 3546), H7255 [27OC]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H5293 [16JY]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5118 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of Tucson International Airport as a future part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 2859), H4591 [23JN]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see H.R. 2835), H4541 [18JN]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H4591 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— reform and improve FEMA, Office of Emergency Communications, and Office of Health Affairs (see H.R. 3583), H6188 [22SE]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (see H.R. 1634), H2033 [25MR]

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

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

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

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (see H.R. 3503), H5975 [11SE]

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]

Law enforcement: prohibit intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs control (see H.R. 1588), H1899 [24MR]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

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

Citations

Congressional Badge of Bravery presented to Brian A. Terry, H796 [4FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Arizona: designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of Tucson International Airport as a future part of the Interstate Highway System (H.R. 2859), H4593 [23JN]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (H.R. 2835), H4543 [18JN]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (H.R. 2858), H4593 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H2793 [1MY]

——— reform and improve FEMA, Office of Emergency Communications, and Office of Health Affairs (H.R. 3583), H6189 [22SE]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (H.R. 1634), H2035 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (H.R. 2551), H3564 [21MY]

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (H.R. 3503), H5975 [11SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs control (H.R. 1588), H1901 [24MR]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 3722), H6937 [8OC]

Taxation: repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (H.R. 3590), H6189 [22SE]

E-Mails

Description of incident of being surrounded by immigrants while driving: Kelly Glenn Kimbro, H796 [4FE]

Letters

Border Jobs for Veterans Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6286 [28SE]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6286 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and Fusion Center Enhancement Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7359 [2NO]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H7359 [2NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1527 [3MR]

Remarks

Arizona: designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 south of Tucson International Airport as a future part of the Interstate Highway System (H.R. 2859), H4634 [24JN]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (H.R. 2835), H6285 [28SE]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), H8126 [5NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a report on cross-border rail security (H.R. 2786), H6284 [28SE]

Cochise County, AZ: tribute to local leaders, KE&G Construction, Inc., and Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., for Palominas Flood Protection Groundwater Recharge project, E1788• [15DE]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H599 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of excess military equipment to the Dept. of Homeland Security for border security activities, H3170 [14MY]

——— A–10 aircraft funding relative to use in strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8253 [17NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8126 [5NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3170 [14MY], H5159 [14JY]

——— EC–130H aircraft funding, H4117 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4117 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H4576, H4577 [23JN]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (H.R. 1634), H5494, H5495 [27JY]

——— take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), H4578, H4579 [23JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5158 [14JY]

——— develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H5158 [14JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H6967 [9OC]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H789, H790, H791, H792, H793, H794, H795 [4FE]

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (H.R. 3503), H7357, H7358, H7359 [2NO]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5158 [14JY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5965 [11SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5965 [11SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3544 [21MY]

Naco, AZ: unveiling of border station statue honoring Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry, H1603 [4MR]

National security: improve border security, H976, H977, H978 [11FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (H.R. 4239), H9350 [16DE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), E1179• [29JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5882 [10SE]

——— better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (H.R. 158), H9057 [8DE]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of shootings at ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event, H140 [8JA], E29• [8JA]

——— anniversary to Teen Challenge of Arizona (organization), H5653• [29JY]

Willcox, AZ: anniversary, H2784 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congress: apology relative to mistaken cosponsor listing, E1257 [10SE]

Ellmers, Representative: apology relative to mistaken cosponsor listing, H5881 [10SE]

Tributes

Adams, Christian M., H3544 [21MY]

Ahern, Peter, E1030• [9JY]

Badger, Bill, H1694 [17MR]

Barreras, Martin R., H3544 [21MY]

Benson, Diana, H4421 [16JN]

Devine, Earl, E152• [3FE]

Helm, Ruth E. Dailey, H1792 [19MR]

Henderson, Howard, H8874 [2DE]

Hite, Erik, H3905 [4JN]

Sagrin, Raphael, H4878 [8JY]

Standage, Daniel, H7640 [4NO]

Starks, Burney, H4336 [12JN]

Thorson, Loren, H6782 [1OC]

Wheeler, James I., E1218• [8SE]

White, Benjamin D., H3544 [21MY]