BARR, ANDY (a Representative from Kentucky)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H166 [9JA]

Amendments

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]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6139 [17SE]

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H8281 [17NO]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see H.J. Res. 33), H1663 [16MR]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5593 [28JY]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5850 [8SE]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H8361 [18NO]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H157 [8JA]

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

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]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H9306 [11DE]

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), H641 [27JA]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H919 [10FE]

Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 2362), H3251 [15MY]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H703 [2FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1618 [4MR]

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), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H858 [5FE]

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H984 [11FE]

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), H6076 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize hydroelectric production and efficiency improvement incentives (see H.R. 2724), H4136 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6981 [16OC]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2115 [26MR]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5976 [11SE]

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

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 574), H639 [27JA]

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), H4345 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 3340), H5850 [8SE]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H2656 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7028 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (see H.R. 2674), H6750 [30SE]

——— clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H2155 [13AP]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H4862 [7JY]

——— clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2672), H6750 [30SE]

——— clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2671), H6750 [30SE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5332 [21JY]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— expand eligibility of employees to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (see H.R. 2673), H6750 [30SE]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H3214 [14MY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4863 [7JY]

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

——— 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), H984 [11FE] (see H.R. 577), H639 [27JA]

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), H3310 [18MY]

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

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see H.R. 2805), H5404 [22JY]

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

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H3565 [21MY]

——— consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 3015), H5029 [9JY]

——— 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), H7333 [28OC]

——— 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), H7333 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H1720 [17MR]

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

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (see H.R. 4169), H9010 [3DE]

——— remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 1203), H2772 [30AP]

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), H2155 [13AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1663 [16MR]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5032 [9JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H3879 [3JN]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H4243 [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 712), H1165 [25FE]

——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

——— require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 3705), H7391 [2NO]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H5524 [27JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H2212 [14AP]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H2311 [16AP]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1661), H2108 [26MR]

——— amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H7175 [23OC]

——— clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H5173 [14JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— 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), H4492 [17JN]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H4769 [25JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2271 [15AP]

——— specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (see H.R. 1553), H1848 [23MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1263), H1610 [4MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H431 [20JA]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H2211 [14AP]

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

——— 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), H7255 [27OC]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H5943 [10SE]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H2656 [29AP]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2246), H4383 [15JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H6076 [16SE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3574 [22MY]

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: apply the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1265), H1610 [4MR]

——— establish advisory boards for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1195), H1806 [19MR]

——— 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]

——— provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H5333 [21JY]

——— 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), H1610 [4MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers (see H.R. 1262), H1610 [4MR]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 1264), H1610 [4MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2500 [28AP]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H226 [12JA]

——— require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H532 [22JA]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H8242 [16NO]

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]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1501 [27FE]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H5332 [21JY]

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

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3254 [15MY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6307 [28SE]

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), H6076 [16SE]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H8155 [5NO]

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H7189 [26OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5867 [9SE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2500 [28AP]

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

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5333 [21JY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9308 [11DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2212 [14AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H2655 [29AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 1470), H1850 [23MR]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 673), H754 [3FE]

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), H4546 [19JN]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H2880 [12MY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H8414 [19NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5089 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1902 [24MR]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H4863 [7JY]

——— study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H5118 [13JY]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see H.R. 1614), H2156 [13AP]

Native Americans: 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), H8281 [17NO]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H9308 [11DE]

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

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6976 [9OC]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3917 [4JN]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish certain information on rulemakings (see H.R. 1759), H2656 [29AP]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

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]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 420), H1618 [4MR]

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

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

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

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

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3254 [15MY]

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), H7176 [23OC]

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), H2151 [13AP]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H4957 [8JY]

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), H37 [6JA]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H2475 [27AP]

——— repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 414), H430 [20JA]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H7390 [2NO]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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), H6308 [28SE]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H5976 [11SE]

Taxation: 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]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see H.R. 3409), H5768 [29JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2155 [13AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5118 [13JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H2310 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2794 [1MY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H4863 [7JY]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H8281 [17NO]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H2799 [5MY]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H8281 [17NO]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see H.R. 2520), H3759 [2JN]

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

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

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5943 [10SE]

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

Terrorism: reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and create fund to compensate U.S. victims of state sponsored terrorism who hold final judgments from Article III courts (see H.R. 3858), H8646 [30NO]

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), H1567 [3MR]

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), H8972 [2DE]

——— oppose ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ (see H. Con. Res. 105), H10711 [18DE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1618 [4MR]

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), H5405 [22JY]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H5469 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1565 [3MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H3756 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H2031 [25MR]

Financial institutions: exclude certain debt securities of collateralized loan obligations from the prohibition against acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in a hedge fund or private equity fund (see H.R. 1841), H2305 [16AP]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H1720 [17MR]

——— provide specific credit risk retention requirements to certain qualifying collateralized loan obligations (see H.R. 4166), H9010 [3DE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 1486), H1802 [19MR]

——— establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (see H.R. 1259), H1610 [4MR]

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

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H5289 [16JY]

Taxation: allow for a 3-year recovery period for all racehorses (see H.R. 3671), H6787 [1OC]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 867), H980 [11FE]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (see H.R. 3672), H6787 [1OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 1210), H1566 [3MR]

——— provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (H.R. 1113), H1371 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (H.R. 2603), H3757 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (H.R. 1603), H2034 [25MR]

Financial institutions: exclude certain debt securities of collateralized loan obligations from the prohibition against acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in a hedge fund or private equity fund (H.R. 1841), H2308 [16AP]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (H.R. 1389), H1722 [17MR]

——— provide specific credit risk retention requirements to certain qualifying collateralized loan obligations (H.R. 4166), H9012 [3DE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (H.R. 1486), H1805 [19MR]

——— establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (H.R. 1259), H1615 [4MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 11), H190 [9JA]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (H.R. 3084), H5291 [16JY]

Taxation: allow for a 3-year recovery period for all racehorses (H.R. 3671), H6788 [1OC]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (H.R. 867), H982 [11FE]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (H.R. 3672), H6788 [1OC]

Remarks

Anderson, Sami: Caring for Military Families—Elizabeth Dole Foundation Illinois Fellow designee, E737• [18MY]

Calipari, John: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1370• [28SE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), H2183 [14AP]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 1210), H8313, H8314, H8317 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: body armor industrial base funding, H4054, H4095 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4054, H4095 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H339 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H3790, H3791 [3JN]

EPA: 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 (H.R. 2042), H5578 [28JY]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H5577, H5578, H5579 [28JY]

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), H5578 [28JY]

Financial institutions: exclude certain debt securities of collateralized loan obligations from the prohibition against acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in a hedge fund or private equity fund, H347, H348 [13JA]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8287 [18NO]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4270 [12JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks, H8287 [18NO]

FRS: establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (H.R. 1259), H1571 [4MR], H2122 [13AP]

Godbey, Michael: National Association of Secondary School Principals Kentucky Secondary Principal of the Year Award recipient, E1072• [15JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2653), H9358 [16DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2653), H9358 [16DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H339 [13JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5876 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4270 [12JN]

Lexington, KY: anniversary of Aviation Museum of Kentucky, E506• [15AP]

——— anniversary of Rotary Club of Lexington, E1323• [18SE]

——— tribute to 21st Century Safehouse Program, E29• [8JA]

Lexmark International, Inc.: tribute to environmental practices, E549• [22AP]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (H.R. 1644), H5578 [28JY]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2159 [14AP]

Paris, KY: anniversary of Paris Independent Schools, E1252• [10SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2653), H9358 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7151 [23OC], H9358 [16DE]

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (organization): tribute, H2159 [14AP]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (H.R. 3192), consideration (H. Res. 462), H6853, H6854, H6855 [7OC]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, H8287 [18NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3790, H3791 [3JN]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H347, H348 [13JA]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7236 [27OC]

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute Georgetown, KY, manufacturing plant, H9092 [9DE]

Truth in Lending Act: restore private right of action by borrowers against leaders who act in bad faith, H6853, H6855 [7OC]

University of Kentucky: anniversary, E247• [25FE]

——— tribute to Sanders-Brown Center on Aging research on age-related neurodegenerative diseases, H2665 [30AP]

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

Votes: position on missed, H6120• [17SE], H9104• [9DE]

Winchester, KY: anniversary of Church of the Living God, E945• [23JN]

YMCA: anniversary of Kentucky YMCA, E396• [24MR]

Tributes

Alexander, Gayle, E1142• [28JY]

Arnsparger, William S., E1523• [23OC]

Bach, Mike, E1256• [10SE]

Brewer, Tyler S., E308• [4MR]

Buchanan, George, E1255• [10SE]

Carman, Gerald K., E305• [4MR]

Chrisman, Eric K., H5122 [14JY]

Curtis, Roy, E1388• [29SE]

Downey, David, E1544• [27OC]

Ellis, Daniel N., H8651 [1DE]

Famularo, John M., E1543• [27OC]

Foster, Thomas S., E1294• [16SE]

Gates, Bernard T., Jr., E1290• [16SE]

Godbey, Michael, E1310• [17SE]

Hatton, Coleman, E908• [16JN]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H1020 [12FE]

Jones, Sanford L., E1334• [22SE]

Lane, Edwin G., III, E1254• [10SE]

Massarone, Thomas A., E292• [3MR]

Maze, Clarence E., E818• [2JN]

McKenzie, Guy S., E822• [2JN]

Morris, Earl J., E814• [2JN]

Perkins, James C., E1486• [20OC]

Rhoads, Burke J., H1732 [18MR]

Roberts, Algin, E1089• [21JY]

Roland, Matthew D., H6843 [7OC], E1254• [10SE]

Sousley, Franklin R., H1103 [24FE]

Tonini, Edward W., E1568• [2NO]

Wess, Albert, E1253• [10SE]

Williams, Craig, E1383• [29SE]