HARPER, GREGG (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

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), H6077 [16SE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H530 [22JA]

——— 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), H5466 [23JY]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H225 [12JA]

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

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

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 101), H9306 [11DE]

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H4003 [9JN]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H5236 [15JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5332 [21JY]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H4862 [7JY]

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]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

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

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H8971 [2DE]

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

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H224 [12JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1116 [24FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 987), H1068 [13FE]

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), H1526 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H2155 [13AP]

——— 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), H1372 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1723 [17MR]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2772 [30AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6837 [6OC]

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

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H7624 [3NO]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H1662 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see H.R. 1393), H1721 [17MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H6975 [9OC]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H1662 [16MR]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (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. 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), H4003 [9JN]

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

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

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

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), H3214 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5118 [13JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5849 [8SE]

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 (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H2420 [22AP]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2356 [21AP]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— 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]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 1555), H4003 [9JN]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H7742 [4NO]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H6706 [29SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H5866 [9SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3758 [2JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H4957 [8JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H4957 [8JY]

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), H2419 [22AP]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see H.R. 3161), H5469 [23JY]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H8241 [16NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 155), H41 [6JA]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8282 [17NO]

——— 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), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2111 [26MR]

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

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2795 [1MY]

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

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see H.R. 4083), H8410 [19NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3391 [19MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 670), H858 [5FE]

Medicare: authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H9329 [15DE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4490 [17JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1501 [27FE]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 672), H4593 [23JN]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H2500 [28AP]

——— 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), H9079 [8DE]

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

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H4593 [23JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1806 [19MR]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H4861 [7JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3759 [2JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2500 [28AP]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H661 [28JA]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H1626 [10MR]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6937 [8OC]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H2475 [27AP]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H9206 [9DE]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2800 [5MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H360 [13JA]

——— 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. 1470), H1850 [23MR]

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

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H1723 [17MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2310 [16AP]

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]

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), H7175 [23OC]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 141), H1566 [3MR]

NIH: improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research (see H.R. 1631), H2033 [25MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4652 [24JN]

Patents: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 2045), H2496 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2658), H4432 [16JN]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2420 [22AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 903), H1072 [13FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H4957 [8JY]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H7625 [3NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding pending congressional review of GAO report on activities (see H.R. 3443), H5976 [11SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1663), H2108 [26MR]

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), H6749 [30SE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H2155 [13AP]

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), H1069 [13FE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8242 [16NO]

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]

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]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H5848 [8SE]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H705 [2FE]

——— 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]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2880 [12MY]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see H.R. 4085), H8861 [1DE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 20), H224 [12JA]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1723 [17MR]

——— extend credit for health insurance costs of certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension recipients (see H.R. 1143), H1723 [17MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2152 [13AP]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1038 [12FE]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H5333 [21JY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5291 [16JY]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 3407), H5768 [29JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1568 [3MR]

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

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3759 [2JN]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H5942 [10SE]

——— 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]

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7028 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 3249), H5588 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H5290 [16JY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H638 [27JA]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H103 [7JA]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (see H.R. 195), H103 [7JA]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 194), H103 [7JA]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 2066), H2497 [28AP]

Medicare: provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see H.R. 1250), H1609 [4MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2853), H4591 [23JN]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see H. Res. 334), H4592 [23JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (H.R. 3249), H5590 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (H.R. 3099), H5292 [16JY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (H.R. 542), H640 [27JA]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (H.R. 188), H104 [7JA]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (H.R. 195), H104 [7JA]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 194), H104 [7JA]

Health: improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (H.R. 2066), H2499 [28AP]

Medicare: provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (H.R. 1250), H1615 [4MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (H.R. 2853), H4592 [23JN]

Notices

Congressional Record: final issue publication, S8563 [10DE], S8623 [14DE], S8647 [15DE], S8689 [16DE], S8733 [17DE], S8837 [18DE], H9209 [10DE], H9273 [11DE], H9309 [15DE], H9331 [16DE], H9377, H9693, H10161 [17DE], H10693 [18DE]

Remarks

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), H5513 [27JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), H2129 [13AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese Conflict (H. Con. Res. 48), H3624 [1JN]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 9), H2129 [13AP]

——— authorizing use for official congressional events surrounding visit of Pope Francis (H. Con. Res. 43), H2685 [30AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H177 [9JA]

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 (H. Res. 524), H8274 [17NO]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5010 [9JY]

Iran: prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H6766 [1OC]

Library of Congress: establish a 10-year term for the Librarian of Congress (S. 2162), H7012 [20OC]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6941 [9OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (S. 611), H8419 [30NO]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

Votes: position on missed, E247•, E250• [25FE]

Tributes

Kelly, Representative Trent, H3965 [9JN]