POLIQUIN, BRUCE (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4652 [24JN], H4804 [7JY]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8926 [2DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3677 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5239 [15JY]

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]

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

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H4594 [23JN]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5788 [4AU]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2035 [25MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2800 [5MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

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

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5769 [29JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1071 [13FE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H9329 [15DE]

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), H1806 [19MR]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H6228 [24SE]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H6307 [28SE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7090 [21OC]

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

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H7347 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3171), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H6307 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5293 [16JY]

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), H5404 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 3340), H6976 [9OC]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H6749 [30SE]

——— provide for the purchase of paper U.S. savings bonds with tax refunds (see H.R. 1652), H2156 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H4652 [24JN]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H2799 [5MY]

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

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H1072 [13FE]

——— 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), H1071 [13FE]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1532), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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), H2656 [29AP]

——— 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), H1850 [23MR]

Drugs: provide comprehensive approach to eradicate heroin epidemic (see H.R. 3719), H9272 [10DE]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see H.R. 4263), H9373 [16DE]

Endangered Species Act: exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements (see H.R. 4245), H9306 [11DE]

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]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H1567 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 3705), H8242 [16NO]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4774 [25JN]

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), H2792 [1MY]

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

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2795 [1MY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H5404 [22JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2656 [29AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H4593 [23JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H4593 [23JN] (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4652 [24JN]

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

FRS: 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]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend current compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with senior Federal employee rates of pay (see H.R. 2243), H2820 [8MY]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2116 [26MR]

Insurance: 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), H4432 [16JN]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5777 [29JY]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5765 [29JY]

IRS: prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 1059), H2155 [13AP]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 1206), H2156 [13AP]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]

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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7090 [21OC]

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

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H5404 [22JY]

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

Medicare: protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H9329 [15DE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H9271 [10DE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 2178), H2769 [30AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H10712 [18DE]

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

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 91), H855 [5FE]

NOAA: terminate the independent third-party at-sea monitoring program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless such program is fully funded by NOAA (see H.R. 3661), H7091 [21OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H9691 [17DE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H2154 [13AP]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H2772 [30AP]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H918 [10FE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2155 [13AP]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1902 [24MR]

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

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

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 510), H4593 [23JN]

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

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5976 [11SE]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H1663 [16MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H7189 [26OC]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H5298 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2535), H3560 [21MY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4544 [18JN]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5849 [8SE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H705 [2FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H5089 [10JY]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H7090 [21OC]

——— 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 for tax preferred savings accounts for dependent youth (see H.R. 1377), H5332 [21JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2154 [13AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2211 [14AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1902 [24MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H705 [2FE]

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

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2271 [15AP]

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]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1902 [24MR]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 1732), H2311 [16AP]

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7091 [21OC]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H6076 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H6135 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the pilot program regarding enhanced contract care authority for the health care needs of veterans located in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3709), H6935 [8OC]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (see H.R. 2091), H2652 [29AP]

GSA: establish a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in Social Security benefits and military retirement pay (see H.R. 4071), H8360 [18NO]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

Monuments and memorials: require State approval of Presidential proclamation of national monuments (see H.R. 4132), H8645 [30NO]

SEC: review the annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation (see H.R. 4168), H9010 [3DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (H.R. 3532), H6137 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the pilot program regarding enhanced contract care authority for the health care needs of veterans located in highly rural areas (H.R. 3709), H6936 [8OC]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (H.R. 2091), H2654 [29AP]

GSA: establish a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in Social Security benefits and military retirement pay (H.R. 4071), H8361 [18NO]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (H.R. 3283), H5770 [29JY]

Monuments and memorials: require State approval of Presidential proclamation of national monuments (H.R. 4132), H8645 [30NO]

SEC: review the annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation (H.R. 4168), H9012 [3DE]

Remarks

Aroostook County, ME: tribute to Vietnam veterans, E1317• [18SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H56 [7JA]

Caribou, ME: anniversary of VFW Lister-Knowlton Post 9389, E1297• [16SE]

——— Caribou Fire and Ambulance Dept., recipient of Congressional Fire Services Institute/Masimo Excellence in Fire Service-Based Emergency Medical Services Award, E499• [15AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H361 [14JA]

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), H8318 [18NO]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H654 [28JA]

Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3677, H3678 [2JN]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E403• [25MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4804, H4805 [7JY]

El Faro (vessel): offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, H6966 [9OC]

EPA: prohibit funding to impose stricter biomass emissions standards, H4804, H4805 [7JY]

Families and domestic relations: clarify ability to use consumer reports in certain cases to establish and enforce child support payments (H.R. 2091), H6802 [6OC]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5956 [11SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5956 [11SE]

Levesque, Steven: Association of Defense Communities Community Excellence Award recipient, E957• [24JN]

Medicaid: provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 3865), H8974 [3DE]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), consideration (H. Res. 38), H447 [21JA]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute, H711 [3FE]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8926, H8927 [2DE]

Public utilities: clarify that electric plants using biomass as a fuel source can be considered reliable without having to enter into supply contracts greater than one year, H8926 [2DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3677, H3678 [2JN]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4535 [18JN]

Votes: correction, H4931• [8JY]

——— position on missed, E521• [16AP]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (H.R. 2800), H7127 [22OC]

Tributes

Beaton, Thomas A., E614• [29AP]