DAVIS, RODNEY (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1263 [26FE]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7681 [4NO]

Appointments

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1603 [4MR]

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 taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H534 [22JA]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see H.R. 2879), H4650 [24JN]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H5769 [29JY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7139 [22OC]

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

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

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), H1166 [25FE]

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

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5469 [23JY]

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

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

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

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

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H3391 [19MY]

Career and Technical Education Act: improve programs (see H.R. 1447), H1769 [18MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H5849 [8SE]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 335), H4592 [23JN]

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), H5470 [23JY]

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]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H10712 [18DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1723 [17MR]

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

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H5975 [11SE]

Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 3114), H5297 [20JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H8281 [17NO]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6229 [24SE]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court proceedings (see H.R. 3723), H8155 [5NO]

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), H2156 [13AP]

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), H5118 [13JY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H583 [26JA]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H583 [26JA]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7255 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 3886), H8282 [17NO]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H981 [11FE]

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

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H3254 [15MY]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H8155 [5NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

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), H2959 [13MY]

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), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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), H758 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H984 [11FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H4137 [10JN]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see H.R. 823), H915 [10FE]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5777 [29JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H9272 [10DE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H4138 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 453), H705 [2FE]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H6228 [24SE]

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

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7391 [2NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5089 [10JY]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H2419 [22AP]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H9329 [15DE]

——— 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), H9013 [3DE]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H9376 [16DE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4137 [10JN]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3729), H7333 [28OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H3565 [21MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H2821 [8MY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3643 [1JN]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H5524 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 576), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and the current DNA analysis backlog (see H.R. 320), H3642 [1JN]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6837 [6OC]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1120), H1369 [26FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H1806 [19MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5293 [16JY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3879 [3JN]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 3956), H8150 [5NO]

——— expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3183), H7190 [26OC]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2138), H3917 [4JN]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H3642 [1JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H5118 [13JY]

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

——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H5592 [28JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6229 [24SE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2271 [15AP]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H2879 [12MY]

Eastland (vessel): honor victims, survivors, and responders on anniversary of sinking in the Chicago River and reaffirm importance of maritime safety policy (see H. Res. 375), H5467 [23JY]

Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H5031 [9JY]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H2152 [13AP]

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), H2271 [15AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H6076 [16SE]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H5238 [15JY]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H2155 [13AP]

Federal agencies and departments: 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]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

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

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H226 [12JA]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H4774 [25JN]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H1662 [16MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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), H7189 [26OC]

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

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H5173 [14JY]

——— 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), H8282 [17NO]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

——— 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), H4345 [12JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5777 [29JY]

Freedom of religion: express policy relative to, and strengthen advocacy on behalf of, freedom of religion or belief abroad and individuals persecuted in foreign countries due to religious belief (see H.R. 1323), H5031 [9JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H867 [9FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3642 [1JN]

——— enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of hydrocephalus (see H.R. 2313), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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]

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

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), H535 [22JA]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6139 [17SE]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

Immigration: establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H5089 [10JY]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H6894 [7OC]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5867 [9SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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), H6076 [16SE]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 1058), H1663 [16MR]

Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1501 [27FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5292 [16JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7175 [23OC]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H4957 [8JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2500 [28AP]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3879 [3JN]

——— 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: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5943 [10SE]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H1526 [2MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H8155 [5NO]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H2500 [28AP]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5776 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2799 [5MY]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3220), H6139 [17SE]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1636 [13MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H3759 [2JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5976 [11SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H757 [3FE]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H6189 [22SE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4138 [10JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6076 [16SE]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2138), H3917 [4JN]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2821 [8MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5848 [8SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4651 [24JN]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H6260 [25SE]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (see H.R. 817), H2356 [21AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2212 [14AP]

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), H1372 [26FE]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H1165 [25FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H157 [8JA]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6789 [1OC]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H5867 [9SE]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H2036 [25MR]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5849 [8SE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3309 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3559 [21MY]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2112 [26MR]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7189 [26OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H1768 [18MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3582 [29MY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H5332 [21JY]

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: exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H4383 [15JN]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H1567 [3MR]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4345 [12JN]

——— 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 funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2357 [21AP]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H3507 [20MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5777 [29JY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1568 [3MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1117 [24FE]

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see H.R. 2092), H10712 [18DE]

——— restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7175 [23OC]

——— 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 Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H5031 [9JY]

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]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1850 [23MR]

SBA: carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses (see H.R. 3248), H5777 [29JY]

Science: support innovation (see H.R. 3959), H8150 [5NO]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

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), H3391 [19MY]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Social Security: 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), H2879 [12MY]

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8282 [17NO]

——— provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3391 [19MY]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H4544 [18JN]

——— ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H2821 [8MY]

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), H6077 [16SE]

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]

——— allow use of certain education savings plan distributions for student loan payments without penalty (see H.R. 3170), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H3565 [21MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H811 [4FE]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H4771 [25JN]

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

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H9307 [11DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H5776 [29JY]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H5239 [15JY]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 4181), H9206 [9DE]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H9013 [3DE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1249), H1850 [23MR]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see H.R. 2070), H2497 [28AP]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2773 [30AP]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 1125), H2035 [25MR]

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

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H5848 [8SE]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1084 [20FE]

——— repeal dollar limitation on contributions to flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 2207), H2791 [1MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H8242 [16NO]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H1663 [16MR]

Transportation: allow States flexibility with safety standards for certain farm vehicles and drivers without jeopardizing Federal transportation funding (see H.R. 3473), H5976 [11SE]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 500), H531 [22JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1372 [26FE]

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), H6894 [7OC]

——— 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), H2151 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2508), H3558 [21MY]

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

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (see H.R. 3334), H5764 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see H.R. 1685), H2109 [26MR]

House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2111 [26MR]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (see H.R. 3745), H6974 [9OC]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3223), H5523 [27JY]

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] (see H.J. Res. 61), H5466 [23JY]

Read Across America Day: observance (see H. Res. 135), H1525 [2MR]

Senate: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 32), H2111 [26MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3088), H5290 [16JY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2219), H2791 [1MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2508), H3562 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (H.R. 1393), H1722 [17MR]

——— issue regulations to ensure families are able to sit together on flights (H.R. 3334), H5772 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (H.R. 3335), H5772 [29JY]

FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (H.R. 1685), H2113 [26MR]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (H.R. 3745), H6975 [9OC]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3223), H5524 [27JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5468 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H43 [6JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 973), H1070 [13FE]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (H.R. 3088), H5291 [16JY]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (H.R. 3861), H7347 [29OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 2061), H2499 [28AP]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (H.R. 2219), H2793 [1MY]

Lists

Jefferson Middle School, Champaign, IL, archery team members, E497• [15AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9663 [17DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H975 [11FE]

Bonner, Stephen J.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H3510 [21MY], E746• [19MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus (H. Con. Res. 12), H686 [2FE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3938 [9JN]

Champaign, IL: tribute to Jefferson Middle School archery team, E497• [15AP]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 171), H2092 [26MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 171), H2092 [26MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (H.R. 1061), H7245 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: 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 (H.R. 654), H974 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1264 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4325 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H9663 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4945 [8JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9663 [17DE]

Diseases: pediatric cancer research funding, H8284 [18NO]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5252 [16JY]

Education: proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H469 [21JA]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E256• [26FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H5229 [15JY], E995• [25JN]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5422, H5432, H5433, H5434 [23JY]

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, H5558 [28JY]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5557, H5558 [28JY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Flint-Downtown Optimist Club, E1113• [23JY]

Food: prohibit use of term ‘‘natural’’ on food consisting of a genetically engineered plant, H5432, H5433 [23JY]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 31), H2092 [26MR]

Iguodala, Andre: National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player award recipient, H5381 [22JY]

Illinois State University: tribute to football team, E104• [22JA]

Immigration: reform, H470 [21JA]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H4947 [8JY]

Jones, Willie C.: Purple Heart recipient, E779• [21MY]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H461 [21JA]

National Farm to School Month: observance, H7245 [27OC]

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

Netanyahu, Benjamin: invitation to address Congress, H974 [11FE]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, H974, H975 [11FE]

——— State of the Union Message, H468, H469, H470 [21JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5489, H5490 [27JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H30 [6JA], H468 [21JA]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8994 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6160 [18SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H8994 [3DE]

Rubenstein, David M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 10), H2092 [26MR]

Senate: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 32), H2092 [26MR]

Springfield, IL: anniversary of Ansar Shriners Club, E1047• [13JY]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4325 [12JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 2061), H6276 [28SE]

Taylorville, IL: anniversary of Taylorville Optimist Club, E1090• [21JY]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to ‘‘It’s On Us’’ campaign to raise awareness and help prevent campus sexual assault, E578• [23AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4525• [18JN], H4926• [8JY], E578• [23AP], E910• [16JN], E1690• [1DE]

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 (H.R. 1732), H2831 [12MY]

WSEC–TV (Springfield, IL): anniversary, E82• [20JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4380 [15JN], H4540 [18JN]

Tributes

Beattie, Ted A., E1778• [11DE]

Butler, Tim, H1653 [16MR]

Conatser, Sharon, E1544• [27OC]

Escobar, Rudy, H9322 [15DE]

Fallstrom, Bob, E1088• [21JY]

Hunter, Alan, E985• [25JN]

Lehr, Kenneth, H1506 [2MR]

McElroy, Mike (Tuna), H5317 [21JY]

McLemore, Matt, E447• [26MR]

Mohyuddin, Sadiq and Talat Gul, E893• [15JN]

Mohyuddin, Yusuf, E893• [15JN]

Peticolas, Maddy, E1015• [8JY]

Stolley, Fred, H838 [5FE]

Wade, Johnny, H8284 [18NO]

Wiltshire, Donna, E259• [26FE]

Zahn, Mike, H5454 [23JY]