BLACK, DIANE (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H164 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4850 [7JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3739 [2JN]

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7170 [23OC]

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H6921 [8OC]

House Democracy Partnership, H742 [3FE]

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), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H477 [21JA]

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

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5404 [22JY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 39), H37 [6JA]

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), H8282 [17NO]

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

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5297 [20JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H2500 [28AP]

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), H3643 [1JN]

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]

Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 383), H405 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6749 [30SE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1626 [10MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H2270 [15AP]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H984 [11FE]

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

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H534 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: impose a statute of limitations on the ability to recover certain indebtedness owed to the U.S. by uniformed services members, including retired and former members (see H.R. 3388), H5767 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H5290 [16JY]

——— establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H9329 [15DE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H2212 [14AP]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3507 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8362 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for prescription drug disposal sites (see H.R. 2463), H5776 [29JY]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H7623 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H5867 [9SE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

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

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

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]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law repealing exemption allowing religiously affiliated educational institutions to discriminate against gay and lesbian student groups (see H.J. Res. 44), H2420 [22AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1850 [23MR]

EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H4003 [9JN]

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

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6306 [28SE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H810 [4FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2500 [28AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

FCC: prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1618 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H534 [22JA]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2474 [27AP]

——— 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 Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H4652 [24JN]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2044), H2496 [28AP]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H1033 [12FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H757 [3FE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3507 [20MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2794 [1MY]

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

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H2794 [1MY]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1663 [16MR]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H6789 [1OC]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5173 [14JY]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2356 [21AP]

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]

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

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H5525 [27JY]

——— 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), H5525 [27JY]

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

Human rights: 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: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1498 [27FE]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H9329 [15DE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 583), H660 [28JA]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H8242 [16NO]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 300), H357 [13JA]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

——— 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: 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), H5469 [23JY]

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

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

——— clarify conditions for use of Presidential waiver authority for certain sanctions (see H. Res. 454), H6788 [1OC]

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

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H6787 [1OC]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

——— urge the President and International Atomic Energy Agency to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into with Iran relative to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see H. Res. 553), H9011 [3DE]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H3391 [19MY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7333 [28OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H9206 [9DE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H1636 [13MR]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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), H8150 [5NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5118 [13JY]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H7175 [23OC]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1112 [24FE]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H5776 [29JY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2582), H3581 [29MY]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H2310 [16AP]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H7391 [2NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H8860 [1DE]

——— 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), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4383 [15JN]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6706 [29SE]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H8359 [18NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5591 [28JY]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 822), H2155 [13AP]

——— 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), H705 [2FE]

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]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 109), H157 [8JA] (see H.R. 1585), H1899 [24MR]

——— prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 92), H39 [6JA]

——— 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: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H5118 [13JY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6707 [29SE]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2821 [8MY]

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

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

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7255 [27OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H2315 [17AP]

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

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3759 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

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

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4862 [7JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H5525 [27JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H5118 [13JY]

——— 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]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2500 [28AP]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4003 [9JN]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 3618), H6789 (see H.R. 3678), H6787 [1OC]

Power resources: update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy (see H.R. 493), H531 [22JA]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3643 [1JN]

——— protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H8155 [5NO]

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

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

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3013), H5943 [10SE]

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), H3916 [4JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7091 [21OC]

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), H1723 [17MR]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H6893 [7OC]

Social Security: exclude certain medical sources of evidence in making disability determinations (see H.R. 1936), H2415 [22AP]

——— exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H3565 [21MY]

SSA: make on-line tools available to allow individuals to assess the impact of earnings on eligibility for, and amount of, disability benefits received through Federal and State programs (see H.R. 1795), H2268 [15AP]

——— prevent disability fraud (see H.R. 2359), H3251 [15MY]

——— prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H6074 [16SE]

——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (see H.R. 2135), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions (see H.R. 2136), H2767 [30AP]

——— update medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations (see H.R. 1800), H2268 [15AP]

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

Taxation: clarify treatment of banks organized as limited liability companies (see H.R. 3287), H5762 [29JY]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H2499 [28AP]

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

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H4493 [17JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1806 [19MR]

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

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H814 [4FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify S corporation shareholder and preferred stock rules relative to banks (see H.R. 2789), H4431 [16JN]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H7624 [3NO]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 765), H5591 [28JY]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3917 [4JN]

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

——— 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]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H6180 [18SE]

Tunisia: initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 248), H4004 [9JN]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3507 [20MY]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5173 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2152 [13AP]

Budget: establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3803), H7137 [22OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see H.R. 4155), H8970 [2DE]

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

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

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 3052), H5171 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 276), H224 [12JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: make available an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings (see H.R. 3701), H6892 [7OC]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2153 [13AP]

Health: 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]

Housing: amend energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing (see H.R. 3135), H5330 [21JY]

Medicare: encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see H.R. 4059), H8359 [18NO]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see H.R. 2570), H3573 [22MY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [29MY]

——— provide for bundled payments for certain episodes of care surrounding a hospitalization (see H.R. 2502), H3558 [21MY]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H2876 [12MY]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H981 [11FE]

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), H1566 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H4135 [10JN]

——— 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), H638 [27JA]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H4135 [10JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 866), H980 [11FE]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

Taxation: ensure that tax return preparers demonstrate minimum standards of competency (see H.R. 4141), H8859 [1DE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H3387 [19MY]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H4955 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: allow use of a concealed handgun license as a verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 4026), H8279 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (H.R. 3197), H5468 [23JY]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (H.R. 1739), H2153 [13AP]

Budget: establish joint resolutions on the budget (H.R. 3803), H7138 [22OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (H.R. 4155), H8971 [2DE]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (H.R. 3296), H5771 [29JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H156 [8JA]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (H.R. 3052), H5172 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (H.R. 276), H225 [12JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: make available an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings (H.R. 3701), H6893 [7OC]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2154 [13AP]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H1037 [12FE]

Housing: amend energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing (H.R. 3135), H5331 [21JY]

Medicare: encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (H.R. 4059), H8360 [18NO]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (H.R. 2570), H3574 [22MY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program (H.R. 2579), H3582 [29MY]

——— provide for bundled payments for certain episodes of care surrounding a hospitalization (H.R. 2502), H3562 [21MY]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (H.R. 2247), H2877 [12MY]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (H.R. 887), H983 [11FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (H.R. 2711), H4136 [10JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 555), H640 [27JA]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (H.R. 2712), H4136 [10JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H5331 [21JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (H.R. 866), H982 [11FE]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (H.R. 1063), H1164 [25FE]

Taxation: ensure that tax return preparers demonstrate minimum standards of competency (H.R. 4141), H8860 [1DE]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (H.R. 2434), H3389 [19MY]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (H.R. 2973), H4956 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: allow use of a concealed handgun license as a verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger screening (H.R. 4026), H8280 [17NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H191 [12JA], H2319 [21AP]

Letters

District of Columbia Council proposed legislation on reproductive health non-discrimination and other matters: Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC, H2730 [30AP]

——— Vincent C. Gray, H2729, H2730 [30AP]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5320 [21JY]

——— condemn video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6153 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H504 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2927, H2936 [13MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9428 [17DE]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm, H3739 [2JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1942, H1943, H1946 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2697 [30AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H928 [11FE]

——— legislative priorities, H8347 [18NO]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1942, H1943, H1946 [25MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H5320 [21JY]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H559 [26JA]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H559 [26JA]

Cuba: re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, H5156 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H396 [14JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H396 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4850 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9428 [17DE]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2728, H2740 [30AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to implement the Phase 2 fuel-efficiency and emissions standards rule for medium-and heavy-duty trucks relative to glider kits and vehicles, H4850 [7JY]

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), H8347 [18NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5156 [14JY]

Gallatin, TN: anniversary of First Baptist Church, H2320 [21AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5156 [14JY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5959 [11SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H8347 [18NO]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5959 [11SE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6326 [29SE]

Medicare: establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (H.R. 2570), H4481 [17JN]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (H.R. 2582), H4487 [17JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2078 [26MR]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use, H4481 [17JN]

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), H31 [6JA]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H729 [3FE], H9084 [9DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 555), H654 [28JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4549 [23JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7152 [23OC], H9084 [9DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6326 [29SE], H7152 [23OC]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H5320 [21JY], H5608 [29JY], H6153 [18SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3739 [2JN]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2078 [26MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H504 [22JA]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9428 [17DE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), H2288 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1603• [4MR], E730• [18MY]

Resolutions by organizations

District of Columbia reproductive health non-discrimination clarification emergency amendment: Washington, DC, City Council, H2730 [30AP]

Tributes

Thompson, Fred, H7639 [4NO]