McMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H6795 [5OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8861 [1DE]

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

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H3507 [20MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H6138 [17SE]

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), H984 [11FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H8646 [30NO]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5468 [23JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H8860 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see H.R. 812), H2419 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H7175 [23OC]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5173 [14JY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2008), H2464 [23AP]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2960 [13MY]

——— 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. 577), H1501 [27FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H360 [13JA]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

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

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see H.R. 639), H1662 [16MR]

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]

EPA: provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 3630), H7626 [3NO]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6261 [25SE]

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), H5866 [9SE]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H8242 [16NO]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H1723 [17MR]

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

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1651), H2420 [22AP]

FEMA: improve Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance to rural areas by improving access to the Individual Assistance Program (see H.R. 4243), H10712 [18DE]

Firearms: revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4493 [17JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 564), H3390 [19MY]

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

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 1555), H3507 [20MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H4544 [18JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1850 [23MR]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

FRS: 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), H5592 [28JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 2066), H2880 [12MY]

——— preserve rights of employers and employees to maintain insurance coverage through association health plans (see H. Res. 397), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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), H1723 [17MR]

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), H5976 [11SE]

Hydroelectric power: promote and support (see H. Res. 351), H4955 [8JY]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H2772 [30AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H5117 [13JY]

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

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), H5525 [27JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6180 [18SE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2156 [13AP]

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), H1663 [16MR]

Labor unions: provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8149 [5NO]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H2356 [21AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1373 [26FE]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H5591 [28JY]

——— 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 process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H5118 [13JY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9079 [8DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4432 [16JN]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H4432 [16JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H8242 [16NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H1372 [26FE]

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]

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

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H9013 [3DE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6792 [2OC]

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: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5849 [8SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H5292 [16JY]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H8411 [19NO]

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), H1636 [13MR]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H5332 [21JY]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H5848 [8SE]

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

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), H9272 [10DE]

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), H5976 [11SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5293 [16JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2500 [28AP]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1662 [16MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5173 [14JY]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H190 [9JA]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H5404 [22JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 1985), H2656 [29AP]

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. 303), H2655 [29AP]

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), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H43 [6JA] (see H. Res. 272), H3388 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 2548), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H1612 [4MR]

Education: promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see H.R. 678), H755 [3FE]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H2464 [23AP]

——— provide for development of accelerated approval development plans for investigational drugs and biological products (see H.R. 2547), H3560 [21MY]

House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), H43 [6JA]

Medicare: establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project to change the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency (see H.R. 1934), H2415 [22AP]

——— establish a program to improve care for the most costly fee-for-service beneficiaries through use of comprehensive and effective care management while reducing Government costs for these beneficiaries (see H.R. 3244), H5588 [28JY]

——— 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. 628), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 1919), H2354 [21AP]

——— provide payment incentives to transition from traditional x-ray imaging to digital radiography (see H.R. 2550), H3560 [21MY]

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]

Research: improve accessing, sharing, and using health data for research purposes (see H.R. 2549), H3560 [21MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (H.R. 2548), H3563 [21MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (H.R. 1312), H1617 [4MR]

Education: promote use of blended learning in classrooms (H.R. 678), H756 [3FE]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (H.R. 2017), H2466 [23AP]

——— provide for development of accelerated approval development plans for investigational drugs and biological products (H.R. 2547), H3563 [21MY]

Medicare: establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project to change the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency (H.R. 1934), H2418 [22AP]

——— establish a program to improve care for the most costly fee-for-service beneficiaries through use of comprehensive and effective care management while reducing Government costs for these beneficiaries (H.R. 3244), H5590 [28JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1919), H2356 [21AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 628), H668 [30JA]

——— provide payment incentives to transition from traditional x-ray imaging to digital radiography (H.R. 2550), H3564 [21MY]

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 (H.R. 2178), H2772 [30AP]

Research: improve accessing, sharing, and using health data for research purposes (H.R. 2549), H3564 [21MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4655 [25JN]

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, H5324 [21JY]

——— ensure the right of women to terminate a pregnancy after 20 weeks if health is at risk, H2937 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to recommit, H2937 [13MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H929 [11FE]

Boehner, Representative: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [6JA]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 6), H28 [6JA]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 272), H3318 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, H7098 [22OC]

Dept. of Education: permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1271 [26FE]

——— 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), H1271 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4832 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve accountability of employees, H3545 [21MY]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8401 [19NO]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4995• [9JY]

Gromme, Lance: VFW Washington (State) Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E1181• [29JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5015• [9JY]

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [6JA]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H587 [27JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5921 [10SE]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H628 [27JA]

McCarthy, Representative: selection as majority leader of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

Medicare: 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 (S. 984), H5215 [15JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3545 [21MY]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H6914 [8OC]

Republic, WA: Anderson’s Grocery recipient of Washington Food Industry Association Excellence in Operations Award, E1532• [26OC]

Ryan, Representative Paul: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H7337 [29OC]

Scalise, Representative: selection as majority whip of the House of Representatives, H6 [6JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4832 [7JY]

Washington (State): tribute to firefighters killed during efforts to contain wildfires, H5971 [11SE]

Tributes

Barr, Scott, E1564• [29OC]

Barron, Joshua, H3904 [4JN]

Clubb, Megan, E1649• [18NO]

Cornett, Mark B., E174• [5FE]

Floyd, Elson, H4656 [25JN]

Fritz, Thomas, E1090• [21JY]

Jacobs, Benjamin G., E174• [5FE]

Juniper, James J., E174• [5FE]

Kubota, George, Jr., E1164• [29JY]

Kubota, George, Sr., E1164• [29JY]

Kubota, Herb, E1164• [29JY]

Martin, Thomas, E1370• [28SE]

Morton, Bob, E1236• [8SE]

Pittman, Glenda, E1141• [28JY]

Powell, Jeremy W., E174• [5FE]

Rector, Christopher D., E174• [5FE]

Roseleip, David, E498• [15AP]

Shaw, Randy, E1173• [29JY]