HICE, JODY B. (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2621 [29AP]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H408 [14JA]

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), H9026 [7DE]

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

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H2499 [28AP]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H4003 [9JN]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5404 [22JY]

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

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3921 [8JN]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H3390 [19MY]

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), H157 [8JA]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and approval from a majority of State legislatures for increases in Federal debt (see H.J. Res. 8), H190 [9JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4774 [25JN]

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H10713 [18DE]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H8414 [19NO]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H4345 [12JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H641 [27JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H2960 [13MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H9013 [3DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H1071 [13FE]

——— 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), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3171), H5850 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 205), H3921 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see H.R. 2240), H2798 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H3643 [1JN]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H7028 [20OC]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2271 [15AP]

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

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), H5976 [11SE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [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]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H9329 [15DE]

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), H2821 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

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

FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2213 [14AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see H.R. 2320), H5783 [31JY]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H6975 [9OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 3425), H5768 [29JY]

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

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1618 [4MR]

——— 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), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H10712 [18DE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H3214 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

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

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see H.R. 3480), H6894 [7OC]

Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office, Pine Lake, GA: designate (see H.R. 3274), H5762 [29JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H3879 [3JN]

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), H5591 [28JY]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5777 [29JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H664 [28JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

——— 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), H8646 [30NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H668 [30JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 50), H8155 [5NO]

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), H6261 [25SE]

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

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H6937 [8OC]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8861 [1DE]

——— 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), H9205 [9DE]

——— 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), H6792 [2OC]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H3916 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 206), H226 [12JA] (see H.R. 227), H3916 [4JN] (see H.R. 1715), H2156 [13AP]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H3921 [8JN]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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]

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

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7254 [27OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H4774 [25JN] (see H.R. 3222), H8362 [18NO]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1850 [23MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2467 [23AP]

McCarthy, Regina: impeach (see H. Res. 417), H5975 [11SE]

Medicaid: audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H5788 [4AU]

Medicare: authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8646 [30NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H6975 [9OC]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H7028 [20OC]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H8414 [19NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 13), H584 [26JA]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H7742 [4NO]

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), H1624 [6MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

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

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8362 [18NO]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H4003 [9JN]

Ocmulgee National Monument: revise boundary and redesignate as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (see H.R. 482), H6893 [7OC]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4652 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt insurance plans in States that do not have exchanges from certain regulations (see H.R. 2819), H4541 [18JN]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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), H4862 [7JY]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H4957 [8JY]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 4262), H10712 [18DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with entities that donate or match employee donations (see H.R. 3245), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5469 [23JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see H.R. 2258), H3759 [2JN]

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), H9080 [8DE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H5981 [15SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H5849 [8SE]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4432 [16JN]

SSA: 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), H6789 [1OC]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H4137 [10JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1624 [6MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H4002 [9JN]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by aliens in an unlawful immigration status (see H.R. 3123), H5850 [8SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H2035 [25MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H583 [26JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 725), H811 [4FE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5867 [9SE]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H105 [7JA]

Terrorism: designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 178), H1165 [25FE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5239 [15JY]

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), H8415 [19NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8972 [2DE]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H5849 [8SE]

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), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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

Armed Forces: recognize right of members assigned to duty at recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office (see H.R. 3138), H5330 [21JY]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2753), H4343 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H4431 [16JN]

Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3844), H7331 [28OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 1658), H2108 [26MR]

Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H661 [28JA]

National forests: make technical corrections to law governing grazing permits and leases on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1897), H2353 [21AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: recognize right of members assigned to duty at recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office (H.R. 3138), H5331 [21JY]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (H.R. 2753), H4344 [12JN]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (H.R. 426), H480 [21JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (H.R. 2793), H4431 [16JN]

Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation: establish (H.R. 3844), H7332 [28OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (H.R. 1658), H2112 [26MR]

Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (H.R. 604), H663 [28JA]

National forests: make technical corrections to law governing grazing permits and leases on National Forest System lands (H.R. 1897), H2355 [21AP]

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]

Athens, GA: anniversary of Athens Area Emergency Food Bank, H8291 [18NO]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), E135• [30JA]

Congress: legislative priorities, H8348 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), E137• [30JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H243 [13JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), Senate amendment, H1550 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H8348 [18NO]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), E302• [4MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2621 [29AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2734 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), H5181 [15JY]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H2621 [29AP]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3594 [1JN]

Government: importance of accountability, H4374 [15JN]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H776 [4FE]

Greensboro, GA: Lake Oconee Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E441• [26MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H8348 [18NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H243 [13JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5890 [10SE]

IRS: disappearance of e-mails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H4374 [15JN]

——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 1152), H8348 [18NO]

Milledgeville, GA: tribute to Georgia Military College Prep School, H5538 [28JY], H6940 [9OC]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, H1550 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H726 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6161 [18SE]

Sister Ann Keefe Post Office, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 651), H2483 [28AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H5181 [15JY]

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H8348 [18NO]

Terrorism: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (H.R. 237), H8348 [18NO]

Triumph Group, Inc.: Triumph Aerostructures-Vough Aircraft Division recipient of Georgia Dept. of Economic Development Large Manufacturer of the Year award, E773• [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, E63• [13JA], E1499• [21OC]

Tributes

Fairbrass, Liam, E190• [10FE], E232• [24FE]

Gilbert, Kyle, H6710 [30SE]

Hughes, Logan, E188• [10FE], E240• [24FE]

Norris, Sutton, E186• [10FE], E237• [24FE]

Tarbutton, Hugh, H235 [13JA]