BYRNE, BRADLEY (a Representative from Alabama)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4823 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2501 [28AP], H2618 [29AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2649 [29AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3707 [2JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5173 [14JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6139 [17SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H8282 [17NO]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4863 [7JY]

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), H9080 [8DE]

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

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2115 [26MR]

Belarus: continue U.S. sanctions (see H.R. 3107), H5290 [16JY]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2794 [1MY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H6836 [6OC]

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), H479 [21JA]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2500 [28AP]

Colombia: support peace process with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see H. Res. 565), H9328 [15DE]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H157 [8JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H534 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6138 [17SE]

——— prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see H.R. 2110), H3391 [19MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8646 [30NO]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1806 [19MR]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1771 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2383), H3252 [15MY]

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

——— use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H4652 [24JN]

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), H2794 [1MY]

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), H482 [21JA]

——— 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), H703 [2FE]

——— require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 139), H757 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H1084 [20FE]

Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see H.R. 906), H1502 [27FE]

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]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H3215 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1723 [17MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), require motion that the House recedes from its previous position and concurs in the Senate amendment be offered only by the Majority Leader or his designee (see H. Res. 133), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2154 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

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

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6749 [30SE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

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

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2420 [22AP]

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

Duke University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 202), H2269 [15AP]

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]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1723 [17MR]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7333 [28OC]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H1636 [13MR]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H1636 [13MR]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5593 [28JY]

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), H2419 [22AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2419 [22AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4652 [24JN]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 266), H5975 [11SE]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2467 [23AP]

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]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 1613), H2420 [22AP]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H1848 [23MR]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2799 [5MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2156 [13AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H482 [21JA]

——— 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), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 1335), H1613 [4MR]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H4345 [12JN]

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

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

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1618 [4MR]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H225 [12JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2420 [22AP]

——— 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), H1624 [6MR]

——— 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), H1636 [13MR]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H1568 [3MR]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H668 [30JA]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H103 [7JA]

——— 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]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 155), H41 [6JA] (see H.R. 227), H155 [8JA]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H6789 [1OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H2420 [22AP]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H1723 [17MR]

Internet: prohibit the sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets and provide criminal penalties for such acts (see H.R. 708), H984 [11FE]

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

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

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

——— 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), H1771 [18MR]

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

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2156 [13AP]

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

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H4957 [8JY]

Medicaid: allow States to determine if providers are qualified under Medicaid State plans to perform services (see H.R. 3597), H6227 [24SE]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H1902 [24MR]

——— 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), H9272 [10DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4544 [18JN]

——— 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), H1636 [13MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H188 [9JA]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H431 [20JA]

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), 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), H1723 [17MR]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H3759 [2JN]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see H.R. 900), H1074 [17FE]

National Credit Union Administration: study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H6228 [24SE]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H5848 [8SE]

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5330 [21JY]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H6936 [8OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 161), H431 [20JA]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H5865 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H1085 [20FE]

Palestinian Authority: prohibit U.S. assistance until request to join International Criminal Court is withdrawn (see H.R. 364), H404 [14JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H225 [12JA] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H225 [12JA]

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

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5848 [8SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]

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

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8281 [17NO]

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), H3214 [14MY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1723 [17MR]

Singapore: commemorate independence anniversary and reaffirm partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 374), H5467 [23JY]

Space policy: promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space (see H.R. 1508), H1850 [23MR]

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

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), H8282 [17NO]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1781), H2209 [14AP]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H661 [28JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H6706 [29SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4137 [10JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1771 [18MR]

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

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H7027 [20OC]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 1551), H1848 [23MR]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1613 [4MR]

——— 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), H2156 [13AP] (see H.R. 1328), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H9080 [8DE]

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

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H8154 [5NO]

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]

——— 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), H984 [11FE]

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), H1501 [27FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2821 [8MY]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]

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), H1372 [26FE]

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]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 12), H188 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (see H. Res. 260), H2956 [13MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 449), H6748 [30SE]

Dept. of Education: provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 2004), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: ensure accountability in the provision of public housing by providing family income reviews (see H.R. 4133), H8645 [30NO]

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), H1368 [26FE]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), consideration (see H. Res. 369), H5329 [21JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H2416 [22AP]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 981), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H3386 [19MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H661 [28JA]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 449), H6748 [30SE]

Immigration: prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4031), H8279 [17NO]

Iran: prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), consideration (see H. Res. 449), H6748 [30SE]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6892 [7OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 596), H661 [28JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6892 [7OC]

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 (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 369), H5329 [21JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 12), H190 [9JA]

Dept. of Education: provide for more effective online education verification metrics (H.R. 2004), H2466 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: ensure accountability in the provision of public housing by providing family income reviews (H.R. 4133), H8645 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (H.R. 1096), H1370 [26FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (H.R. 1950), H2418 [22AP]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 981), H1070 [13FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H663 [28JA]

Immigration: prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (H.R. 4031), H8280 [17NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), H663 [28JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9015 [7DE]

Letters

Save American Workers Act: Amanda Austin, National Federation of Independent Business, H130 [8JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H2990, H2996 [14MY]

——— authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H2992, H2996 [14MY]

——— require the President to determine and inform Congress by a set date for what purpose and for how long U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan, H2992 [14MY]

——— tribute to Army 946th Forward Surgical Team, E688• [13MY]

ATF: funding, H3707, H3708 [2JN]

Black History Month: observance, E168• [5FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5530 [28JY]

——— deficit, H5530 [28JY]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, H4604 [24JN]

Coast Guard: anniversary, H5473 [27JY], E127• [28JA]

Constitution Week: observance, E1263• [11SE]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of Mobile, AL, District, E738• [18MY]

Cuba: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H216 [12JA]

——— U.S. policy, H109 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2989, H2991, H2996 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 449), H6752, H6753, H6755, H6756, H6758 [1OC]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, H2990, H2996 [14MY]

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), H985 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H2649, H2650 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to instruct conferees, H1488 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to redirect certain Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing revenues, H4823 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4823 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit transfer of funds from the Veterans Choice Fund, H2618 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2618 [29AP]

Education: proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H468, H469 [21JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8878 [2DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2649, H2650 [29AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform (H.R. 3611), H6756, H6758 [1OC]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5345, H5346, H5348, H5350, H5354 [22JY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1217), H6906 [8OC]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), consideration (H. Res. 274), H3491, H3492, H3493, H3495, H3496 [20MY]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4989 [9JY]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, H216 [12JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H733, H739 [3FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 449), H6752 [1OC]

Immigration: prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (H.R. 191), H191 [12JA]

——— reform, H470 [21JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5888 [10SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), consideration (H. Res. 449), H6752, H6753, H6755, H6756, H6757, H6758 [1OC]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, H1504 [2MR]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5888 [10SE]

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H185 [9JA]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H627 [27JA]

Magna Carta: anniversary of signing, H4170 [11JN]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6902, H6903, H6906, H6908 [8OC]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel, H1505 [2MR]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H468, H469, H470 [21JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H733, H739 [3FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H130 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H733, H739 [3FE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6902, H6903, H6906, H6908 [8OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6100 [17SE]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 542), H8878 [2DE]

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 (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5345, H5346, H5348, H5354 [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3064), H5351 [22JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3707, H3708 [2JN]

Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of Beta Theta Chapter, E1248• [10SE]

Taxation: improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), unanimous-consent agreement, H4172 [11JN]

University of Mobile: tribute to Project Serve community service day, E1319• [18SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 114–273), H6748 [30SE]

Consideration of H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act and H.R. 702, Remove Restrictions on the Export of Crude Oil from the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 114–290), H6892 [7OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 114–128), H3386 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 114–216), H5329 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 114–112), H2956 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3457, Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 114–273), H6748 [30SE]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 114–273), H6748 [30SE]

Resignations

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2972 [14MY]

Tributes

Bonner, Judy, E798• [1JN]

DeFilippi, George, E1658• [19NO]

Gray, Willie T., E339• [17MR]

Haralson, Jeremiah, E168• [5FE]

Phillips, Sidney, Jr., H6293 [28SE]

Puto, Christopher P., E1286• [16SE]

Reddy, Timothy, H7265 [28OC]

Turner, Benjamin S., E168• [5FE]

Walker, Samuel D., E765• [20MY]

Weinstein, Matt, E1532• [26OC]