HARRIS, ANDY (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

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

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]

——— prohibit solicitation or accepting donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue is obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3215), H5777 [29JY]

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

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

Afghanistan: call for U.S. recognition of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Con. Res. 13), H814 [4FE]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1942), H4433 [16JN]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H5332 [21JY]

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), H5850 [8SE]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3917 [4JN]

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. 55), H5525 [27JY]

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

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H2108 [26MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H918 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3391 [19MY]

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), H858 [5FE]

——— 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]

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), H2270 [15AP]

——— develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H4138 [10JN]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H916 [10FE]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5769 [29JY]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law (see H.R. 4007), H8972 [2DE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H3759 [2JN]

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]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H4957 [8JY]

EPA: 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), H919 [10FE]

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

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1113 [24FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1113 [24FE]

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

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2156 [13AP]

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]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 332), H4542 [18JN]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H3879 [3JN]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H3215 [14MY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5776 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H6789 [1OC]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5031 [9JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H4957 [8JY]

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

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), H4432 [16JN]

——— 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), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H9026 [7DE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H5173 [14JY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H8243 [16NO]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H157 [8JA]

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

——— 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]

——— 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. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1902 [24MR]

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]

Immigration: 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]

——— modify the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program to make it easier for employers to meet season labor demands (see H.R. 3918), H7741 [4NO]

——— 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), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H37 [6JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3879 [3JN]

——— 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), H5524 [27JY]

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

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: express that provisions do not apply to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and that such agreement is a treaty subject to advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 410), H5867 [9SE]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 3222), H7139 [22OC]

Law enforcement officers: declare a national day of prayer to end targeted violence against law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 430), H6179 [18SE]

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

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

——— audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H2315 [17AP]

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), H8150 [5NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2310 [16AP]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1650), H2107 [26MR]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H9376 [16DE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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), H4138 [10JN]

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

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), H5776 [29JY]

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), H1627 [10MR]

Morocco: extend preferential tariff treatment for certain textile goods (see H.R. 1894), H2794 [1MY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H7743 [4NO]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4544 [18JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5293 [16JY]

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), H1085 [20FE]

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), H7391 [2NO]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (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]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H2772 [30AP]

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), H5330 [21JY]

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]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4243 [11JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— require certain programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test (see H.R. 3047), H5469 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

——— recognize that Christians and Yazidis in certain countries are targets of genocide and provide expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals (see H.R. 3942), H8150 [5NO]

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), H984 [11FE]

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]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H4863 [7JY]

Supreme Court: disagree with 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 (see H. Res. 359), H5088 [10JY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4957 [8JY]

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

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

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H2773 [30AP]

——— 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. 1298), H2115 [26MR] (see H.R. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4003 [9JN]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see H.R. 2520), H4957 [8JY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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), H7390 [2NO]

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), H703 [2FE]

Transportation: allow States flexibility with safety standards for certain farm vehicles and drivers without jeopardizing Federal transportation funding (see H.R. 3473), H7139 [22OC]

——— empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5032 [9JY]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H2035 [25MR]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1136), H1369 [26FE]

——— require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H8971 [2DE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H6749 [30SE]

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), H1662 [16MR] (see H.R. 1732), H2420 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

NIH: authorize a program of high-risk, high-reward research (see H.R. 2448), H3388 [19MY]

——— provide for a research strategic plan (see H.R. 2447), H3388 [19MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H155 [8JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 3498), H5974 [11SE]

Taxation: allow an annual elective surcharge in lieu of estate tax (see H.R. 3508), H5980 [15SE]

Constitutional authority statements

NIH: authorize a program of high-risk, high-reward research (H.R. 2448), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide for a research strategic plan (H.R. 2447), H3390 [19MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (H.R. 221), H156 [8JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 3498), H5975 [11SE]

Taxation: allow an annual elective surcharge in lieu of estate tax (H.R. 3508), H5980 [15SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H859 [9FE], H1625 [10MR], H3575 [26MY], H5983 [16SE], H6979 [16OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H859 [9FE], H1625 [10MR], H6979 [16OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2935 [13MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1732 [18MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H929 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), consideration (H. Res. 100), H942 [11FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H942 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H3790, H3791 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to implement prohibition on health care providers providing recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H2609 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2609 [29AP]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5011 [9JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6330 [29SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6318, H6319 [29SE]

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), Senate amendments, H7655 [4NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6318, H6319, H6330 [29SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7655 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3790, H3791 [3JN]

Transportation: facilitate commercial waterborne transportation of domestic aggregate for nationally significant freight and highway projects, H7655 [4NO]

Ukraine: provide humanitarian assistance, E1753• [9DE]

Tributes

Kirwan, William E. (Brit), E1023• [9JY]