SMITH, LAMAR (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4810, H4828 [7JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3687 [2JN]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), H3524 [21MY]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3445 [20MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8278 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Climate-Change Religion, by, Wall Street Journal, S2681 [6MY]

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), H190 [9JA]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H9080 [8DE]

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), H7175 [23OC]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4652 [24JN]

Armed Forces: repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5592 [28JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H2116 [26MR]

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

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

Capitol Police: authorize enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3928), H7742 [4NO]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2912), H4769 [25JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H7625 [3NO]

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]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 1578), H2794 [1MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2500 [28AP]

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), H43 [6JA]

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: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H5776 [29JY]

——— ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see H.R. 2329), H4863 [7JY]

——— making emergency appropriations to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 3612), H6259 [25SE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5764 [29JY]

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), H3642 [1JN]

——— rename Office of Space Commercialization to Office of Space Commerce (see H.R. 2263), H2876 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H5849 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 874), H980 [11FE]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 1158), H1498 [27FE]

——— increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 35), H37 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2794 [1MY]

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]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2500 [28AP]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H5401 [22JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H5031 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7254 [27OC]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see H.R. 1110), H1368 [26FE]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H4544 [18JN]

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H5943 [10SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H6077 [16SE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 3585), H6188 [22SE]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1120), H4652 [24JN]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7626 [3NO]

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), H2035 [25MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1618 [4MR]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H6139 [17SE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H8242 [16NO]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H3922 [8JN]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2880 [12MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H2800 [5MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

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), H2311 [16AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H4773 [25JN]

Endangered species: protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 697), H2356 [21AP]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4432 [16JN]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H1720 [17MR]

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

——— 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), H858 [5FE]

Executive Office of the President: impose penalties on state-sponsors of cyberattacks (see H.R. 3039), H5525 [27JY]

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]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2879 [12MY]

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H4432 [16JN]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 712), H810 [4FE]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H1567 [3MR]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2501 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H103 [7JA]

Financial institutions: improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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), H412 [16JA]

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

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H8242 [16NO]

——— 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]

Fish and fishing: 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), H4383 [15JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2419 [22AP]

Foreign policy: express conditions for U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (see H. Res. 218), H2355 [21AP]

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

——— improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 2913), H4769 [25JN]

——— 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), H5866 [9SE]

——— provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H6789 [1OC]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H2115 [26MR]

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

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H810 [4FE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H581 [26JA]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1567 [3MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

Immigration: allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations submitted advisory opinions (see H.R. 3636), H7028 [20OC]

——— assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2467 [23AP]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H1901 [24MR]

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

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H9013 [3DE]

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

——— 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), H1498 [27FE]

——— express that the Federal government should not persuade or entice States which have made a determination relative to Syrian refugees (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8646 [30NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8279 [17NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1498 [27FE]

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

——— prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4025), H8362 [18NO]

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

——— provide for the apprehension, detention, and removal of certain aliens arrested by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3165), H5469 [23JY]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4218), H9269 [10DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H2879 [12MY]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 1199), H1525 [2MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H.J. Res. 64), H5850 [8SE] (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2879 [12MY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H9692 [17DE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H5332 [21JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H4546 [19JN]

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H8971 [2DE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2500 [28AP]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H4544 [18JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7625 [3NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5332 [21JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H8242 [16NO]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H9206 [9DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H9206 [9DE]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H4493 [17JN]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 810), H865 [9FE] (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]

——— preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 2093), H2653 [29AP]

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

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 23), H36 [6JA]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 1768), H4774 [25JN]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6789 [1OC]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see H.R. 34), H37 [6JA]

——— improve weather research (see H.R. 1561), H1898 [24MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1156), H1498 [27FE]

——— make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under the Technology Innovation Act (see H.R. 1162), H1498 [27FE]

——— require U.S. Chief Technology Officer to be confirmed by the Senate and clarify duties of such position (see H.R. 1764), H2208 [14AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4345 [12JN]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H852 [5FE]

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

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 903), H1166 [25FE]

——— 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 ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5848 [8SE]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H7391 [2NO]

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), H5783 [31JY]

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 buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H4345 [12JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7139 [22OC]

Research: establish a working group to review regulations and make recommendations to improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 1119), H1369 [26FE]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 23), H155 [8JA]

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

Senate Rules: end abuse of Standing Rules and improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (see H. Res. 545), H8971 [2DE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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), H4492 [17JN]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H5775 [29JY]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H8646 [30NO]

Space policy: advance U.S. leadership in planetary science and space exploration through education and outreach (see H.R. 3182), H5465 [23JY]

——— facilitate continued development of commercial remote sensing industry and protect national security (see H.R. 2261), H2876 [12MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (see H.R. 2262), H2876 [12MY]

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), H7091 [21OC]

Taxation: clarify treatment of banks organized as limited liability companies (see H.R. 3287), H5850 [8SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1662 [16MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3211 [14MY]

——— 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), H408 [14JA]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H157 [8JA]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H157 [8JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Terrorism: reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and create fund to compensate U.S. victims of state sponsored terrorism who hold final judgments from Article III courts (see H.R. 3858), H7346 [29OC]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H4243 [11JN]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6189 [22SE]

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), H8411 [19NO]

UNESCO: welcome World Heritage Committee inscription of the San Antonio Missions to the World Heritage list, recognize the Missions as having historical and cultural significance, and congratulate people of San Antonio, TX (see H. Res. 358), H5088 [10JY]

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), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2772 [30AP]

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. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H2957 [13MY]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (see H.R. 2604), H3756 [2JN]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 85), H756 [3FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1498 [27FE]

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

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 758), H853 [5FE]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (see H.R. 3033), H5116 [13JY]

——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Taxation: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1643), H2107 [26MR]

Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (H.R. 2293), H2958 [13MY]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (H.R. 2604), H3758 [2JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 1147), H1500 [27FE]

EPA: prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1115 [24FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), H856 [5FE]

NSF: include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H5117 [13JY]

——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), H5771 [29JY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), H3564 [21MY]

Taxation: promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (H.R. 1643), H2112 [26MR]

Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H2269 [15AP]

Letters

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3425 [20MY]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government (House), H3425 [20MY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3424 [20MY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3425 [20MY]

Coast Guard appropriations: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9239 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E752 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9246 [10DE]

DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9253 [10DE]

Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4573 [23JN]

Homeland Security University-Based Centers Review Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4575 [23JN]

NASA programs authorization: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H891 [10FE]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H85 [7JA]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H85 [7JA]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8841 [1DE]

Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3533 [21MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3533 [21MY]

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1600 [5NO]

Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H90 [7JA]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H90 [7JA]

21st Century Cures Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H5009 [9JY]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 1561, Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act, H3372 [19MY]

Remarks

Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H9240 [10DE]

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, H3163 [14MY]

Bandera Electric Cooperative, Inc.: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, E1751• [9DE]

Center for Immigration Studies: release of study on welfare use by immigrant and native households, E1752• [9DE]

Climate: global warming, H9017 [7DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), H9240 [10DE]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), H5491 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3163 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, H3458 [20MY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H3458, H3459 [20MY]

——— authorize Energy Innovation Hubs, H3456 [20MY]

——— eliminate additional reporting requirements and restrictions on sound scientific processes to independently verify scientific results, H3454, H3455 [20MY]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 874), H3361, H3362 [19MY]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 1158), H3373, H3374, H3377• [19MY]

——— increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 35), H82, H83 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen and improve Science and Technology Directorate (H.R. 3578), H9254 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4810, H4828, H4829 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize surface transportation research and development strategic plan, H7600 [3NO]

Education: address participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H3448 [20MY]

EPA: allow use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications to issue regulations, H1744 [18MR]

——— ensure adequate funding for collection and dissemination of data used for regulations or assessments based upon transparent and reproducible science, H1742 [18MR]

——— funding, H4810 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to propose, finalize, implement, or revise any regulation in which the research data relied upon to support such action is not derived from established scientific methods, H4828, H4829 [7JY]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1733, H1734, H1736, H1738, H1739, H1741, H1742, H1744 [18MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1684 [17MR]

Federal agencies and departments: allow consideration of the social cost of carbon in an environmental review or environmental decision in the Federal permitting process, H6242 [25SE]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), H6242 [25SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), H6114, H6117 [17SE]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5442 [23JY]

——— reform, H4778 [7JY], H5303 [21JY]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H2164 [14AP], H3651 [2JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5925 [10SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5985 [16SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 64), H5791 [8SE]

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 810), H889 [10FE]

——— funding, H3672 [2JN]

National Night Out: observance, E1098• [22JY]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 23), H83, H85 [7JA]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 23), Senate amendment, H5987, H5988, H5989 [16SE]

News media: allegations of media bias, H5345 [22JY], H9090 [9DE], E63• [13JA], E1747•, E1750• [9DE]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H3453 [20MY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), H87, H90 [7JA]

——— improve weather research, H3687 [2JN]

——— improve weather research (H.R. 1561), H3367, H3371, H3372 [19MY]

NSF: establish science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions, H3451 [20MY]

——— establish standard for award of grants that requires an explanation of scientific merit and national interest, H3446, H3447 [20MY]

——— expand Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program mission to include investment in and support for women entrepreneurs, H3450 [20MY]

——— funding, H3672 [2JN]

——— Graduate Research Fellowship Program funding, H3446 [20MY]

——— include a line item in budget request for Research in Disabilities Education program to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), H7184, H7186 [26OC]

——— Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3446 [20MY]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), H1098 [24FE]

——— support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), Senate amendment, H6780 [1OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (H.R. 1156), H3366 [19MY]

——— make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under the Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 1162), H3363, H3364 [19MY]

Padgett Stratemann & Co.: anniversary, E1619• [16NO]

——— Texas Historical Commission Texas Treasure Business Award recipient, E1619• [16NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1100 [24FE]

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, H7600 [3NO]

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.: tribute to employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Haiti, E403• [25MR]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), H4352 [15JN]

Research: establish a working group to review regulations and make recommendations to improve efficiency of Federal research and development (H.R. 1119), H3365, H3366 [19MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7600 [3NO]

San Antonio Music Teachers Association (SAMTA): anniversary, E328• [16MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3672, H3687 [2JN]

Senate Rules: impact of reforming filibuster rules, H5985 [16SE]

Space policy: conduct study analyzing third-party liability for spaceflight participants, H3526 [21MY]

——— ensure the Orbital Traffic Management Study includes input from nonprofit organizations that conduct research in space traffic and orbital activities, H3526 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for experimental permits for reusable rockets to include reusable launch vehicles, H3525 [21MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), H3514, H3525, H3526, H3527, H3528, H3531, H3533 [21MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), consideration (H. Res. 273), H3407• [20MY]

——— facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), Senate amendment, H8191 [16NO]

——— promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector, H3531, H3533 [21MY]

——— provide outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and national Indian institutions for participation in opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3528 [21MY]

——— provide outreach to women-owned and minority-owned businesses on opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3527 [21MY]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness, H3672 [2JN]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3419, H3423, H3424, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3450, H3451, H3453, H3454, H3455, H3456, H3458, H3459, H3484, H3485 [20MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3324 [19MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education to improve U.S. competitiveness, H3484, H3485 [20MY]

Texas: tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy nominees, E834 [3JN]

University of Texas System: tribute, E849• [8JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3898• [4JN], H9286• [11DE], E1449• [8OC]

Water Safety Awareness Month: observance, E701• [14MY]

Reports filed

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1806) (H. Rept. 114–107), H2820 [8MY], H3211 [14MY]

American Super Computing Leadership Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 874) (H. Rept. 114–122), H3386 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 114–124), H3386 [19MY]

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1029) (H. Rept. 114–33), H1523 [2MR]

International Science and Technology Cooperation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1156) (H. Rept. 114–123), H3386 [19MY]

Research and Development Efficiency Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 114–121), H3386 [19MY]

Science Prize Competitions Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 114–125), H3386 [19MY]

Secret Science Reform Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1030) (H. Rept. 114–34), H1524 [2MR]

Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1508) (H. Rept. 114–153), H4381 [15JN]

Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2262) (H. Rept. 114–119), H3308 [18MY]

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 114–126), H3386 [19MY]

Rules

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H844–H847 [5FE]

Tributes

Ewing, Leon, E1427• [6OC]