BURGESS, MICHAEL C. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3205 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4851, H4865 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3832 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2724, H2774 [30AP]

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), H7726 [4NO]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H3236 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5089 [10JY]

——— 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]

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), H8414 [19NO]

——— require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H6749 [30SE]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6976 [9OC]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 2019), H4003 [9JN]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1925), H2354 [21AP]

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. 1), H2036 [25MR]

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), H2357 [21AP]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6749 [30SE]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 4152), H9206 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: impose a statute of limitations on the ability to recover certain indebtedness owed to the U.S. by uniformed services members, including retired and former members (see H.R. 3388), H5767 [29JY]

——— 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 Education: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see H.R. 2960), H5293 [16JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see H.R. 2544), H3560 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see H.R. 1725), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H1567 [3MR]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution of cough medicines by teenagers (see H.R. 3250), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H2773 [30AP]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H4862 [7JY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 1807), H2268 [15AP]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]

——— 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), H1618 [4MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 1669), H2108 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4383 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H9692 [17DE]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 3113), H5291 [16JY]

——— 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), H1900 [24MR]

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

——— promote sickle cell trait research (see H. Res. 296), H3878 [3JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3658), H6749 [30SE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H5867 [9SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

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]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5332 [21JY]

EPA: require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see H.R. 1320), H1807 [19MR]

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), H6792 [2OC]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 1605), H2310 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4863 [7JY]

FBI: require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9376 [16DE]

FCC: prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1565 [3MR]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1526 [2MR]

——— facilitate dissemination of health care economic information (see H.R. 2452), H3388 [19MY]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 909), H1032 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H1526 [2MR]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 942), H1034 [12FE]

Firearms: 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), H1626 [10MR]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2656 [29AP]

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

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 439), H668 [30JA]

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

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

——— 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), H36 [6JA]

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

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1373 [26FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H190 [9JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H980 [11FE]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2156 [13AP]

——— 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 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), H8415 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H5089 [10JY]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

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

Iran: clarify conditions for use of Presidential waiver authority for certain sanctions (see H. Res. 454), H6788 [1OC]

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

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H6787 [1OC]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6229 [24SE]

——— prohibit statutory sanctions relief unless the Senate provides advise and consent to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 3199), H5850 [8SE]

IRS: terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H2155 [13AP]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H360 [13JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4544 [18JN]

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

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

Medicaid: provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H757 [3FE]

——— adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2513), H3917 [4JN]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H7255 [27OC]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2212 [14AP]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H854 [5FE]

——— 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), H6706 [29SE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H9026 [7DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H5031 [9JY]

——— 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), H5943 [10SE]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 976), H1067 [13FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H1166 [25FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3214 [14MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H408 [14JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 141), H1566 [3MR]

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

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

National security: ensure preparedness for chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear threats (see H.R. 3299), H9307 [11DE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4383 [15JN]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6894 [7OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H2794 [1MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3508 [20MY]

Palestinian Authority: prohibit U.S. assistance until request to join International Criminal Court is withdrawn (see H.R. 277), H814 [4FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H2475 [27AP]

——— 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. 555), H1071 [13FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H190 [9JA] (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H5089 [10JY]

——— 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 provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 588), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H641 [27JA]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5089 [10JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5943 [10SE]

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

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), H5777 [29JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3310 [18MY]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 1770), H2208 [14AP]

——— 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]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H6707 [29SE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 109), H1568 [3MR]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H6076 [16SE]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6179 [18SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

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), H6749 [30SE]

——— 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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H5298 [20JY]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H1618 [4MR]

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), H7391 [2NO]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2820), H5404 [22JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Taiwan: affirm that the Taiwan Relations Act and Six Assurances are the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations (see H. Con. Res. 88), H9376 [16DE]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4003 [9JN]

——— support U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9692 [17DE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H4491 [17JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1720), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1568 [3MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H1806 [19MR]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H1806 [19MR]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5849 [8SE]

Transportation Security Administration: improve the Federal Flight Deck Officers program (see H.R. 4300), H10710 [18DE]

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), H8646 [30NO]

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H5942 [10SE]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

CIA: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 466), H530 [22JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2417), H3387 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 668), H754 [3FE]

——— consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider consolidation (see H.R. 1373), H1661 [16MR]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1565 [3MR]

——— facilitate responsible dissemination of scientific and medical information not included in the approved labeling of drugs and devices (see H.R. 2414), H3387 [19MY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H356 [13JA]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H703 [2FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 205), H154 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H8644 [30NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H8644 [30NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 2042), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), consideration (see H. Res. 138), H1565 [3MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), consideration (see H. Res. 138), H1565 [3MR]

——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 434), H479 [21JA]

FAA: establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1939), H2415 [22AP]

FDA: establish streamlined data review program relative to approval of licensure of certain drugs (see H.R. 2415), H3387 [19MY]

——— evaluate potential use of evidence from clinical experience to help support approval of new indications for approved drugs (see H.R. 2416), H3387 [19MY]

——— permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (see H.R. 298), H357 [13JA]

Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are placed in Federal custody due to their immigration status (see H.R. 530), H581 [26JA]

GAO: assess the FDA’s current regulatory pathway for reviewing generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products (see H.R. 1576), H1899 [24MR]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 350), H4954 [8JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 70), H702 [2FE]

Health care professionals: exempt continuing medical education events and the distribution of medical textbooks and peer-reviewed journals from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements (see H.R. 293), H356 [13JA]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

Medicare: 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), H3505 [20MY]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see H.R. 2196), H2791 [1MY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1801 [19MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

Patents: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 2045), H2496 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 70), H702 [2FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H4430 [16JN]

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 (see H. Res. 539), H8644 [30NO] (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2771), H4381 [15JN]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1196), H1524 [2MR]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1113 [24FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H4430 [16JN]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3958), H8150 [5NO]

Wright, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 254), H2877 [12MY]

Constitutional authority statements

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (H.R. 3660), H6788 [1OC]

CIA: prohibit use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action and transfer authority to conduct such strikes to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 466), H532 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (H.R. 2417), H3389 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 668), H756 [3FE]

——— consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider consolidation (H.R. 1373), H1662 [16MR]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (H.R. 1209), H1566 [3MR]

——— facilitate responsible dissemination of scientific and medical information not included in the approved labeling of drugs and devices (H.R. 2414), H3389 [19MY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (H.R. 292), H359 [13JA]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 647), H704 [2FE]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 648), H704 [2FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 205), H155 [8JA]

EPA: repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (H.R. 434), H481 [21JA]

FAA: establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons in the national airspace system (H.R. 1939), H2418 [22AP]

FDA: establish streamlined data review program relative to approval of licensure of certain drugs (H.R. 2415), H3389 [19MY]

——— evaluate potential use of evidence from clinical experience to help support approval of new indications for approved drugs (H.R. 2416), H3389 [19MY]

——— permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (H.R. 298), H359 [13JA]

Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are placed in Federal custody due to their immigration status (H.R. 530), H583 [26JA]

GAO: assess the FDA’s current regulatory pathway for reviewing generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products (H.R. 1576), H1901 [24MR]

Health care professionals: exempt continuing medical education events and the distribution of medical textbooks and peer-reviewed journals from manufacturer transparency reporting requirements (H.R. 293), H359 [13JA]

Medicare: 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 (H.R. 2461), H3506 [20MY]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (H.R. 2196), H2793 [1MY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 1470), H1804 [19MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H1900 [24MR]

Patents: provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (H.R. 2045), H2498 [28AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H1900 [24MR]

Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (H.R. 2771), H4382 [15JN]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 1196), H1525 [2MR]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1115 [24FE]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (H.R. 3958), H8153 [5NO]

Cost Estimates

Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act (H.R. 639): CBO, H1641• [16MR]

Letters

Texas refusal to accept any Syrian refugees: Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, E1623• [16NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5789 [8SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. and clarify eligibility of such members for combat-related special compensation, H2322 [21AP]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), H5804 [8SE]

——— exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain Social Security benefit transfers used for educational purposes, H4977 [9JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 19), H115, H116, H117, H123 [8JA]

——— reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4449 [17JN]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H2724, H2725 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3205, H3206 [14MY]

——— report on auditable financial statements of military departments and agencies, H3205, H3206 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: facilitate responsible dissemination of scientific and medical information not included in the approved labeling of drugs and devices, H4977 [9JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases, H4977 [9JY]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 647), H1641, H1642 [16MR]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 648), H1642, H1643 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H240 [13JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1379 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4851, H4852 [7JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608, H4610, H4611, H4612 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration operations and research funding, H3833 [3JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3833 [3JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875, H8881, H8882 [2DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2724, H2725 [30AP]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), consideration (H. Res. 539), H8658, H8661, H8662 [1DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), consideration (H. Res. 539), H8658, H8661, H8662 [1DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 2042), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608, H4610, H4611, H4612, H4614 [24JN]

——— impact of release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas River tributary near Silverton, CO, H5790 [8SE]

——— prohibit compensation of employees using a special pay-scale intended for healthcare industry leaders, H4851, H4852 [7JY]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), consideration (H. Res. 138), H1670, H1672, H1673, H1675 [17MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), consideration (H. Res. 138), H1670, H1672, H1673, H1675 [17MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 1031), H1673 [17MR]

FDA: establish streamlined data review program relative to approval of licensure of certain drugs, H4977 [9JY]

Garland, TX; tribute to Garland Police Dept., for response to shooting at Curtis Culwell Center, H2858 [12MY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5094 [13JY]

——— accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4976, H4977, H4981, H4982, H4983, H4984 [9JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H713, H716, H717, H719, H720 [3FE]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (H. Res. 333), H4608, H4610, H4611, H4612 [24JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (H. Res. 173), H2038, H2039 [26MR]

——— legislative process, H717 [3FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H240 [13JA], H1379 [27FE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H539 [26JA]

Journal: question of approval, H2037 [26MR]

Lewisville, TX: anniversary of Denco Area 9-1-1 District, E1247• [10SE]

Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (S. 1461), H9062 [8DE]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), H5218 [15JY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2074 [26MR], H2118 [13AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038, H2039, H2044 [26MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers, H7724, H7725 [4NO]

——— increase funding, reform reporting requirements, exempt low-volume vehicle manufacturers from safety standards, and revise retention of safety records by manufacturers, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, H5986 [16SE]

National Sunglasses Day: observance, E1001• [7JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1786), H8657 [1DE]

NIH: funding, H4981, H4982 [9JY]

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, H7724, H7725, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4350 [15JN]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H115, H116, H123 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H713, H716, H717, H719, H720 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4449, H4453, H4454 [17JN]

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. 539), H8658, H8661, H8662 [1DE]

——— 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), H8875, H8881, H8882 [2DE]

——— repeal Federal energy conservation standards, H8875 [2DE]

Refugees: decision of Texas governor to deny asylum to Syrian refugees, H8158 [16NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7724, H7725, H7727, H7728 [4NO]

Russia: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, H6800 [6OC]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2074 [26MR], H2118 [13AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038, H2039, H2044 [26MR]

Sturgis, SD: anniversary of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, H5608 [29JY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4449, H4453, H4454 [17JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1555• [28OC]

Wright, Jim: tribute (H. Res. 254), H2855 [12MY]

Reports filed

Clarify House Proceedings and Actions During Independence Day District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Clarify Proceedings and Actions During Spring District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 19) (H. Rept. 114–1), H103 [7JA]

Consideration of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 350) (H. Rept. 114–193), H4954 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 114–353), H8644 [30NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act and H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 114–157), H4430 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 596, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 114–13), H702 [2FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1029, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act and H.R. 1030, Secret Science Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 114–37), H1565 [3MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 23, Disapprove EPA Rule on Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Electric Utility Generating Units: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 114–353), H8644 [30NO]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 24, Disapprove EPA Rule on Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Electric Utility Generating Units: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 114–353), H8644 [30NO]

Statements

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Executive Office of the President, H2040 [26MR]

Tributes

Adami, Gilbert E., E1002• [7JY]

Ancell, Perry, E1726• [8DE]

Burnett, Quentin, E865• [10JN]

Callahan, Diane, E1403• [1OC]

Cates, Jimmy, E59• [13JA]

Coffey, Jim A., E1248• [10SE]

Coulter, Cody, E1726• [8DE]

Hassell, Shea, E1726• [8DE]

Keith, Lee R. (Tex), E62• [13JA]

McGinnis, Joe Bob, E1179• [29JY]

Pitstick, John, E66• [14JA]

Reddell, Penny, E873• [10JN]

Sims, Carolyn, E845• [4JN]