WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H161 [9JA]

Reflections: Kenneth B. Wingate, E2• [6JA]

Sermon: C. Fitz Simons Allison, E3• [6JA]

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4414 [16JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Former S.C. Governor James Edwards Succumbs to Stroke, Hal Millard, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle, E14• [6JA]

Fundamental Goodness Was the Essence of Jim Edwards, Ron Brinson, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E10• [6JA]

James B. Edwards, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E9• [6JA]

Jim Edwards Had Transformative Role in S.C. Shift to GOP, Robert G. Liming, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E9• [6JA]

Legendary Investor Richard Rainwater Dies—Master Deal Maker Helped Turn Bass Brothers of Texas Into Billionaires, Miguel Bustillo, Gregory Zuckerman, and Rob Copeland, Wall Street Journal, E1373• [28SE]

Man Who Pioneered Roll Call’s Sports Coverage, David Meyers, Roll Call (publication), E1005• [7JY]

What They Are Saying About Gov. Edwards, Columbia (SC) State, E5• [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H7027 [20OC]

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

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

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

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4003 [9JN]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3628), H6706 [29SE]

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

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H2876 [12MY]

——— remove authority of military department Secretaries to revoke combat valor awards (see H.R. 2011), H2464 [23AP]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3507 [20MY]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

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

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H641 [27JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H9307 [11DE]

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), H412 [16JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5089 [10JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H226 [12JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H4774 [25JN]

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

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H641 [27JA]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H2212 [14AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2383), H3574 [22MY]

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), H1526 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H482 [21JA]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 2026), H5524 [27JY]

——— 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), H814 [4FE]

——— submit report on opportunities to equip certain foreign military entities (see H.R. 3324), H5764 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H2799 [5MY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2115 [26MR]

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

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H7333 [28OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H6138 [17SE]

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

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8861 [1DE]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H5239 [15JY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3214 [14MY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H3310 [18MY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5031 [9JY]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1836), H4957 [8JY]

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

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H705 [2FE]

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), H3574 [22MY]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7333 [28OC] (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— eliminate certain programs, close field offices, and lease or sell underutilized properties (see H.R. 2111), H3508 [20MY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H3310 [18MY]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7743 [4NO]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H3310 [18MY]

Executive Office of the President: disapprove Executive order relative to Federal support for State, local, and tribal law enforcement equipment acquisition (see H. Res. 559), H9272 [10DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]

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), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5118 [13JY]

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), H1618 [4MR]

——— prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 266), H1116 [24FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H757 [3FE]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H4863 [7JY]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2212 [14AP]

——— include credit unions as community financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (see H.R. 2473), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2156 [13AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H1116 [24FE] (see H.R. 986), H2419 [22AP]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H1721 [17MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H3391 [19MY]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3879 [3JN]

——— require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

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

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H1165 [25FE]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

Health: establish tax credits and improve the health insurance market to expand access if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see H.R. 2650), H4774 [25JN]

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

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (see H.R. 3014), H5029 [9JY]

Immigration: authorize States in which it is proposed to place or resettle a Syrian refugee to refuse such placement or resettlement if it makes certain certifications (see H.R. 4078), H8646 [30NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8972 [2DE]

——— 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 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), H4863 [7JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 2588), H3641 [1JN]

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

Information technology: identify and document best practices for cyber hygiene to improve computer network security (see H.R. 3664), H7028 [20OC]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H2475 [27AP]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H2879 [12MY]

Iran: 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), H8646 [30NO]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3391 [19MY]

——— urge the President and International Atomic Energy Agency to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into with Iran relative to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see H. Res. 553), H9011 [3DE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H6139 [17SE]

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see H.R. 4083), H8410 [19NO]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 1206), H2419 [22AP]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H2960 [13MY]

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

——— express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5777 [29JY]

J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 2131), H2767 [30AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H1116 [24FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H2475 [27AP]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H2475 [27AP]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H5523 [27JY]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

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

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

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— 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), H2500 [28AP]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H7347 [29OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H919 [10FE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5238 [15JY]

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

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

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H360 [13JA]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4652 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

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

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 1505), H4345 [12JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H360 [13JA]

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

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

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

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H1723 [17MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H8155 [5NO]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H7743 [4NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1664), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2960 [13MY]

——— 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), H757 [3FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5332 [21JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 666), H754 [3FE] (see H.R. 702), H810 [4FE]

——— repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 156), H867 [9FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5981 [15SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3508 [20MY]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H7139 [22OC]

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

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3508 [20MY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7091 [21OC]

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

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), H2110 [26MR]

——— prohibit assignment of account numbers and payment of disability benefits to, and deny credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by, certain illegal aliens (see H.R. 1996), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

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

Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H6789 [1OC]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 1935), H4345 [12JN]

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

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H4771 [25JN]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7390 [2NO]

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]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H4957 [8JY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3508 [20MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2311 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1526 [2MR]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3565 [21MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1084 [20FE]

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

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H42 [6JA]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

——— treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord or placental blood or tissue banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3982), H8151 [5NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H8281 [17NO]

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]

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

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

Veterans: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H9307 [11DE]

——— 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), H5031 [9JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (see H.J. Res. 56), H3574 [22MY]

China: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

District of Columbia: extend authority to establish a commemorative work on Federal land to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his service (see H.R. 477), H530 [22JA]

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]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles (see H.R. 3994), H8152 [5NO]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (see H.R. 2708), H4001 [9JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.J. Res. 56), H3574 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 1594), H1901 [24MR]

District of Columbia: extend authority to establish a commemorative work on Federal land to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his service (H.R. 477), H533 [22JA]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (H.R. 524), H582 [26JA]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: determine appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles (H.R. 3994), H8154 [5NO]

NLRB: reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (H.R. 4022), H8241 [16NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (H.R. 2708), H4002 [9JN]

Essays

Day That Launched a Better Future: Isaiah Casintahan, E1270• [11SE]

Obituaries

Alia, Gregory T.: Columbia (SC) State, E1446• [7OC]

Calhoun, John P.: Charlotte (NC) Observer, E612• [29AP]

Edwards, James B.: Columbia (SC) State, E14• [6JA]

Kiplinger, Austin: Wall Street Journal, E1698• [2DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H55 [7JA], H9313 [15DE]

Remarks

Aiken, SC: South Carolina Main Street Community designee, E1795• [15DE]

Araud, Gerard: U.S. visit by French Ambassador, H1667 [17MR]

Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4460 [17JN]

Army: anniversary, H4247 [12JN]

——— anniversary of Chaplain Corps, H5606 [29JY]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: report on negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, H9274 [11DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H989 [12FE]

——— deficit, H989 [12FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1889 [24MR]

Bulgaria: democracy efforts, H4016 [10JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: dedication of Barry Goldwater statue in National Statuary Hall, H927 [11FE]

Chapin, SC: tribute to Chapin High School senior government class, E632• [30AP]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, H4603 [24JN], E987• [25JN]

Columbia, SC: tribute to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes march against sexual assault, H2219 [15AP]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness, H6264 [28SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H194 [12JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (H.R. 1802), H2366 [22AP]

Cuba: political reform, H6231 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2943 [13MY], H2969 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6770 [1OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, H7131 [22OC], H7178 [26OC]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, H1889 [24MR]

——— Special Operations Forces cyber operations funding, H2943 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Savannah River Site nuclear energy facility, H5809 [8SE]

——— Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility funding, H1040 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Dept. in the permanent record of the employee (H.R. 1038), H3400 [20MY]

Eastern European countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Czech Republic, Romania, and Georgia, H2825 [12MY]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (H.R. 524), H643 [28JA]

Firearms: gun control, H9212 [10DE]

Floods: commend those providing disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in South Carolina, H6984 [20OC], H7038 [21OC], E1445• [7OC]

——— express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, flooding in South Carolina, H6910 [8OC]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H1092 [24FE]

——— commend strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H3319 [19MY]

——— develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4460 [17JN], H8251 [17NO], H8290 [18NO], H8366 [19NO]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks, H8251 [17NO]

Graniteville, SC: anniversary of train wreck, H112 [8JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2261 [15AP]

Honor Flight South Carolina (organization): tribute, H2888 [13MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of South Carolina flooding, H6910 [8OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4414 [16JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5861 [9SE], H5878, H5934• [10SE], H6141 [18SE]

——— assessment of activities since the signing of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H7100 [22OC]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H4876 [8JY], H5035 [10JY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), H2162 [14AP]

——— status of negotiation of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H4876 [8JY]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H6141 [18SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H6141 [18SE]

Journal: question of approval, H2888 [13MY], H3217 [15MY], H3649 [2JN], H3925 [9JN], H4169 [11JN], H4874 [8JY], H5605 [29JY], H8365 [19NO], H9088 [9DE], H9274 [11DE], H9313 [15DE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 3222), H5605 [29JY]

Medal of Honor Bowl: tribute, E63• [13JA]

Memorial Day: observance, H3509 [21MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H8655 [1DE]

Middle East: tribute to organizers of, and Foreign Service representatives met on, congressional delegation trip to Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan, E242• [24FE]

National Apprenticeship Week: observance, H7637 [4NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7196 [27OC], E1550• [27OC]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, H6264 [28SE]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: address to Congress, H1574 [4MR]

Nigeria: condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization), H1733 [18MR]

——— condemn the abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge continued U.S. support and assistance, H7198 [27OC]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1784 [19MR]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (H.R. 4022), E1629• [16NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H483 [22JA]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H5094 [13JY]

——— evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H9212 [10DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H1122 [25FE], H3650 [2JN], H4170 [11JN], H5861 [9SE], H8417 [30NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents, H4414 [16JN]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (H.R. 2708), H3925 [9JN]

Palmetto Health Foundation: tribute to Walk for Life/Race for Life, H7196 [27OC]

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), H55 [7JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), H4876 [8JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H10694 [18DE]

Point of order, H3925 [9JN]

Small Business Saturday: observance, H8869 [2DE]

South Carolina: enforcement of fines against the Dept. of Energy for failure to complete Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility by established deadline, H9313 [15DE]

——— observance of Teacher Appreciation Month, H3218 [15MY]

Stipicevic, John and Kristin: tribute to birth of child, E1709• [3DE]

Sumter, SC: anniversary of SAFE Federal Credit Union, H763 [4FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, H1856 [24MR]

Taxation: rates, H415 [20JA]

Vestal, NY: anniversary of Valleyview Alliance Church, E855• [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1650•, H1651• [16MR], E392• [24MR], E819• [2JN], E906• [16JN], E1453• [8OC], E1500• [21OC]

West Columbia, SC: tribute to Lexington Medical Center Women’s Night Out, H7196 [27OC]

Wilson, Joy and Julian: tribute to birth of child, E1302• [16SE]

World War II: tribute to Flying Tigers fighter squadrons, H4778 [7JY]

Tributes

Alia, Gregory T., E1409• [1OC], E1446• [7OC]

Barton, Alyssa E., E1145• [28JY]

Barton, Jacob, H9089 [9DE]

Barton, Nya S., E1117• [23JY]

Biediger, Mike, E1609• [5NO]

Bohlman, Brian, H5407 [23JY]

Calhoun, John P., E612• [29AP]

Carpenter, Kyle, H2888 [13MY]

Casintahan, Isaiah, E1270• [11SE]

Coble, Howard, H7637 [4NO]

Eden, Martha C., E1490• [20OC]

Edwards, James B., E2•, E5•, E9•, E14• [6JA]

Elmore, Baker, H3771 [3JN]

Kaltrider, Veronica, H159 [9JA]

Kiplinger, Austin, E1697• [2DE]

Maraney, Skip, E1005• [7JY]

McMaster, John G., Jr., E243• [24FE]

Rainwater, Richard, E1373• [28SE]

Ryan, Speaker, H7350 [2NO]