ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H408 [14JA]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H7090 [21OC]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure inclusion of black lung disease benefits in replacement language for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H. Res. 167), H1900 [24MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H408 [14JA]

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), H5031 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2356 [21AP]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2467 [23AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3879 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H9026 [7DE]

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

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6136 [17SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H2772 [30AP]

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), H2467 [23AP]

EPA: consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 3015), H5029 [9JY]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8282 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8282 [17NO]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H4243 [11JN]

——— incentivize the development of abuse-deterrent drugs (see H.R. 2335), H3212 [14MY]

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

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H3574 [22MY]

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), H4137 [10JN]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5788 [4AU]

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

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

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), H5298 [20JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H8154 [5NO]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5777 [29JY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9329 [15DE]

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

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H2315 [17AP] (see H.R. 1919), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse (see H.R. 2298), H3215 [14MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1618 [4MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5591 [28JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H3565 [21MY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2773 [30AP]

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

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), H5089 [10JY]

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

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H9026 [7DE]

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), H6307 [28SE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2794 [1MY]

Social Security: 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), H916 [10FE]

Taxation: exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see H.R. 3409), H5768 [29JY]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 867), H980 [11FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4003 [9JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2773 [30AP]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H8281 [17NO]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H190 [9JA]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H703 [2FE]

Ukraine: provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H. Res. 162), H1848 [23MR]

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), H3758 [2JN]

Water: 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), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1732), H2467 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 75), H9205 [9DE] (see H.J. Res. 78), H9374 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 240), H187 [9JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 35), H1370 [26FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H9206 [9DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), H9375 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H189 [9JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), H1372 [26FE]

Explanations

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 240), H275–H322 [13JA]

Motions

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), H7286 [28OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H9295 [11DE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), H6733 [30SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9660, H9664, H9675 [17DE]

——— making continuing, H6733, H6737 [30SE], H9295 [11DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), H9338 [16DE]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7273, H7302, H7311 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4052 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H274 [13JA], H1388, H1391, H1392 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations, H1495 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), H1386, H1388, H1391, H1392 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, E451• [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H9664 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4726 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2580 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9660, H9664, H9675 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3826 [3JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1387, H1388, H1392 [27FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8384 [19NO]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H7273, H7302, H7311 [28OC]

Kentucky River Coal Corp.: anniversary, E671• [12MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3345 [19MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2250), Senate amendments, H9295 [11DE]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding through reductions in Bureau of Prisons building and facilities funding, H3683 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), Senate amendment, H1495 [27FE]

Pikeville, KY: anniversary of Pikeville Independent School District, E1126• [27JY]

——— tribute to Pikeville High School football team, E1821• [17DE]

Point of order, H1493 [27FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3667, H3683 [2JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), Senate amendment, H6733, H6737 [30SE]

Votes: position on missed, E945• [23JN]

Reports filed

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2015: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 114–198), H5116 [13JY]

Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2016: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 114–118), H3308 [18MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 114–97), H2652 [29AP]

Rules

Committee on Appropriations (House), H694•–H697• [2FE]

Tributes

Miller, Jennifer, E80• [20JA]

Moncrief, Ray, E55• [13JA]

Neal, Connie, E1111• [23JY]

Rigney, Michael J., E1743• [9DE]

Ringler, Michael, E943• [23JN]

Sinclair, A.L., E57• [13JA]

Smith, Jordan, E1816• [17DE]

Smoot, Dan, E184• [10FE]

Terry, Paul D., E1481• [20OC]

Tonini, Edward W., E1747• [9DE]

Turner, Chuck, H9660 [17DE], E1801• [16DE]