OLSON, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H1501 [27FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

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

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

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1695), H2109 [26MR]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4774 [25JN]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see H.R. 2835), H5239 [15JY]

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

——— 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), H7255 [27OC]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3391 [19MY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5777 [29JY]

——— require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, uniformed services appointments, or appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 1425), H1768 [18MR]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H1850 [23MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H2795 [1MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3564 [21MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H408 [14JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5238 [15JY]

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

——— clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see H.R. 504), H2879 [12MY]

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

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2912), H5298 [20JY]

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), H5404 [22JY]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H6981 [16OC]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

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), H1618 [4MR]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H5173 [14JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1038 [12FE]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 3052), H5239 [15JY]

——— prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H224 [12JA]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H8242 [16NO]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H919 [10FE]

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), H2035 [25MR]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5239 [15JY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H1084 [20FE]

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), H5239 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H1116 [24FE]

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), H1618 [4MR]

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

——— authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H4594 [23JN]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2417), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— repeal certain programs in order to provide more State and local control of education (see H.R. 773), H853 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H4770 [25JN]

——— establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve program (see H.R. 2244), H4544 [18JN]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H404 [14JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H7255 [27OC]

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

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3729), H6936 [8OC]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H5293 [16JY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H4593 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— eliminate offsetting accounts available for use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (see H.R. 2825), H4541 [18JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 276), H5238 [15JY]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H6307 [28SE]

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5293 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H4863 [7JY]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5239 [15JY]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H6308 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4594 [23JN]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H984 [11FE]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6976 [9OC]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H2794 [1MY]

——— clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H2357 [21AP]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see H.R. 2145), H5238 [15JY]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H5238 [15JY]

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

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4594 [23JN]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H3390 [19MY]

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

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2271 [15AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

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), H867 [9FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H919 [10FE]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H2419 [22AP]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see H.R. 585), H660 [28JA]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H7333 [28OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6306 [28SE]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 2557), H4774 [25JN]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H810 [4FE]

Executive departments: prohibit Secretaries from maintaining a private e-mail server for conducting official Government business (see H.R. 3743), H7255 [27OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1568 [3MR]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4594 [23JN]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 2669), H5031 [9JY]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2879 [12MY]

——— prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 2666), H3914 [4JN]

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H858 [5FE]

——— 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), H582 [26JA]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 598), H858 [5FE]

——— 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]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 183), H360 [13JA]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4593 [23JN]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephone interactions by executive branch employees with individuals relative to audio recordings of such interactions (see H.R. 2856), H5239 [15JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H4774 [25JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2795 [1MY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2271 [15AP]

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

——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H8646 [30NO]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H5239 [15JY]

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

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), H1037 [12FE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H4593 [23JN]

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), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 2913), H5298 [20JY]

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H867 [9FE]

GSA: prohibit leasing of space to house Federal employees hired to process Executive orders implementing immigration reform (see H.R. 2801), H7028 [20OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3758 [2JN]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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 (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 50), H6261 [25SE]

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]

——— limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H6307 [28SE]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H4593 [23JN]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H2794 [1MY]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H408 [14JA]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2036 [25MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H360 [13JA]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5239 [15JY]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5239 [15JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5239 [15JY]

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

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H2500 [28AP]

——— 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), H1636 [13MR]

——— 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]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 583), H867 [9FE]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H5469 [23JY]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5239 [15JY]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

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

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H226 [12JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H157 [8JA]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 3002), H5239 [15JY]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 300), H5238 [15JY] (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H5298 [20JY]

——— provide that certain pregnant aliens are ineligible to receive visas or be admitted to the U.S. (see H.R. 2484), H3506 [20MY]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H919 [10FE]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H6308 [28SE]

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

India: recognize independence anniversary and contributions of Americans of Indian descent and call for continued strengthening of relations and advancing the strategic partnership with the U.S. (see H. Res. 395), H5769 [29JY]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 1423), H6307 [28SE]

——— permit cooperative governing of public entity health benefits through local governments in secondary States (see H.R. 2869), H4650 [24JN]

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

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H2500 [28AP]

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

——— reaffirm role of the House in review and approval or disapproval of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and disapprove U.N. Security Council consideration prior to congressional review (see H. Res. 379), H5467 [23JY]

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), H1850 [23MR]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 599), H814 [4FE]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H5239 [15JY]

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]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H4652 [24JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5293 [16JY]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1618 [4MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H9376 [16DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H5848 [8SE]

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

Medicare: 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), H4594 [23JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2357 [21AP]

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H5239 [15JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1038 [12FE]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H5848 [8SE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H1663 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H814 [4FE]

——— provide for an established provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (see H.R. 4077), H8360 [18NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6308 [28SE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H4593 [23JN]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H2656 [29AP]

——— 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]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H1618 [4MR]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (see H.R. 817), H2794 [1MY]

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]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 109), H408 [14JA] (see H.R. 1585), H1899 [24MR]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H1624 [6MR]

——— prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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), H5239 [15JY]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H1618 [4MR]

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 805), H1723 [17MR]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 161), H42 [6JA]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6976 [9OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4652 [24JN]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1618 [4MR]

——— 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 Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4432 [16JN]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish certain information on rulemakings (see H.R. 1759), H2656 [29AP]

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H5239 [15JY]

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), H2773 [30AP]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H5592 [28JY]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 420), H1806 [19MR]

——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H4593 [23JN]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2658), H4594 [23JN]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H5238 [15JY]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 392), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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), H2357 [21AP]

——— prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1771 [18MR]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (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 employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H3879 [3JN]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2799 [5MY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H2773 [30AP]

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

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (see H.R. 3823), H7174 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H4652 [24JN]

——— restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7190 [26OC]

——— 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]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1069 [13FE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7028 [20OC]

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), H2151 [13AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H4593 [23JN]

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), H7139 [22OC]

Small business: improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (see H.R. 2868), H5239 [15JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

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]

——— 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), H858 [5FE]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H1072 [13FE]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6707 [29SE]

SSA: implement certain recordkeeping recommendations (see H.R. 2777), H5239 [15JY]

——— prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H6308 [28SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

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), H6261 [25SE]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2773 [30AP]

Tariff: exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the U.S. (see H.R. 1773), H3214 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H5239 [15JY]

——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H1613 [4MR]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H3391 [19MY]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H1038 [12FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4594 [23JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H8861 [1DE]

——— permit the Dept. of the Treasury and the SSA to disclose certain return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 2398), H5239 [15JY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H3254 [15MY]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1771 [18MR]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1249), H1850 [23MR] (see H.R. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— 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. 631), H814 [4FE] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

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

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H6188 [22SE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H225 [12JA]

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

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 503), H5238 [15JY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5298 [20JY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 1513), H1803 [19MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1566 [3MR]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 4152), H8970 [2DE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: sunset authority exercised through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (see H.R. 3302), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: review economic cost of adding species to endangered or threatened species list (see H.R. 2134), H2767 [30AP]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 1558), H1898 [24MR]

EPA: amend national ambient air quality standards, including certain ozone standards (see H.R. 4265), H9374 [16DE]

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

——— 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), H1613 [4MR]

Immigration: require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 489), H531 [22JA]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H2496 [28AP]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H2956 [13MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (H.R. 4152), H8971 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (H.R. 1192), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: sunset authority exercised through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (H.R. 3302), H5771 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: review economic cost of adding species to endangered or threatened species list (H.R. 2134), H2770 [30AP]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (H.R. 1558), H1900 [24MR]

EPA: amend national ambient air quality standards, including certain ozone standards (H.R. 4265), H9375 [16DE]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 1388), H1722 [17MR]

——— 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 (H.R. 1320), H1617 [4MR]

Immigration: require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 2491), H3562 [21MY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (H.R. 489), H533 [22JA]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (H.R. 2043), H2498 [28AP]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (H.R. 2292), H2958 [13MY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Alexandra Rebeles, E410• [25MR]

——— Arjun Kunjilwar, E431• [26MR]

——— Austin Hernandez, E442• [26MR]

——— Avery Bayham, E416• [25MR]

——— Brian Rerich, E487• [14AP]

——— Brittany Exley, E470• [13AP]

——— Caroline Jok, E392• [24MR]

——— Conor Devlin, E399• [24MR]

——— Grant Dentry, E401• [24MR]

——— Henri Duygulu, E419• [25MR]

——— Jack Hawkins, E398• [24MR]

——— Jillian Saboe, E437• [26MR]

——— Jonathan Roth, E396• [24MR]

——— Jude Kibodeaux, E395• [24MR]

——— Kanika Draksharam, E393• [24MR]

——— Kathryn Carrabine, E420• [25MR]

——— Luke Moffett, E435• [26MR]

——— Madison Brasuell, E445• [26MR]

——— Manzi Masozera, E474• [13AP]

——— Marshall Foster, E447• [26MR]

——— Matteo Aloia, E478• [14AP]

——— Michael Brenan, E415• [25MR]

——— Naimah Sarwar, E468• [13AP]

——— Nicolas Jeffress, E439• [26MR]

——— Paola Obispo, E471• [13AP]

——— Phillip Prater, E489• [14AP]

——— Prakul Suresh, E466• [13AP]

——— Rida Sarwar, E413• [25MR]

——— Riley Franks, E409• [25MR]

——— Rituparna Mukherjee, E408• [25MR]

——— Robert Ward, E441• [26MR]

——— Rohit Raina, E406• [25MR]

——— Sheryl Soundar, E413• [25MR]

——— Taylor Nguyen, E480• [14AP]

——— Yussra Hamid, E472• [13AP]

——— Zach Janda, E482• [14AP]

Remarks

Ahuja, Siddhant: President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, E923• [18JN]

Ahuja, Smriti: President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient, E923• [18JN]

Alejandro, Vanessa: inclusion in Glamour (publication) Top 10 College Women of the Year list, E617• [29AP]

Allison, James: Lasker Foundation Lasker-Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award recipient, E1300• [16SE]

Aly, Alaa: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1573• [2NO]

Anderson, Darius: Touchdown Club of Houston, TX, Offensive Player of the Year award recipient, E1802• [16DE]

Bell, Rodney: Morton Masonic Lodge No. 72 Mirabeau B. Lamar Outstanding Educator Award recipient, E929• [18JN]

Bolton, Leah: Brazoria County, TX, Junior Achievement (organization) Business Hall of Fame Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1352• [24SE]

Bradley, Sharon: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Elementary and Secondary Principal of the Year award recipient, E1019• [8JY]

Budget: deficit, H7034 [21OC]

Carpenter, Allison: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1300• [16SE]

Chai, Jessica: Texas Dept. of Transportation Don’t Mess With Texas Elementary School Art Contest participant, E869• [10JN]

Christiono, Anne: Texas Dept. of Transportation Don’t Mess With Texas Elementary School Art Contest participant, E867• [10JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H175 [9JA]

De La Cruz, Osiel: Texas Louisiana Gulf District and Exchange Club of Pearland, TX, Pearland Officer of the Year award recipient, E611• [29AP]

DeMerchant, LaQuitta: World Youth Foundation Community Impact Award recipient, E863• [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4800 [7JY]

Downey, Karen: League for Innovation in the Community College John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award recipient, E525• [16AP]

Du, Annabelle: Texas Dept. of Transportation Don’t Mess With Texas Elementary School Art Contest participant, E870• [10JN]

Echard, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628• [16NO]

Electric power: improve emergency preparedness, resolve environmental and grid reliability conflicts, enhance infrastructure security, evaluate strategic transformer reserve feasibility, and establish security valuation procedures, H7740 [4NO]

EPA: allow establishment of an updated national ozone standard, H4800 [7JY]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8829, H8830 [1DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8829, H8830 [1DE]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 1388), H1773 [19MR]

Finnegan, Vince: Rosenberg, TX, Central Fort Bend Chamber Business Person of the Year award recipient, E91• [21JA]

Fisher, Paddy: Greater Houston, TX, High School Rotary Lombardi Award recipient, E1807• [16DE]

Fort Bend, TX: tribute to Fort Bend Christian Academy baseball team, E932• [18JN]

Fort Bend County, TX: tribute to public transportation, E1597• [4NO]

Froberg, Alfred, Jr.: Brazoria County, TX, Junior Achievement (organization) Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1445• [7OC]

Garcia, Angelica: Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Women’s Business Star award recipient, E834• [3JN]

Garza, Katie: Mrs. United States pageant winner, E1152• [28JY]

Gonzalez, Carlos: tribute to participation in NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, E1303• [16SE]

Gorman, Douglas: Katy, TX, Area Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E370• [19MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H9092 [9DE]

HEB Grocery Co., LP: anniversary, E898• [15JN]

Heinly, Tom: Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., Principal of the Year award recipient, E1641• [17NO]

Hernandez, Arturo: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award recipient, E271• [27FE]

Hines, Melanie: Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, TX, Elementary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E618• [29AP]

Houston, TX: anniversary of deaths of firefighters killed in hotel fire, H3632 [1JN]

——— anniversary of Houston Asian Chamber of Commerce, E948• [23JN]

——— anniversary of Logos Preparatory Academy, E1117• [23JY]

——— Memorial Hermann Health System recipient of EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year award, E615• [29AP]

——— tribute to launch of direct flights between Houston and Taipei, Taiwan, E873• [10JN]

——— tribute to Lutheran South Academy baseball and girls’ softball teams, E823• [2JN]

——— tribute to Port of Houston Authority, E303• [4MR]

——— tribute to TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital wheelchair basketball team, E613• [29AP]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5887 [10SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 64), H5808 [8SE]

Journal: question of approval, H1773 [19MR]

Katy, TX: Harmony Science Academy winner of It’s Time Texas (organization) Growing Healthy Schools campaign, E1706• [3DE]

——— Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital nursing staff recipients of American Nursing Credentialing Center Pathway to Excellence designation, E1301• [16SE]

——— Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital recipient of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program meritorious ranking, E1635• [17NO]

——— Rotary Club of Katy recipient of Katy, TX, Area Chamber of Commerce Exceptional Service Award, E367• [19MR]

——— Seven Lakes High School Symphony Orchestra selected as Texas Music Educators Association Honor Full Orchestra, E1303• [16SE]

——— tribute to Cinco Ranch High School robotics team, E610• [29AP]

——— tribute to Katy High School girls’ softball team, E863• [9JN]

——— tribute to The Fellowship (church) ‘‘Run4theChildren’’ charity race, E202• [12FE]

Kolle, Brice: Marine Military Academy, Harlingen, TX, Cadet of the Month award recipient, E162• [4FE]

Lacquey, Rebecca: Humanities Texas (organization) Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recipient, E1596• [4NO]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5814 [8SE]

League City, TX: tribute to Clear Creek Independent School District robotics team, E863• [9JN]

Levan, Matt: Sugar Land, TX, Police Dept., Officer of the Year award recipient, E308• [4MR]

Li, Eric: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E823• [2JN]

Living Water International (organization): anniversary, E1094• [21JY]

Lowe, Shelby: Pearland, TX, Employee of the Year award recipient, E51• [12JA], E94• [21JA]

Lunches of Love (organization): tribute, E1018• [8JY]

Marshall, TX: tribute to Marshall High School boys’ track and field team, E753• [19MY]

Mayland, Brittany: Houston Texans (football team) and First Community Credit Union Star in the Classroom award recipient, E1761• [10DE]

McCord, John: Houston 100 Club, Inc., Officer of the Year Award recipient, E122• [27JA]

Meadows Place, TX: tribute, E614• [29AP]

Meneses, Matheus: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628• [16NO]

Missouri City, TX: anniversary of Missouri City Middle School, E1570• [2NO]

——— anniversary of Quail Valley Elementary School, E1572• [2NO]

——— Scenic Texas (nonprofit organization) Platinum Level Scenic City Certification recipient, E1234• [8SE]

——— tribute to Ridge Point High School football team, H9332 [16DE]

Morrow, Jennifer: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Elementary and Secondary Principal of the Year award recipient, E1017• [8JY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E248• [25FE], E260• [26FE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7194 [27OC]

Needville, TX: tribute to Needville High School girls’ softball team, E864• [9JN]

Norman, Tammy: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Elementary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1016• [8JY]

Okolo, Joshua: Texas Summer THINK Challenge award recipient, E1629• [16NO]

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, H7740 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7402 [3NO]

Pearland, TX: inclusion of Killen’s Barbecue (restaurant) in GQ (publication) ‘‘Most Outstanding Restaurants’’ list, E266• [27FE]

——— Sablatura Middle School student council recipient of National Association of Elementary School Principals Student Council Excellence Award, E824• [2JN]

——— Scenic Texas (nonprofit organization) Gold Level Scenic City Certification recipient, E1489• [20OC]

——— tribute to Killen’s Barbeque (restaurant), E966• [24JN]

——— tribute to Pearland Saints softball team, E1342• [24SE]

——— tribute to Turner College and Career High School horse judging team, E689• [13MY]

Perez, Ben: HEB Grocery Co., LP, Excellence in Education Award finalist, E382• [23MR]

Peschke, Victor: Sugar Land Citizen’s Fire Academy Alumni Association Firefighter of the Year Award recipient, E160• [4FE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6947 [9OC]

Powell, Ben: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E944• [23JN]

Richmond, TX: anniversary of OakBend Medical Center, E766• [20MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7740 [4NO]

Ruiz, Ruben: Pearland, TX, Employee of the Year award recipient, E51• [12JA], E94• [21JA]

Ryko Development Inc.: Texas Association of Builders Developer of the Year award recipient, E1302• [16SE]

Sherman, Sarah-Leanne: Girl Scouts Silver Award recipient, E371• [19MR]

Short, Avadele: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Award of Distinction recipient, E1015• [8JY]

Spendlove, Ethan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1628• [16NO]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, H4873 [8JY]

Stafford, TX: tribute to Stafford High School track and field team, E823• [2JN]

Stone, Katie: Girl Scouts Silver Award recipient, E371• [19MR]

Sugar Land, TX: anniversary of Austin Parkway Elementary School, E209• [12FE]

——— anniversary of Sugar Creek Baptist Church, E696• [13MY]

——— anniversary of Sugar Land Middle School, E1569• [2NO]

——— Scenic Texas (nonprofit organization) Gold Level Scenic City Certification award recipient, E1146• [28JY]

——— tribute to Dulles High School academic team, E1065• [14JY]

——— tribute to Fort Bend Cares (organization), E1302• [16SE]

——— tribute to Fort Bend Christian Academy girls’ softball team, E925• [18JN]

——— tribute to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital hospital safety score, E1639• [17NO]

——— tribute to Logos Preparatory Academy baseball team, E926• [18JN]

——— tribute to Sugar Land Marriott Town Square, E521• [16AP]

Texas: tribute to 22d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E392•, E393•, E395•, E396•, E398•, E399•, E401• [24MR], E406•, E408•, E409•, E410•, E412•, E413•, E415•, E416•, E418•, E420• [25MR], E431•, E434•, E437•, E439•, E440•, E442•, E445•, E447• [26MR], E466•, E468•, E470•, E471•, E472•, E474• [13AP], E478•, E480•, E482•, E487•, E489• [14AP]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H1511 [2MR]

Tullos, Ricky: Touchdown Club of Houston, TX, Coach of the Year award recipient, E1804• [16DE]

Uthman, Ed: OakBend Medical Center, Richmond, TX, Physician of the Year award recipient, E1837• [18DE]

VanDyk, Simon: Katy, TX, American Legion Post 164 Fire Chief Gary Tilton Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E1844• [18DE]

Vern, Lynda: League for Innovation in the Community College John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award recipient, E525• [16AP]

Vinson, Stacy: Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, TX, Secondary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E608• [29AP]

Votes: correction, H1546• [3MR]

Walls, Jaelynn: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E824• [2JN]

Wang, Vivian: Texas Dept. of Transportation Don’t Mess With Texas Elementary School Art Contest participant, E865• [10JN]

Ward, Melissa: Pearland, TX, Independent School District Secondary Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1015• [8JY]

We Care Act (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1145• [28JY]

Tributes

Botkin, Brooke, E50• [12JA], E88• [21JA]

Campbell, Ellie, E366• [19MR]

Chen, Yaobin, E825• [2JN]

Clyde, Phoebe, E693• [13MY]

Coveney, Kourtney, E1094• [21JY]

Crafter, Regina, E93• [21JA]

Craven, Mia, E825• [2JN]

Diaz, Julie, E609• [29AP]

Ferguson, Alyssa, H1177 [26FE]

Fokam, Michelle, E379• [23MR]

Gee, Octavi, E1446• [7OC]

Gill, Jeff, E1448• [7OC]

Goforth, Darren H., H5814 [8SE]

Harrison, Aaron, E1074• [15JY]

Harrison, Andrew, E1074• [15JY]

Hillegeist, Cheryl, E206• [12FE]

Jackson, Doris, E1072• [15JY]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H1019 [12FE]

Johnson, Shirley, H9002 [3DE]

Lee, Christy, E825• [2JN]

Lerma, Ricky, E1352• [24SE]

Lineberger, Phil, E828• [3JN]

Luna, Lauren, E1447• [7OC]

McBarkin, Abraham, E825• [2JN]

Murray, Matthew, E825• [2JN]

Nussman, Cassidy, E49• [12JA], E95• [21JA]

O’Day, Connie, E1554• [28OC]

Okwuchi, Kechi, E824• [2JN]

Pan, Aaron, E825• [2JN]

Regas, Ricky, E275• [27FE]

Reid, Tom, E1350• [24SE]

Richardson, Cheryl, E1485• [20OC]

Riley, Vance, E1809• [16DE]

Rinderknecht, Ava, E826• [2JN]

Rinderknecht, Katie, E826• [2JN]

Rinderknecht, Sydney, E826• [2JN]

Ross, Jillian, E50• [12JA], E90• [21JA]

Sandlin, Bree, H7265 [28OC]

Segura, Liliana, E1805• [16DE]

Shinsky, Paul, E1572• [2NO]

Stephens, Rayito, E1629• [16NO]

Thai, Brendon, E1769• [10DE]

Tran, Katherine, E1769• [10DE]

Turner, Rachael, E952• [23JN]

Vacek, Donna, E617• [29AP]

Wehmann, Evan, E1765• [10DE]

Wenzel, Terri, E1677• [30NO]

Yee, Amanda, E1769• [10DE]

Yuen, Brian, E825• [2JN]