JENKINS, LYNN (a Representative from Kansas)

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H477 [21JA]

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8646 [30NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H4769 [25JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

——— require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6837 [6OC]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5330 [21JY]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1369 [26FE]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 2019), H3759 [2JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1488), H1802 [19MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4652 [24JN]

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

——— establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3803), H8282 [17NO]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H2876 [12MY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H1038 [12FE]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H224 [12JA]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H5783 [31JY]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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]

Commission on Government Transformation: establish (see H.R. 2826), H4594 [23JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H5117 [13JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H2035 [25MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H9271 [10DE]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1662 [16MR]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H7626 [3NO]

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

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

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 296), H534 [22JA]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H534 [22JA]

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]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 987), H1068 [13FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H7626 [3NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

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), H3582 [29MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H9080 [8DE]

——— maintain a registry of sexual offenders, require such offenders to register before release from military prisons, ensure civilian law enforcement and the public has access to the registry (see H.R. 956), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see H.R. 3067), H5293 [16JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5850 [8SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H6077 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H356 [13JA]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5031 [9JY]

——— 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), H6795 [5OC]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H7027 [20OC]

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), H6836 [6OC]

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

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H8646 [30NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H4243 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

——— preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3860), H7346 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2499 [28AP]

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), H5944 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H1116 [24FE]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7028 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5591 [28JY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H9691 [17DE]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H9271 [10DE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H8646 [30NO]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H5849 [8SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5524 [27JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H1626 [10MR]

——— 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), H5524 [27JY]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H7028 [20OC]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H7625 [3NO]

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

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), H530 [22JA]

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), H1850 [23MR]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H4003 [9JN]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H2420 [22AP]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

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), H7027 [20OC]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1612 [4MR]

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), H8281 [17NO]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H583 [26JA]

——— ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H919 [10FE]

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

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

——— 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 aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5775 [29JY]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 722), H811 [4FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H3759 [2JN]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1661), H3759 [2JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3643 [1JN]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H3643 [1JN]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2794 [1MY]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H5848 [8SE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H5404 [22JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H4652 [24JN]

Firearms: modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H1663 [16MR]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H40 [6JA]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1626 [10MR]

——— 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), H7137 [22OC]

——— 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), H3582 [29MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4863 [7JY]

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), H1850 [23MR]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

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

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

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H7090 [21OC]

——— provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H7028 [20OC]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1723 [17MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H5775 [29JY]

Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see H.R. 1159), H2156 [13AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5867 [9SE]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H1074 [17FE]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2213 [14AP]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H4651 [24JN]

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

——— 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), H5293 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H668 [30JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 300), H5117 [13JY]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5777 [29JY]

Internet: prohibit the sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets and provide criminal penalties for such acts (see H.R. 708), H1526 [2MR]

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

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H3254 [15MY]

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

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

——— 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), H2800 [5MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H5031 [9JY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H2419 [22AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6836 [6OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H8646 [30NO]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

——— increase the penalty for fraudulent 9-1-1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2031), H2773 [30AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1636 [13MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1373 [26FE]

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), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H8282 [17NO]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H1116 [24FE]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H1116 [24FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H5776 [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), H9692 [17DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H5332 [21JY]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H5788 [4AU]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 2597), H7028 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H4862 [7JY]

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

——— 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]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5775 [29JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 837), H916 [10FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H226 [12JA]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 584), H757 [3FE]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H6789 [1OC]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H3574 [22MY]

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]

——— support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7028 [20OC]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H5849 [8SE]

——— study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H7028 [20OC]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H532 [22JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6836 [6OC]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6788 [1OC]

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

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H1085 [20FE]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H3254 [15MY]

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

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 1767), H2880 [12MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— 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 (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1116 [24FE]

——— 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), H9080 [8DE]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H980 [11FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 3678), H6787 [1OC]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H535 [22JA]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 2369), H5776 [29JY]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H5981 [15SE]

——— 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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H4957 [8JY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H5943 [10SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3565 [21MY]

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]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H7028 [20OC]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

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]

——— 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), H638 [27JA]

——— 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]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6229 [24SE]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H6074 [16SE]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H5850 [8SE]

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

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid diagnostic tests to address the rising public health challenge of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3539), H8362 [18NO]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see H.R. 606), H2356 [21AP]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H2767 [30AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5031 [9JY]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H8155 [5NO]

——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H6139 [17SE]

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H9692 [17DE]

——— increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (see H.R. 3623), H6837 [6OC]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4863 [7JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4546 [19JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H3642 [1JN]

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

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H4343 [12JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 765), H4774 [25JN]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H5466 [23JY]

——— 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), H5592 [28JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H3917 [4JN]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H5333 [21JY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2838), H4541 [18JN]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1665), H4137 [10JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H3916 [4JN]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1636 [13MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6180 [18SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 659), H703 [2FE]

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), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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), H814 [4FE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H4490 [17JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: express that Executive orders that infringe on certain powers and duties of Congress, or that require expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, are advisory only (see H. Con. Res. 63), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: express that Federal law prohibits the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. (see H. Res. 537), H8412 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H2307 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, KS (see H.R. 2333), H3211 [14MY]

Diseases: recognize importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered cancer care (see H. Res. 487), H7138 [22OC]

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), H4591 [23JN]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H5765 [29JY]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H2209 [14AP]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 2878), H4650 [24JN]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2138), H2767 [30AP]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H1525 [2MR]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H3559 [21MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H5765 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see H.R. 2904), H4769 [25JN]

Ottawa University: anniversary (see H. Res. 478), H6974 [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H1610 [4MR]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 398), H5769 [29JY]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H811 [4FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H581 [26JA]

University of Kansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 180), H2111 [26MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (H.R. 1877), H2309 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, KS (H.R. 2333), H3213 [14MY]

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 (H.R. 2856), H4592 [23JN]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3355), H5772 [29JY]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (H.R. 1784), H2211 [14AP]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (H.R. 2878), H4651 [24JN]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (H.R. 2138), H2770 [30AP]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (H.R. 1202), H1526 [2MR]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (H.R. 2519), H3563 [21MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (H.R. 3356), H5773 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (H.R. 2904), H4772 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 1270), H1615 [4MR]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (H.R. 721), H813 [4FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H583 [26JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H496 [22JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9425 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3192 [14MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9425 [17DE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5959 [11SE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners, E710• [14MY]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5959 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5489 [27JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H29 [6JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H128 [8JA]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7056, H7060 [21OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5208 [15JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9425 [17DE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H585 [27JA], H1135, H1136, H1139 [25FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), motion to recommit, H1140 [25FE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods, H5208 [15JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H2284• [16AP]

——— require financial institutions to issue an annual report to beneficiaries of certain education savings plans detailing fees and impact on performance of savings plans, H1140 [25FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures, H3192 [14MY]

Wichita State University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2038 [26MR]