WENSTRUP, BRAD R. (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H162 [9JA]

Amendments

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), H5557 [28JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H403 [14JA]

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H3758 [2JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit solicitation or accepting donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue is obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3215), H5777 [29JY]

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H8414 [19NO]

Armed Forces: provide additional training opportunities for members under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2133), H2767 [30AP]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4774 [25JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H7139 [22OC]

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), H5850 [8SE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H9306 [11DE]

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]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1807 [19MR]

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), H9375 [16DE]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H5172 [14JY]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8414 [19NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H3582 [29MY]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (see H.R. 960), H1624 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H2879 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H412 [16JA]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H4138 [10JN]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H7139 [22OC]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H8361 [18NO]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5867 [9SE]

——— 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), H2794 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 2467), H3505 [20MY]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2879 [12MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow the modification of hours of employment for full-time physicians and physician assistants (see H.R. 4150), H8859 [1DE]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see H.R. 2275), H2877 [12MY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]

——— extend authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 2361), H3251 [15MY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6307 [28SE]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H8414 [19NO]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— 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]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H5468 [23JY]

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

FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2467 [23AP]

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

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H3643 [1JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: 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]

——— require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H4243 [11JN]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H9272 [10DE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H7139 [22OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H3642 [1JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H1373 [26FE] (see H.R. 986), H8971 [2DE]

——— 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), H8971 [2DE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H6837 [6OC]

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

FRS: 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), H2357 [21AP]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H757 [3FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]

——— 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), H1723 [17MR]

——— 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), H412 [16JA]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H5943 [10SE]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5976 [11SE]

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

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H2794 [1MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4493 [17JN]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H984 [11FE]

Law enforcement officers: declare a national day of prayer to end targeted violence against law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 430), H6179 [18SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1850 [23MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H1565 [3MR]

Medicare: 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]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H1565 [3MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2467 [23AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7625 [3NO]

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), H3564 [21MY]

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), H4432 [16JN]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H8243 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5849 [8SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H412 [16JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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), H6706 [29SE]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5777 [29JY]

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

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: 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), H661 [28JA]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4243 [11JN]

Richard (Dick) Chenault Post Office Building, Springboro, OH: designate (see H.R. 558), H638 [27JA]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see H.R. 1248), H1609 [4MR]

Smithhisler, Paul A.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 2561), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: 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), H705 [2FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H6837 [6OC]

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), H8971 [2DE]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6181 [18SE]

Taxation: exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air (see H.R. 3608), H6227 [24SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7027 [20OC]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2420 [22AP]

——— 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), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1850 [23MR]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H3310 [18MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8972 [2DE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces, Peace Officer, and First Responder Dual Service Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 516), H7742 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify process of approving courses of education pursued using educational benefits (see H.R. 476), H530 [22JA]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H5029 [9JY]

——— improve vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 2344), H3212 [14MY]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see H.R. 475), H530 [22JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (see H.R. 1011), H1069 [13FE]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see H.R. 474), H530 [22JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify process of approving courses of education pursued using educational benefits (H.R. 476), H533 [22JA]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (H.R. 3016), H5031 [9JY]

——— improve vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 2344), H3214 [14MY]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (H.R. 475), H533 [22JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (H.R. 1011), H1071 [13FE]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 474), H533 [22JA]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5536 [28JY]

Batavia Township, OH: anniversary, E1255• [10SE]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), H8125 [5NO]

Candle-Lite Co.: anniversary, E1105• [22JY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 6, E555• [22AP]

Climate: global warming, H8873 [2DE]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H586 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8125 [5NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3165 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6775 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3165 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (H.R. 1313), H3260, H3261 [18MY]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (H.R. 1382), H3261, H3262, H3263 [18MY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (H.R. 91), H3263, H3264 [18MY]

——— retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Dept. in the permanent record of the employee (H.R. 1038), H3259, H3260 [18MY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8873 [2DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8873 [2DE]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8291 [18NO]

Greenfield, OH: anniversary of Edward Lee McClain High School, E1190• [29JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5863 [9SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H6765 [1OC]

——— status of nuclear weapons program, H1521 [2MR]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: invitation to address Congress, H1521 [2MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8873 [2DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H1521 [2MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4531 [18JN]

Pike County, OH: anniversary, E1172• [29JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H5536 [28JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6162 [18SE]

Portsmouth, OH: anniversary, E440• [26MR]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 474), H3258, H3259 [18MY]

Votes: correction, H4932• [8JY]

Tributes

Andersen, Romney C., E930• [18JN]

Boehner, Speaker, H7247 [27OC]

Harmon, Charles, H4971 [9JY]

Hill, Lauren, H2198 [14AP]

Horoho, Patricia D., E1316• [17SE]

Jackson, Russell L., E1815• [17DE]

Kim, Sonny, H4634 [24JN]

Leahr, John, H2294 [16AP]

Mayer, Todd, E1180• [29JY]

Morris, Rita Rice, E552• [22AP]

Smith, Chris, E1454• [8OC]