KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3157, H3159 [14MY]

Appointments

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

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1618 [4MR]

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

Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H7189 [26OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5404 [22JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H5089 [10JY]

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5592 [28JY]

——— provide enhanced security at recruitment centers through the installation of reinforced bulletproof glass and entry doors (see H.R. 3239), H5588 [28JY]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3759 [2JN]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2271 [15AP]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management (see H.R. 2358), H4138 [10JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1806 [19MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H226 [12JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H3879 [3JN]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H530 [22JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H226 [12JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H530 [22JA]

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), H5405 [22JY]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 1578), H2310 [16AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1526 [2MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1618 [4MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H1624 [6MR]

——— 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. 181), H412 [16JA]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H190 [9JA]

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), H4958 [8JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H3758 [2JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H1067 [13FE]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

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]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2310 [16AP]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H2155 [13AP]

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), H7175 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H3214 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H9376 [16DE]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H3759 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H2115 [26MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H2212 [14AP]

——— direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H7091 [21OC]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H190 [9JA]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H3565 [21MY]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H1072 [13FE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5404 [22JY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H5117 [13JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1532), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2960 [13MY]

——— 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), H5089 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5238 [15JY]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H867 [9FE]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 10), H6794 [5OC]

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

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 661), H758 [3FE]

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]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H4003 [9JN]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule relative to certain farms (see H.R. 3129), H5329 [21JY]

——— 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]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5173 [14JY]

——— 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), H5405 [22JY]

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), H2310 [16AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H5591 [28JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5525 [27JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H4957 [8JY]

——— promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see H.R. 821), H5117 [13JY]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H8155 [5NO]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H705 [2FE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H757 [3FE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H226 [12JA]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons (see H.R. 357), H482 [21JA]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H4652 [24JN]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H5976 [11SE]

Firearms: modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H2035 [25MR]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H2310 [16AP]

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

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2611), H4004 [9JN]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H8646 [30NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H1723 [17MR]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H705 [2FE]

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

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), H6139 [17SE]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2155 [13AP]

Immigration: prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

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

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), H2356 [21AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H5405 [22JY]

——— 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), H4493 [17JN]

——— 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), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

IRS: 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]

——— 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), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 316), H357 [13JA]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 907), H4862 [7JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H664 [28JA]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5238 [15JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2357 [21AP]

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

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H2960 [13MY]

Medicare: provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 1919), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H8414 [19NO]

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), H6139 [17SE]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 486), H7138 [22OC]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 3389), H5767 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1267), H2310 [16AP]

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), H855 [5FE]

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

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5525 [27JY]

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), H431 [20JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9307 [11DE]

NLRB: 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), H2208 [14AP]

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), H4383 [15JN]

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]

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

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

——— 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]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4651 [24JN]

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]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4651 [24JN]

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

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]

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), H2271 [15AP]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4138 [10JN]

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), H6706 [29SE]

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

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

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H2315 [17AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2356 [21AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2310 [16AP]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H757 [3FE]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for certain small insurance companies (see H.R. 1788), H7189 [26OC]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3759 [2JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H2310 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1618 [4MR]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H5404 [22JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 636), H858 [5FE]

——— provide standards for determining employment status (see H.R. 2483), H5404 [22JY]

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

——— 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]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H190 [9JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H6138 [17SE]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H357 [13JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H2960 [13MY]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H2956 [13MY]

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. 1732), H2311 [16AP]

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

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H5405 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H1802 [19MR]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 68), H703 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H6136 [17SE]

Insurance: clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (see H.R. 1189), H1524 [2MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 1768), H2208 [14AP]

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

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H866 [9FE]

Surface Transportation Board: prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (see H.R. 844), H916 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

Conference reports

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (H.R. 1500), H1805 [19MR]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H756 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (H.R. 3549), H6138 [17SE]

Insurance: clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (H.R. 1189), H1525 [2MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (H.R. 1768), H2210 [14AP]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3459), H5866 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (H.J. Res. 29), H867 [9FE]

Surface Transportation Board: prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (H.R. 844), H918 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 843), H918 [10FE]

Letters

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3424 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H2948 [13MY]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H593 [27JA]

Motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), H8271 [17NO]

Remarks

BIA: Bureau of Indian Education funding through reductions in EPA administration accounts funding, E1002• [7JY]

Children and youth: increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 468), H549 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), E879• [11JN]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance, H1286 [26FE]

——— authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales, H1297 [26FE]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]

——— develop a national research strategy for the collection, analysis, and assessment of student achievement data, H1290 [26FE]

——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— encourage States and local educational agencies to establish and support effective dropout prevention and reentry programs, H1289 [26FE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1394 [27FE]

——— ensure that Native American children do not attend school in dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, H1283 [26FE]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H1254 [26FE]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255 [26FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1142, H1144, H1145, H1146, H1149 [25FE], H1254, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1283, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1294, H1297, H1298 [26FE], H1394, H1480, H1483 [27FE], H4908, H4909, H4913 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), E1002• [7JY]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7065 [21OC]

Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4913 [8JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), H8271 [17NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8884, H8892 [2DE]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, E527• [17AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations, H4933 [8JY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute, H549 [26JA]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1782, H1783, H1787 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7159 [23OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H129 [8JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7156, H7159 [23OC]

Reports filed

Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]

E-Warranty Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3154) (H. Rept. 114–243), H5846 [8SE]

Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3459) (H. Rept. 114–355), H8859 [1DE]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 511) (H. Rept. 114–260), H5941 [10SE]

Rules

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1756•–H1760• [18MR]

Statements

Every Student Succeeds Act: by, H8894• [2DE]

Tributes

Mekelburg, Andrew, E1815• [17DE]