MILLER, JEFF (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

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

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

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1051 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 492), H531 [22JA]

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

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H530 [22JA]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1723 [17MR]

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

Afghanistan: call for U.S. recognition of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Con. Res. 13), H858 [5FE]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H5783 [31JY]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H6750 [30SE]

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H3916 [4JN]

Armed Forces: afford each member of a Reserve component with the opportunity for a physical examination before separation from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4251), H9327 [15DE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3616), H6894 [7OC]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H2497 [28AP]

——— clarify situations in which the U.S. will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member who dies overseas (see H.R. 2662), H4774 [25JN]

——— 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), H6894 [7OC]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H4243 [11JN]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5783 [31JY]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H4138 [10JN]

——— recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 991), H2959 [13MY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5333 [21JY]

——— require U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 3914), H8282 [17NO]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2753), H5298 [20JY]

——— prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H4383 [15JN] (see H.R. 2019), H4138 [10JN]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3921 [8JN]

Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1723 [17MR]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

——— require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H1033 [12FE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H5850 [8SE]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1107), H1368 [26FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H8155 [5NO]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H3214 [14MY]

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), H6138 [17SE]

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), H5783 [31JY]

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]

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

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H5788 [4AU]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H35 [6JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5783 [31JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H641 [27JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 3052), H6228 [24SE]

——— prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H408 [14JA]

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

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 181), H2467 [23AP]

——— 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]

——— submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see H.R. 2466), H4774 [25JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3472), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see H.R. 733), H6138 [17SE]

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), H2419 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H758 [3FE]

——— protect Second Amendment rights of Armed Forces members and civilian employees trained in use of firearms to carry officially-issued or personally-owned firearms on military installations (see H.R. 3227), H7190 [26OC]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5783 [31JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H8155 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 453), H479 [21JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5783 [31JY]

——— intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2921), H5173 [14JY]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5976 [11SE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3428), H6077 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8362 [18NO]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H3916 [4JN]

——— require the check of an alien’s Internet activity prior to issuance of a visa (see H.R. 4310), H10710 [18DE]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H5783 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2270 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H855 [5FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H104 [7JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2466 [23AP]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (see H.R. 3236), H5588 [28JY]

——— 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), H3582 [29MY]

——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (see H.R. 216), H154 [8JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H4137 [10JN]

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

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H6076 [16SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H2419 [22AP]

——— provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 1981), H2795 [1MY]

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), H1373 [26FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H919 [10FE]

——— 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), H919 [10FE]

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), H2356 [21AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H4652 [24JN]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H4544 [18JN]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H3642 [1JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H2879 [12MY]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2960 [13MY]

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

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H9329 [15DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H5404 [22JY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H4774 [25JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H535 [22JA]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H1037 [12FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H4137 [10JN] (see H.R. 986), H3214 [14MY]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H4137 [10JN]

——— 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]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H8282 [17NO]

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

——— 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), H3214 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H984 [11FE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4863 [7JY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 290), H9329 [15DE]

——— reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H8243 [16NO]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5405 [22JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H534 [22JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3922 [8JN]

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

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H5591 [28JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3922 [8JN]

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), H8362 [18NO]

Immigration: authorize States in which it is proposed to place or resettle a Syrian refugee to refuse such placement or resettlement if it makes certain certifications (see H.R. 4078), H8861 [1DE]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H5866 [9SE]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5592 [28JY]

——— prohibit admission of refugees from countries containing terrorist-controlled territories (see H.R. 4143), H9206 [9DE]

——— prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4031), H8415 [19NO]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8282 [17NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8415 [19NO]

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]

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

——— 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), H3922 [8JN]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6139 [17SE]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

——— urge the President and International Atomic Energy Agency to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into with Iran relative to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see H. Res. 553), H9011 [3DE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see H.R. 4083), H8410 [19NO]

——— implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 1595), H3254 [15MY]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H3917 [4JN]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7347 [29OC]

——— 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), H7190 [26OC]

——— express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5783 [31JY]

——— 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), H5783 [31JY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H2879 [12MY]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5525 [27JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6893 [7OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 3222), H5523 [27JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2880 [12MY]

Medicare: 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), H8362 [18NO]

——— 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), H9206 [9DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H4137 [10JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5783 [31JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4862 [7JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1585), H3310 [18MY]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H5783 [31JY]

Middle East: 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), H5783 [31JY]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H8362 [18NO]

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), H4243 [11JN]

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

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H5238 [15JY]

——— 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), H4243 [11JN]

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), H2960 [13MY]

——— express sense regarding purported accession to the International Criminal Court to initiate prosecutions against Israeli soldiers, citizens, officials, and leaders (see H. Res. 270), H4864 [7JY]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H8155 [5NO]

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 insurance plans in States that do not have exchanges from certain regulations (see H.R. 2819), H4541 [18JN]

——— 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), H4383 [15JN]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H3214 [14MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H5591 [28JY] (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3922 [8JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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 ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H4862 [7JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4432 [16JN]

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]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9329 [15DE]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H8411 [19NO]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H8415 [19NO]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4492 [17JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H8155 [5NO]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8281 [17NO]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1902 [24MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 3236), H5588 [28JY]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 543), H8859 [1DE]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H6975 [9OC]

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), H6308 [28SE]

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H2500 [28AP]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H6077 [16SE]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4957 [8JY]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H3582 [29MY]

Taxation: 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), H2959 [13MY]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H5783 [31JY]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H5783 [31JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3214 [14MY]

——— limit the earned income tax credit to citizens and lawful permanent residents and require a valid Social Security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2956), H5783 [31JY]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]

——— 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), H5298 [20JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H641 [27JA]

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

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

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H5775 [29JY]

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

Terrorism: 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]

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), H4593 [23JN]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H3214 [14MY]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 1034), H5775 [29JY]

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), H8411 [19NO]

——— express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 544), H9013 [3DE]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: extend tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain (see H.R. 1696), H2109 [26MR]

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), H2154 [13AP]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 3945), H8150 [5NO]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2310 [16AP]

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), H919 [10FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]

——— 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), H5783 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (see H. Con. Res. 4), H43 [6JA]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3506 [20MY]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 69), H703 [2FE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H1369 [26FE]

DAV: improve congressional charter (see H.R. 1755), H2152 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility construction projects and improve administration of such projects (see H.R. 2365), H3251 [15MY] (see H.R. 3106), H5290 [16JY]

——— authorize the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases (see H.R. 1379), H1661 [16MR]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2001), H2463 [23AP]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 294), H356 [13JA]

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

——— expand eligibility for a medallion furnished to signify veteran status of a deceased individual (see H.R. 1380), H1661 [16MR]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO (see H.R. 3595), H6227 [24SE]

——— improve accountability of employees (see H.R. 473), H530 [22JA]

——— improve reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2257), H2876 [12MY]

——— improve submission of information (see H.R. 1134), H1369 [26FE]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H639 [27JA]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2463 [23AP]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 280), H224 [12JA]

——— recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees (see H.R. 4138), H8859 [1DE]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (see H.R. 1452), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide for land exchange involving Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 (see H.R. 1451), H1769 [18MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 1316), H1612 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1754), H2152 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (H.R. 1133), H1371 [26FE]

DAV: improve congressional charter (H.R. 1755), H2154 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility construction projects and improve administration of such projects (H.R. 2365), H3253 [15MY]

——— authorize major medical facility construction projects and improve administration of such projects (H.R. 3106), H5292 [16JY]

——— authorize the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases (H.R. 1379), H1662 [16MR]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (H.R. 2001), H2466 [23AP]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 294), H359 [13JA]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (H.R. 2275), H2878 [12MY]

——— expand eligibility for a medallion furnished to signify veteran status of a deceased individual (H.R. 1380), H1662 [16MR]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO (H.R. 3595), H6227 [24SE]

——— improve accountability of employees (H.R. 473), H533 [22JA]

——— improve reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans (H.R. 2257), H2878 [12MY]

——— improve submission of information (H.R. 1134), H1371 [26FE]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (H.R. 571), H640 [27JA]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H2465 [23AP]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), H225 [12JA]

——— recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees (H.R. 4138), H8860 [1DE]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 1452), H1771 [18MR]

——— provide for land exchange involving Navy Outlying Landing Field Site 8 (H.R. 1451), H1771 [18MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (H.R. 1316), H1617 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1754), H2154 [13AP]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E720 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs recoupment of certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees: by, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H1507 [2MR]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1507 [2MR]

VA Accountability Act: by, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H5625 [29JY]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5625 [29JY]

Remarks

Barry, Anna: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E277• [27FE]

Beaudoin, Catherine: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E256• [26FE]

Benton, Judy: Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Mrs. Grace Glenwood Higginson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E520• [16AP]

Burch, Karen: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E283• [2MR]

Davis, Jerry: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Northwest Florida Agricultural Innovator of the Year award recipient, E1561• [29OC]

DeFuniak Springs, FL: anniversary of DeFuniak Springs Woman’s Club, E1239• [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, H5515 [27JY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (H.R. 1338), H8174 [16NO]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 294), H1509 [2MR]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H196 [12JA]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO, H6722 [30SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), H6719, H6722, H6726 [30SE]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General, H5636 [29JY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5638, H5640 [29JY]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 1607), H5517, H5518, H5519 [27JY]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H5515 [27JY]

——— prohibit removal or demotion of an employee based on performance or misconduct who has filed a whistleblower complaint or is seeking corrective action, H5652 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5623, H5625, H5626, H5627, H5628, H5629, H5630, H5631, H5636, H5638, H5640 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H5652 [29JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), H5649 [29JY]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), H1507, H1508 [2MR]

——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (H.R. 216), H1822, H1824 [23MR]

Hendricks family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1562• [29OC]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (H.R. 2693), H9063 [8DE]

Marshall family: Okaloosa County, FL, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1249• [10SE]

Milton, FL: anniversary of Milton High School, E1527• [23OC]

Navy Reserve: anniversary, E682• [12MY]

Northwest Florida Military Officers Association: anniversary, E680• [12MY]

Northwest Florida State College: tribute to baseball team, E1190• [29JY]

Okaloosa County, FL: anniversary, E1300• [16SE]

——— anniversary of Sheriff’s Dept., E1172• [29JY]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary of Sacred Heart Hospital, E1248• [10SE]

Point of order, H1509 [2MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5649 [29JY]

Rolin family: Escambia County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1317• [18SE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, H5515 [27JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 675), H5513, H5515, H5517 [27JY]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence, H5515 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1001• [12FE], H4816• [7JY], H4899• [8JY], H4976 [9JY], H6005• [16SE], H6292• [28SE]

Reports filed

Career-Ready Student Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2360) (H. Rept. 114–336), H8239 [16NO]

Construction Reform Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3106) (H. Rept. 114–364), H9010 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 216) (H. Rept. 114–48), H1847 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation Evaluation Procedures for Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to Military Sexual Trauma: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1607) (H. Rept. 114–207), H5289 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Permanent Pilot Program on Counseling in Retreat Settings for Women Veterans Newly Separated From Armed Forces Service: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 114–319), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Recoupment of Certain Bonuses or Awards Paid to Departmental Employees: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 280) (H. Rept. 114–32), H1523 [2MR]

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 114–312), H7188 [26OC]

Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2915) (H. Rept. 114–365), H9010 [3DE]

Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 114–302), H7088 [21OC]

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 294) (H. Rept. 114–35), H1524 [2MR]

Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 189) (H. Rept. 114–356), H8859 [1DE]

VA Accountability Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 114–225), H5464 [23JY], H5522 [27JY]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 114–206), H5289 [16JY]

Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 114–358), H8859 [1DE]

Veterans Information Modernization Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2256) (H. Rept. 114–191), H4860 [7JY]

Rules

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H1763•–H1766• [18MR]

Tributes

Adams, Millard F., Jr., E1484• [20OC]

Ard, Oakland, E1302• [16SE]

Beavers, Gregory M. (Mark), E1365• [25SE]

Bettelyoun, Marty B., E1219• [8SE]

Binnicker, James C., E467• [13AP]

Bowden, J. Earle, E259• [26FE]

Byrom, William H. (Cotton), E1125• [27JY]

Daughtry, Dave, E1569• [2NO]

Davis, Marion C. (M.C.), E1085• [21JY]

Denny, Glenn D., E1659• [19NO]

Fisher, F.M. (Bubba), E1703• [3DE]

Grant, Jim B., Jr., E770• [21MY]

Ivey, Maxine, E1484• [20OC]

Jones, Richard W., Jr., E327• [16MR]

Lee, Buck, E1776• [11DE]

Lindsey, Mickey, E1459• [9OC]

Marler, Clarence O., E1044• [13JY]

McKenna, Peter A., Jr., E1340• [24SE]

McMillion, Arthur M., E744• [19MY]

Myers, William, E1405• [1OC]

Officer, Timothy A., Jr., E1218• [8SE]

Pardu, Sue, E109• [26JA]

Patterson, Dale, E53• [12JA]

Peaden, Durell, Jr. (Doc), E1011• [7JY]

Reynes, Joseph, Jr., E283• [2MR]

Roland, Matthew D., E1302• [16SE]

Rollo, Rodney, E678• [12MY]

Sartain, Nathan C., E1486• [20OC]

Sibley, Forrest B., E1301• [16SE]

Simmons, Chip W., E1071• [15JY]

Simmons, Janis K., E79• [20JA]

Smith, James C. (Buck), E1217• [8SE]

Stafford, William, E854• [9JN]

Steed, Daisy, E1525• [23OC]

Stokes, James R., Sr., E1807• [16DE]

Violante, Joseph A., E1021• [9JY]

Walker, Hunter, E1773• [11DE]