DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H7599 [3NO], H7671, H7672 [4NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

Pastor John Wood—Best Leaders Are Servants, Josh Flory, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E61• [13JA]

Rumors of the GOP’s Death Exaggerated, Frank Cagle, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1696• [2DE]

Scorecard for Colleges Unfair and Damaging, J. Randall O’Brien, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1510• [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit Federal 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 taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H534 [22JA]

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

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H7391 [2NO]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA]

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

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H638 [27JA]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5297 [20JY]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 101), H9306 [11DE]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H1723 [17MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2152 [13AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

——— establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3803), H7137 [22OC]

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

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]

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

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

Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 383), H405 [14JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H7254 [27OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1723 [17MR]

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), H2108 [26MR]

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

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 759), H5298 [20JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H919 [10FE]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5032 [9JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5976 [11SE]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

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), H4546 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 1869), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1636), H2357 [21AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6229 [24SE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4652 [24JN]

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

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2154 [13AP]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H7027 [20OC]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), require motion that the House recedes from its previous position and concurs in the Senate amendment be offered only by the Majority Leader or his designee (see H. Res. 133), H1618 [4MR]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 276), H4593 [23JN]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H5981 [15SE]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H2959 [13MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H9329 [15DE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6981 [16OC]

——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see H.R. 2172), H2769 [30AP]

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

——— prohibit increasing minimum levels of financial responsibility requirements established for motor carriers for the transportation of passengers or property (see H.R. 2077), H6937 [8OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3214 [14MY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H638 [27JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2211 [14AP]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H5941 [10SE]

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

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H4345 [12JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1850 [23MR]

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), H3642 [1JN]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H2800 [5MY]

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

——— 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), H810 [4FE]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H2420 [22AP]

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), H1502 [27FE]

——— issue regulations to improve tracking of aircraft in flight (see H.R. 753), H853 [5FE]

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: limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (see H.R. 1106), H1618 [4MR]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1618 [4MR]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H6180 [18SE]

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

——— 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 periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H6789 [1OC]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H6180 [18SE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H3214 [14MY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3254 [15MY]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2959 [13MY]

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

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see H.R. 1523), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H5775 [29JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H5405 [22JY]

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

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H4432 [16JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

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

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2116 [26MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H40 [6JA]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H4863 [7JY]

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

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1902 [24MR]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1850 [23MR]

——— express that the Federal government should not persuade or entice States which have made a determination relative to Syrian refugees (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8646 [30NO]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H2115 [26MR]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5469 [23JY]

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

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

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

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 227), H155 [8JA]

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

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H1116 [24FE]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2998), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H2310 [16AP]

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

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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), H2960 [13MY]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H2959 [13MY]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H2959 [13MY]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs control (see H.R. 1588), H8646 [30NO]

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

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 3495), H6261 [25SE]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H10712 [18DE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4543 [18JN]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2879 [12MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2959 [13MY]

——— 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), H9079 [8DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6789 [1OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4432 [16JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H6706 [29SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a safe harbor period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 3018), H6180 [18SE]

Members of Congress: support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 330), H4542 [18JN]

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), H4383 [15JN]

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), H1627 [10MR]

Monuments and memorials: protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of creation of national monuments (see H.R. 3946), H8150 [5NO]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7175 [23OC]

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

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

Palestinian Authority: express sense regarding purported accession to the International Criminal Court to initiate prosecutions against Israeli soldiers, citizens, officials, and leaders (see H. Res. 270), H4004 [9JN]

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), H7254 [27OC]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H984 [11FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see H.R. 1547), H1902 [24MR]

——— 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), H2155 [13AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H360 [13JA]

——— require that when health insurance coverage is cancelled due to requirements under such Act that cancellation notices include a statement that cancellation is because of such Act (see H.R. 4058), H8359 [18NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 866), H980 [11FE]

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), H2799 [5MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

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), H2794 [1MY]

Religion: recognize that Christians and Yazidis in certain countries are targets of genocide and provide expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals (see H.R. 3942), H8150 [5NO]

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

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H6937 [8OC]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8861 [1DE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H2110 [26MR]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

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]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7347 [29OC]

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

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1567 [3MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H3391 [19MY]

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

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

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2111 [26MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4863 [7JY]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 1125), H1663 [16MR]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2154 [13AP]

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

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H105 [7JA]

——— repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 725), H811 [4FE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4774 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H5173 [14JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

Telephones: provide additional technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice messages and establish such standards for live solicitations (see H.R. 852), H1663 [16MR]

——— require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 4167), H9010 [3DE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H1038 [12FE]

——— designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 503), H3642 [1JN]

——— designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 178), H42 [6JA]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H5849 [8SE]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1205), H1525 [2MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H3507 [20MY]

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), H814 [4FE] (see H.R. 1732), H2212 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit paying of premium subsidies on crop insurance policies based on actual market price of agricultural commodity at time of harvest (see H.R. 892), H981 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1120), H1369 [26FE]

FAA: issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 772), H853 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2044), H2496 [28AP]

Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 1069), H1163 [25FE]

Taxation: provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H531 [22JA]

Constitutional authority statements

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (H.R. 3074), H5238 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit paying of premium subsidies on crop insurance policies based on actual market price of agricultural commodity at time of harvest (H.R. 892), H983 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (H.R. 1120), H1371 [26FE]

FAA: issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft (H.R. 772), H857 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (H.R. 2044), H2498 [28AP]

Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 1069), H1164 [25FE]

Taxation: provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 499), H533 [22JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1039 [13FE], H4163 [11JN], H4595 [24JN], H5407 [23JY], H6895 [8OC], H7031 [21OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H4598 [24JN]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, H3767 [3JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1129 [25FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1189 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on safety of double-decker motorcoaches equipped with luggage carriers on the rear of the vehicle, H7599 [3NO]

——— revise hiring standard for motor carriers, H7647, H7672 [4NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8879 [2DE]

Families and domestic relations: impact of family structure on crime rates, H5181 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, E888• [12JN]

——— refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities rather than policing global crises, H4011 [10JN], H6843 [7OC]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4988 [9JY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H770 [4FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5012 [9JY]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (S. 179), H5105, H5107 [13JY]

Knoxville, TN: anniversary of Kerbela Shrine Temple, E236• [24FE]

Law enforcement: criminal justice reform, H5180 [15JY]

New Market, TN: anniversary of Appalachian Electric Cooperative, E1242• [9SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H7036 [21OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7647 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7414, H7599 [3NO], H7672 [4NO]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 542), H8879 [2DE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), consideration (H. Res. 134), H1534 [3MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H4970 [9JY], H7414, H7599 [3NO], H7647, H7672 [4NO]

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1129 [25FE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2226 [15AP]

Votes: position on missed, E870• [10JN]

Winn Feline Foundation: anniversary of Bria Fund for feline infectious peritonitis research, E1650• [18NO]

Tributes

Howard, William W., E914• [17JN]

O’Brien, J. Randall, E1510• [22OC]

Ousley, Ted (Gunner), E1661• [19NO]

Strickland, Thomas (Tank), E1777• [11DE]

Testerman, Kyle, E906• [16JN]

Wood, John, E61• [13JA]