WALBERG, TIM (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H164 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3219 [15MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4097, H4114 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4653 [24JN], H4818 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2594 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3837 [3JN]

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5525 [27JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5332 [21JY]

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

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 55), H4775 [25JN]

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

Children and youth: 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), H5470 [23JY]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8241 [16NO]

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

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: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1369 [26FE]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

Courts: prohibit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over cases related to marriage (see H.R. 1968), H2467 [23AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1501 [27FE]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1663 [16MR]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 3694), H10712 [18DE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H9080 [8DE]

——— establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5329 [21JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H1626 [10MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 2677), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5089 [10JY]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H6260 [25SE]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 2366), H6076 [16SE]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H5469 [23JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5031 [9JY]

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), H581 [26JA]

Diseases: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 1797), H2268 [15AP]

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

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see H.R. 2805), H6139 [17SE]

——— increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (see H.R. 4183), H9329 [15DE]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

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), H5524 [27JY]

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

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 21), H641 [27JA]

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), H2212 [14AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 2818), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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), H1612 [4MR]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), 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), H583 [26JA]

——— 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), H1850 [23MR]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H1850 [23MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5298 [20JY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H6750 [30SE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H1723 [17MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H9375 [16DE]

——— 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), H7333 [28OC]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3879 [3JN]

——— 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]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1807 [19MR]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1636 [13MR]

Freedom of religion: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms worldwide (see H. Res. 105), H982 [11FE]

——— improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

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

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

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

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4243 [11JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

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

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3254 [15MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H3254 [15MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2959 [13MY]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1614 [4MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6750 [30SE]

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), H6180 [18SE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 1226), H5524 [27JY]

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]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H6894 [7OC]

Iran: 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), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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), H2795 [1MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2212 [14AP]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H2960 [13MY]

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

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

——— 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), H1526 [2MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7254 [27OC]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3879 [3JN]

Medicare: modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3879 [3JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H6836 [6OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5976 [11SE]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3759 [2JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H8361 [18NO]

Michigan: anniversary of Fort Michilimackinac (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3212 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3559 [21MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H7743 [4NO]

Native Americans: reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe (see H.R. 3848), H9026 [7DE]

NLRB: 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), H1085 [20FE]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H404 [14JA]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3879 [3JN]

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]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5404 [22JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H3254 [15MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 3112), H5291 [16JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6706 [29SE]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5089 [10JY]

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]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 2369), H5239 [15JY]

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), H7625 [3NO]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4957 [8JY]

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), H2115 [26MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H2035 [25MR]

Senate Rules: end abuse of Standing Rules and improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (see H. Res. 545), H8971 [2DE]

Social Security: 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), H1165 [25FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4243 [11JN]

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), H7391 [2NO]

Supreme Court: disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage (see H. Res. 359), H5239 [15JY]

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

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 975), H1166 [25FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1501 [27FE]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 3006), H5333 [21JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3508 [20MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2152 [13AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H1723 [17MR]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H4593 [23JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2794 [1MY]

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

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H9013 [3DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3565 [21MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H7333 [28OC]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1901 [24MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3879 [3JN]

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

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]

——— 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), H36 [6JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H814 [4FE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 611), H661 [28JA]

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]

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), H1166 [25FE]

——— 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]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H5469 [23JY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H638 [27JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 549), H638 [27JA]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 548), H638 [27JA]

——— maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (see H.R. 550), H638 [27JA]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (see H.R. 3089), H5290 [16JY]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 598), H661 [28JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2965), H4954 [8JY]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1520), H1803 [19MR]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H1803 [19MR]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1993), H2463 [23AP]

Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 701), H810 [4FE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (H.R. 540), H640 [27JA]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3860), H7347 [29OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (H.R. 272), H224 [12JA]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (H.R. 549), H640 [27JA]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (H.R. 548), H640 [27JA]

——— maintain up-to-date information on its website regarding charges and actions brought (H.R. 550), H640 [27JA]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (H.R. 3089), H5292 [16JY]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (H.R. 598), H663 [28JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (H.R. 2965), H4956 [8JY]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (H.R. 1520), H1806 [19MR]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (H.R. 1520), H1806 [19MR]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (H.R. 1993), H2465 [23AP]

Taxation: expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 701), H812 [4FE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (H.R. 2800), H4492 [17JN]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5327 [21JY]

——— condemn video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6159 [18SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H5327 [21JY]

Afghanistan: require the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction certification of access to U.S. assistance accounts to guarantee effective audits, H3221 [15MY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), H549, H550, H552 [26JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 246), H553, H555 [26JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 468), H548, H549 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: Afghanistan Reconstruction Fund funding, H4097, H4098 [10JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3221 [15MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4097, H4098, H4115 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H4115 [10JN]

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), H1148, H1149 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, H3671 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4818, H4819 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to engage in activities with States to consider proposals relative to reduction of motorcycle fatalities, H3837 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to contract with companies that have recent wage theft convictions or civil penalties, H2615 [29AP]

——— Veterans Benefits Administration job training and employment assistance program funding, H2594 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2594, H2615 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3837 [3JN]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7063 [21OC]

EPA: prohibit funding to lobby for rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4818, H4819 [7JY]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (H.R. 3089), H6271, H6272 [28SE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (H.R. 598), H765 [4FE]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (S. 565), H6269, H6270, H6271 [28SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), H6268, H6269 [28SE]

——— 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 (S. 136), H6267, H6268 [28SE]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, H7638 [4NO]

Freedom Township, MI: anniversary of Bethel United Church of Christ, E1312• [17SE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5956 [11SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), H5956 [11SE]

Iraq: anniversary of chemical weapons attack on Halabja, Kurdistan, E361• [18MR]

Jackson, MI: anniversary of Jackson District Library, E473• [13AP]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H462 [21JA]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H130 [8JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6159 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H235 [13JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3671 [2JN]

Sturgis, SD: anniversary of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, H5343 [22JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H462 [21JA]

Votes: correction, E1610• [5NO]

——— position on missed, E460• [13AP]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (H.R. 2800), H4496 [18JN]

Tributes

Dodson, John T., E369• [19MR]

Gandee, Braden, H4171 [11JN]

Gandee, Hunter, H4171 [11JN]

Holden, David, E893• [15JN]

Keller, Howard, E1179• [29JY]

Rossmann, Joseph, E1187• [29JY]