RIGELL, E. SCOTT (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Veterans Day: Israel Zoberman, E1694• [2DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3563), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6178 [18SE]

Armed Forces: 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), H4493 [17JN]

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

——— remove authority of military department Secretaries to revoke combat valor awards (see H.R. 2011), H2464 [23AP]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5592 [28JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H5525 [27JY]

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

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H2115 [26MR]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H3758 [2JN]

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), H7175 [23OC]

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), H3565 [21MY]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H226 [12JA]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H5776 [29JY]

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), H4771 [25JN]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H6981 [16OC]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H6789 [1OC]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H6976 [9OC]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H3507 [20MY]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H6789 [1OC]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1113 [24FE]

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), H919 [10FE]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 2211), H2791 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H2155 [13AP]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H1623 [6MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5783 [31JY]

——— 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), H6260 [25SE]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5976 [11SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5238 [15JY]

——— 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), H1900 [24MR]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H2115 [26MR]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572, 577), H1501 [27FE]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H7743 [4NO]

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), H4383 [15JN]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 106), H814 [4FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H4243 [11JN]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5783 [31JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H2155 [13AP]

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6308 [28SE]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H4383 [15JN]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H6789 [1OC]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1661), H6789 [1OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H2356 [21AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 986), H2821 [8MY]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1626 [10MR]

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

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

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), H6789 [1OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4651 [24JN]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2306 [16AP]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1113 [24FE]

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

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

Immigration: require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5470 [23JY]

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

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), H3507 [20MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5524 [27JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H5866 [9SE] (see H.R. 3222), H8861 [1DE]

Law enforcement: increase penalties if a defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of the victim’s military service or status as a veteran (see H.R. 2862), H4592 [23JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2271 [15AP]

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), H9307 [11DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H4544 [18JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5238 [15JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H9012 [3DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H9307 [11DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3921 [8JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H9376 [16DE]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H6789 [1OC]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 872), H2271 [15AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5788 [4AU]

OPM: provide identity protection coverage and limit use of negatively impacted credit scores for individuals exposed to security breaches and establish a task force to mitigate effects of such breaches (see H.R. 3360), H5766 [29JY]

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]

——— allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H9080 [8DE]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H3916 [4JN]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2500 [28AP]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2821 [8MY]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H4383 [15JN]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H7333 [28OC]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H3879 [3JN]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

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), H5783 [31JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5118 [13JY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H2800 [5MY]

——— 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), H431 [20JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H534 [22JA]

Terrorism: designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure release of U.S. hostages of hostile groups of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 1498), H1802 [19MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H5332 [21JY]

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. 333), H1501 [27FE]

——— prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2863), H4592 [23JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H6795 [5OC]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H6750 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 4208), H9269 [10DE]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H2876 [12MY]

Budget: alleviate effects of sequestration by restoring certain cuts, providing offsets, enacting a Chained Consumer Price Index for Social Security and means testing for Medicare, and providing for tax reform (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5782 [31JY]

——— provide for relief from sequester and offsets to such relief through reforms in certain revenue and direct spending programs (see H.R. 3777), H7088 [21OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1840), H2305 [16AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (H.R. 4208), H9270 [10DE]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (H.R. 2259), H2878 [12MY]

Budget: provide for relief from sequester and offsets to such relief through reforms in certain revenue and direct spending programs (H.R. 3777), H7089 [21OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (H.R. 1840), H2308 [16AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: protect from impact of budget sequestration, H991 [12FE]

World War II: anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, E455• [13AP]

Statements

Holocaust Remembrance and Recognition of Israel’s Right To Exist: Israel Zoberman, E455• [13AP]