BUCK, KEN (a Representative from Colorado)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H167 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4936, H4937 [8JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3708 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6076 [16SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7390 [2NO]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3391 [19MY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2800 [5MY]

Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (see H.R. 382), H1084 [20FE]

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), H668 [30JA]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1771 [18MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H157 [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), H6749 [30SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H2772 [30AP]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges for the district of Colorado (see H.R. 2919), H4863 [7JY]

——— create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6837 [6OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1850 [23MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3472), H5941 [10SE]

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

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), H2420 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H1525 [2MR]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H9307 [11DE]

——— take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5089 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 3097), H5290 [16JY]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H3757 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: eliminate diversion of gas tax revenues meant for the Highway Trust Fund to projects not focused on roads and highways (see H.R. 1461), H1801 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H3643 [1JN]

——— extend authorization for construction of medical center in Aurora, CO, and enter into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers to manage such construction (see H.R. 593), H660 [28JA]

——— improve reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2257), H7090 [21OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: call for joint operation of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (see H.R. 914), H1032 [12FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H2357 [21AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H583 [26JA]

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

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H2152 [13AP]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H6837 [6OC]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 1605), H2212 [14AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4652 [24JN]

FCC: 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), H1636 [13MR]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H5238 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H2211 [14AP]

——— report to Congress on rules and regulations that, if violated, may be punished by criminal penalties (see H.R. 4003), H8239 [16NO]

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 417), H705 [2FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 758), H2211 [14AP]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 638), H1501 [27FE]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H6937 [8OC]

Firearms: modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H2879 [12MY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H1072 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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]

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

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5777 [29JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H757 [3FE]

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

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 50), H5173 [14JY]

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: repeal (see H.R. 3567), H6229 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H8281 [17NO]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5029 [9JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 2588), H3641 [1JN]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

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

——— prohibit designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (see H.R. 3167), H5777 [29JY]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1502 [27FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H8646 [30NO]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2156 [13AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2420 [22AP]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 3495), H6139 [17SE]

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), H9329 [15DE]

——— 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), H9376 [16DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

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: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H4957 [8JY]

NLRB: 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), H4652 [24JN]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish certain information on rulemakings (see H.R. 1759), H2271 [15AP]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2271 [15AP]

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

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5332 [21JY]

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

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), H8646 [30NO]

Power resources: provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers (see H.R. 1944), H2416 [22AP]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3215 [14MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H2270 [15AP]

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]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H6938 [8OC]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1568 [3MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [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), H7189 [26OC]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H4135 [10JN]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H2357 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: prevent fraudulent joinder (see H.R. 3624), H6306 [28SE]

Crime: make technical amendments to U.S. Code title on crime and criminal procedure based on Office of the Law Revision Counsel footnotes (see H.R. 4001), H8239 [16NO]

Federal employees: modify probationary periods relative to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 3023), H5088 [10JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see H.R. 2258), H2876 [12MY]

Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 4220), H9269 [10DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: prevent fraudulent joinder (H.R. 3624), H6307 [28SE]

Crime: make technical amendments to U.S. Code title on crime and criminal procedure based on Office of the Law Revision Counsel footnotes (H.R. 4001), H8241 [16NO]

Federal employees: modify probationary periods relative to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 3023), H5088 [10JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (H.R. 2258), H2878 [12MY]

Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (H.R. 4220), H9271 [10DE]

Remarks

ATF: funding to investigate or process applications by felons to restore firearm rights, H3708 [2JN]

Bradbury, Thomas: Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E1697• [2DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: water conservancy and delivery funding, H2644 [29AP]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: receipt of donations by the Clinton Foundation from foreign countries while serving as Sec. of State, H4374 [15JN]

——— use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, H4374 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on whether the American farmer should be classified as an endangered species, H4936 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H4937 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4936, H4937 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to pay salaries and expenses of personnel to negotiate or conclude a settlement that includes terms requiring the defendant to donate or contribute funds, H4937 [8JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2644 [29AP]

Eximbank: abolish, H2455 [23AP]

Gabel, Steve: Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E1690• [1DE]

Government: importance of accountability, H4374 [15JN]

Griffith, Harold: Farm Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, E1707• [3DE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5887 [10SE]

Magna Carta: anniversary of signing, H4374 [15JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4374 [15JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3708 [2JN]

Swyers, Kelcey: Colorado FFA Association Rising Star in Colorado Agriculture award recipient, E1709• [3DE]

Tributes

Frauenfelder, Calvin, E1662• [19NO]

Gordon, Tim, E1792• [15DE]

Henry, Daniel, E1014• [8JY]

Hunt, Jeff, E1544• [27OC]

Johnson, Dusty, E1662• [19NO]

Laffey, Sam, E1090• [21JY]

Shaffer, Claude G. (PeeWee), E1372• [28SE]

Thomas, Colin, E1090• [21JY]

Velez, Leslie, E1014• [8JY]

Weisberg, Moses, E1090• [21JY]