WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reedville, VA, American Legion Post 117 Veterans Day Ceremony: Don Hirst, E1669• [19NO]

Amendments

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3612 [1JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

‘‘Friends to the Community,’’ Tom Chilemmi, Urbanna (VA) Southside Sentinel, E958• [24JN]

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), H6139 [17SE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H3758 [2JN]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1618 [4MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H408 [14JA]

Afghanistan: call for U.S. recognition of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Con. Res. 13), H984 [11FE]

Agriculture: 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), H6229 [24SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H6260 [25SE]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H3391 [19MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3616), H6894 [7OC] (see H.R. 3628), H6795 [5OC]

——— authorize use against Iran if Iran cannot demonstrate that it has not sought, developed, or acquired nuclear weapons in violation of commitments or obligations under agreement relative to its nuclear program (see H.J. Res. 66), H5865 [9SE]

——— 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), H4652 [24JN]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H4432 [16JN]

——— recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 991), H1068 [13FE]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2035 [25MR]

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

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H2311 [16AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H105 [7JA]

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

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), H4773 [25JN]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H4774 [25JN]

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), H360 [13JA]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H1723 [17MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H5592 [28JY]

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

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H2116 [26MR]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H1618 [4MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H1618 [4MR]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7090 [21OC]

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), H6228 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H641 [27JA]

Dept. of Education: require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H6894 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H5404 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3160), H5944 [10SE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 665), H6076 [16SE]

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

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H1116 [24FE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H8646 [30NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— provide for research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 789), H854 [5FE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H6975 [9OC]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H7347 [29OC]

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), H2115 [26MR]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2115 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H757 [3FE]

——— 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), H8415 [19NO]

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

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: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H1037 [12FE]

——— clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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), H4432 [16JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1502 [27FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H3574 [22MY]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H1165 [25FE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H1806 [19MR]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4432 [16JN]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

——— 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. 577), H984 [11FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2401), H3309 [18MY]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H5032 [9JY]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H5238 [15JY]

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), H1038 [12FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H984 [11FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1373 [26FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H3310 [18MY]

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), H2155 [13AP]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H1032 [12FE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see H.R. 2068), H2497 [28AP]

——— 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), H4863 [7JY]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H5592 [28JY]

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), H664 [28JA]

——— reform Federal hiring process by allowing agencies to share information about potential job candidates (see H.R. 2827), H4541 [18JN]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 3256), H5588 [28JY]

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

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 3579), H6178 [18SE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H4652 [24JN]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H7390 [2NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H3310 [18MY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H2115 [26MR]

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

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

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H854 [5FE]

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

Freedom of religion: 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), H3758 [2JN]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 3189), H5944 [10SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H4593 [23JN]

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), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H4432 [16JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H668 [30JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H4432 [16JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

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), H6261 [25SE]

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

Immigration: provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H5089 [10JY]

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

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H4862 [7JY]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H3254 [15MY]

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), H7175 [23OC]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5777 [29JY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H6229 [24SE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H5089 [10JY] (see H.R. 3222), H5777 [29JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H1807 [19MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2156 [13AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H3391 [19MY]

Medicare: authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8362 [18NO]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H1899 [24MR]

——— 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. 977), H1373 [26FE] (see H.R. 1784), H2420 [22AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1650), H3254 [15MY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1038 [12FE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— 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), H4652 [24JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1806 [19MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H188 [9JA]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 109), H583 [26JA] (see H.R. 1585), H2156 [13AP]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H482 [21JA]

——— provide for rates of pay to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending (see H.R. 110), H5848 [8SE]

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), H1618 [4MR]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5469 [23JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H10712 [18DE]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H8415 [19NO]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2957), H4861 [7JY]

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), H8861 [1DE]

——— apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1953), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 132, 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H4432 [16JN]

——— 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 individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H641 [27JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1373 [26FE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5943 [10SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H408 [14JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H4433 [16JN]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H4433 [16JN]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H3507 [20MY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H6976 [9OC]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6179 [18SE]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 980), H5031 [9JY]

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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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), H6789 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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), H1368 [26FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4137 [10JN]

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

——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H1373 [26FE]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H3390 [19MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H3577 [26MY]

——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 1125), H2155 [13AP]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H583 [26JA]

——— 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]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H7139 [22OC]

——— repeal limitation on allowance of a deduction to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses (see H.R. 2222), H3310 [18MY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H105 [7JA]

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), H4774 [25JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3390 [19MY] (see H.R. 333), H1372 [26FE]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H3508 [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), H984 [11FE]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2399), H3309 [18MY]

Women: encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H8415 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 3885), H7623 [3NO]

College of William & Mary: anniversary of Virginia Institute of Marine Science (see H. Res. 404), H5770 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3428), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 3884), H7623 [3NO]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 3883), H7623 [3NO]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess unless the House has approved each regular appropriations bill by a certain date (see H. Res. 17), H43 [6JA]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H42 [6JA]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 872), H980 [11FE]

NOAA: develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (see H.R. 1207), H1525 [2MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 242), H2770 [30AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

Terrorism: restrict travel to certain countries where terrorist organizations are active to participate in armed conflict or provide support to entities engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 1929), H2415 [22AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 2346), H3212 [14MY]

——— extend date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment (see H.R. 2345), H3212 [14MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (H.R. 3885), H7624 [3NO]

Dept. of HHS: require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (H.R. 3428), H5775 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (H.R. 3884), H7624 [3NO]

——— improve provision of health care (H.R. 3883), H7624 [3NO]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 174), H49 [6JA]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 872), H982 [11FE]

NOAA: develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (H.R. 1207), H1526 [2MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), H3388 [19MY]

Terrorism: restrict travel to certain countries where terrorist organizations are active to participate in armed conflict or provide support to entities engaged in armed conflict (H.R. 1929), H2417 [22AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (H.R. 2346), H3214 [14MY]

——— extend date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment (H.R. 2345), H3214 [14MY]

Poems

‘‘Our America’s Son,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E788• [21MY]

Remarks

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 (H.R. 3504), H6150 [18SE]

Anderson, Steve: NATO Science and Technology Organization Scientific Achievement Award recipient, E626• [30AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), E428• [26MR]

Congress: legislative priorities, E1179• [29JY]

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clay Competition, H3620 [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H4087 [10JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2941 [13MY], H3155 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6772 [1OC]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4086 [10JN]

——— impact of transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons, H4086 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4086, H4087, H4093 [10JN]

——— National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund funding, H4093 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (H.R. 2068), H2492 [28AP]

Federal employees: repeal certain revised annuity employee categories within the Federal Employee Retirement System, E428• [26MR]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3594, H3612, H3613 [1JN]

Fredericksburg, VA: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E877• [11JN]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess unless the House has approved each regular appropriations bill by a certain date (H. Res. 17), H141 [8JA]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (H.R. 174), H141 [8JA]

Navy: reduce statutory requirement for number of operational aircraft carriers, H3155 [14MY]

NOAA: authorize use of alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery, H3612, H3613 [1JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2490• [28AP], E903• [16JN], E1041• [13JY], E1755• [10DE]

Tributes

Beamer, Frank, H9090 [9DE], E1774• [11DE]

Brann, Timmy, E1694• [2DE]

Brusca, Sebastian J., E798• [1JN]

Clark, Leslie, E1694• [2DE]

Dawson, J.D., Jr., E1694• [2DE]

Edwards, Barbara Crowther Stuart, E451• [13AP]

Gallagher, Annie, E263• [27FE]

Hayes, Gary, E1694• [2DE]

Hinson, Ray, E1694• [2DE]

Mothershead, Fred W., E1694• [2DE]

Mothershead, Wayne, E1694• [2DE]

Mundie, Ronnie, E1694• [2DE]

Passagaluppi, Randy, E1694• [2DE]

Ramsey, Jacqy, E1247• [10SE]

Revere, Charles R., E958• [24JN]

Rowe, Kendall F., Sr., E484• [14AP]

Sanders, Chris, E1694• [2DE]

Sanders, Webster, E1694• [2DE]

Schafer, Michael W., E788• [21MY]

Schumacher, Chad C., E1757• [10DE]

Wilson, Jay A., E79• [20JA]

Wolfe, Hershell E., E797• [1JN]

Wright, Wayne A., E743• [19MY], E762• [20MY]