ROKITA, TODD (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

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), H4908 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4853, H4865 [7JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5777 [29JY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H6076 [16SE]

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

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

Armed Forces: provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3759 [2JN]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3564 [21MY]

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

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see H.R. 3804), H8646 [30NO]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H4345 [12JN]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2912), H5298 [20JY]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H583 [26JA]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 468), H583 [26JA]

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), H5405 [22JY]

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]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5238 [15JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H641 [27JA]

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]

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), H8281 [17NO]

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]

——— limit the number of civilian employees (see H.R. 340), H403 [14JA]

Dept. of Education: complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4491 [17JN]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H1624 [6MR]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H6749 [30SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5777 [29JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H6261 [25SE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see H.R. 3072), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H4138 [10JN]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 2366), H5469 [23JY]

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 the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H1165 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1120), H4652 [24JN]

——— discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H3756 [2JN]

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

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H639 [27JA]

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

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 10), H6794 [5OC]

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]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H3642 [1JN]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7138 [22OC]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 67), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H8243 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H8243 [16NO]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H5031 [9JY]

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

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H2213 [14AP]

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), H1163 [25FE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H3642 [1JN]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2879 [12MY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5592 [28JY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H757 [3FE]

——— 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]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 1613), H2656 [29AP]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H3758 [2JN]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 722), H811 [4FE]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 417), H919 [10FE]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H7254 [27OC]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H814 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H7189 [26OC]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H9376 [16DE]

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

——— improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 2913), H5298 [20JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

Health: 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), H4137 [10JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H408 [14JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (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), H3507 [20MY]

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), H6139 [17SE]

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

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H2155 [13AP]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H1663 [16MR]

Iran: 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), H4004 [9JN]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H5944 [10SE]

——— urge the President and International Atomic Energy Agency to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into with Iran relative to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see H. Res. 553), H9011 [3DE]

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

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

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

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H4957 [8JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H5332 [21JY]

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

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2513), H4138 [10JN]

——— 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), H8242 [16NO]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H2356 [21AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H9329 [15DE]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2821 [8MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5172 [14JY]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 976), H1067 [13FE]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

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), H4594 [23JN]

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), H1663 [16MR]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5849 [8SE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H4863 [7JY]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H5173 [14JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 805), H855 [5FE]

Native Americans: reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5592 [28JY]

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), H1663 [16MR]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4652 [24JN]

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), H3759 [2JN]

Palestinian Authority: prohibit U.S. assistance until request to join International Criminal Court is withdrawn (see H.R. 364), H583 [26JA]

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]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 420), H1618 [4MR]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 392), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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), H4243 [11JN]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H408 [14JA] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

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

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

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H3758 [2JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2357 [21AP]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H6139 [17SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5592 [28JY]

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), H8972 [2DE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4137 [10JN]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3759 [2JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H5525 [27JY]

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams Post Office, Elkhart, IN: designate (see H.R. 2413), H3386 [19MY]

Taxation: encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 554), H638 [27JA]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2879 [12MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3391 [19MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3759 [2JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2500 [28AP]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H7333 [28OC]

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

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H2356 [21AP]

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Terrorism: designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 178), H1165 [25FE]

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), H919 [10FE]

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), H8646 [30NO]

——— express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 544), H8972 [2DE]

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1136), H1369 [26FE]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2392), H3308 [18MY]

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] (see H.R. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First American Volunteer Group of Chinese Air Force (AVG Fling Tigers) (see H.R. 2441), H3759 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see H.R. 2702), H4001 [9JN]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see H.R. 618), H662 [28JA]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1163 [25FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H532 [22JA]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H3558 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 1511), H1803 [19MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: improve privacy protections for students and their parents (H.R. 3157), H5403 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (H.R. 2702), H4002 [9JN]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (H.R. 618), H664 [28JA]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (H.R. 1086), H1165 [25FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H534 [22JA]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (H.R. 1003), H1071 [13FE]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (H.R. 2500), H3562 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (H.R. 1511), H1805 [19MR]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, H1793 [19MR], E371• [19MR]

BIA: Bureau of Indian Education funding through reductions in EPA administration accounts funding, H4744 [25JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1552, H1553, H1554, H1555 [3MR], H1697, H1698, H1700, H1701, H1702, H1703, H1704 [17MR]

——— balance, H1698 [17MR]

——— deficit, H1552, H1553, H1554, H1555 [3MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H1554, H1555 [3MR], H1701, H1703, H1704 [17MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1874 [24MR], H1978 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2695, H2696 [30AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1055 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: allow funding targeted for teacher professional development to be used on early childhood education-focused teacher development, H1272 [26FE]

——— allow grants to be used for the creation and distribution of open access textbooks and open educational resources, H1278 [26FE]

——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, H1278 [26FE]

——— allow States to use funding allocated for library resources and instructional materials to award grants to education professionals for restorative justice and conflict resolution training, H1273 [26FE]

——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1260 [26FE]

——— delay implementation of State funding allocation formulas to ensure funding for schools serving high percentages of students in poverty, H1265 [26FE]

——— encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices between charter schools and local education agencies, H1275 [26FE]

——— permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1271 [26FE]

——— provide for intensive care reading labs and for specialization of school staffing for the purposes of basic skills in language arts, math, and science, H1280 [26FE]

——— require local education agencies to collaborate with Head Start agencies to carry out early childhood education activities, H1263 [26FE]

——— require school districts provide parents with information on any mandated assessments the student will have to take during the school year and any school district policy on assessment participation, H1274 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1263 [26FE]

——— require statewide family engagement centers to conduct adult and financial literacy training programs, H1276 [26FE]

——— support accountability-based programs that enhance school safety and bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, H1279 [26FE]

——— support charter schools as a critical part of education system and support opening more charter schools, H1275 [26FE]

——— 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), H1143 [25FE], H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264, H1265, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280 [26FE], H1481 [27FE], H4908, H4909 [8JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4885 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for ceiling fan and light kit standards, H2726 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4744 [25JN], H4853 [7JY]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7067 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8886, H8894• [2DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2726 [30AP]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H1700 [17MR]

Eximbank: prohibit authorizations involving countries with a sovereign wealth fund over a certain amount, H7698 [4NO]

——— require certain assistance to be contingent on at least two denials of similar assistance from the private sector and stipulate penalties for making false claims when seeking assistance, H7697 [4NO]

Federal-State relations: appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]

International Angelman Day: observance, H1053 [13FE]

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]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8267 [17NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H1055 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7417 [3NO], H7697, H7698 [4NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7148 [23OC]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7055 [21OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1697, H1698, H1700, H1701, H1702, H1703, H1704 [17MR]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1978 [25MR]

Roads and highways: clarify definition of ‘‘critical commerce corridors’’, H7417 [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7417 [3NO], H7697, H7698 [4NO]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4475 [17JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to list certain freshwater mussel species as threatened or endangered, H4853 [7JY]

Votes: position on missed, E695• [13MY], E1601• [5NO]

Statements

Every Student Succeeds Act: by, H8894• [2DE]

Tributes

Danielson, Donald C. (Danny), E710• [14MY]

Deignan, Richard O., E80• [20JA]

Dickerson, Ron, E976• [25JN]

Gilroy, Richard D., E145• [2FE]

Landske, Dorothy S. (Sue), E284• [2MR]

Miller, Dane A., E240• [24FE]

Myers, John T., E147• [2FE]

Powers, Donald S., H2449 [23AP], E597• [28AP]

Umbarger, R. Martin, H3546• [21MY], E775• [21MY]