COLLINS, CHRIS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3187 [14MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3880 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H431 [20JA]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H5849 [8SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7090 [21OC]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5777 [29JY]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4863 [7JY]

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

——— condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H8155 [5NO]

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

Army ROTC: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8412 [19NO]

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

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), H1373 [26FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H814 [4FE]

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

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]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

——— 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), H2154 [13AP]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5470 [23JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H5404 [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1663 [16MR]

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

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H5783 [31JY]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H2212 [14AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H4863 [7JY]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3565 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H4594 [23JN]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H7190 [26OC]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H9012 [3DE]

Dept. of Energy: remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see H.R. 3072), H5850 [8SE]

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

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H5762 [29JY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2500 [28AP]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1618 [4MR]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H5031 [9JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H5849 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8362 [18NO]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2271 [15AP]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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), H3759 [2JN]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H3565 [21MY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H6307 [28SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H9271 [10DE]

Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1084 [20FE]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H3211 [14MY]

——— appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 1923), H9375 [16DE]

——— authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H155 [8JA]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H3565 [21MY]

——— harmonize requirements of ozone national ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4000), H8861 [1DE]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H3310 [18MY]

——— waive emission standards or other requirements applicable to asbestos control in the demolition or renovation of a condemned building with a reasonable expectation of structural failure (see H.R. 2560), H4774 [25JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]

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

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see H.R. 1062), H2212 [14AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5118 [13JY]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 2669), H5525 [27JY]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1663 [16MR]

——— prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 2666), H3914 [4JN]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2031 [25MR]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1663 [16MR]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H4243 [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H3310 [18MY]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H583 [26JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5783 [31JY]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H6837 [6OC]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2772 [30AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H1071 [13FE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3879 [3JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H1073 [17FE]

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H2035 [25MR]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H858 [5FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H7137 [22OC]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H7137 [22OC]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H6975 [9OC]

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H6789 [1OC]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 723), H811 [4FE]

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), H5031 [9JY]

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), H4593 [23JN]

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

GAO: assess the FDA’s current regulatory pathway for reviewing generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products (see H.R. 1576), H8414 [19NO]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H668 [30JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3758 [2JN]

——— 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), H2212 [14AP]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H6307 [28SE]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H1085 [20FE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1850 [23MR]

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

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H664 [28JA]

Immigration: prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4025), H8279 [17NO]

——— 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), H8415 [19NO]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 1805), H2268 [15AP]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H9080 [8DE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1501 [27FE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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]

Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1526 [2MR]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H583 [26JA]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H5776 [29JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7189 [26OC]

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

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H9013 [3DE]

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

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4003 [9JN]

——— 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), H8415 [19NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H8414 [19NO]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see H.R. 4059), H8359 [18NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5943 [10SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2357 [21AP]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4957 [8JY]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H5783 [31JY]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H6706 [29SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H9329 [15DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5118 [13JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H4544 [18JN]

Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 584), H1165 [25FE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4957 [8JY]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian incitement of violence and reaffirm special bond between Israel and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8411 [19NO]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H5849 [8SE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 989), H1068 [13FE]

——— study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H6307 [28SE]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 1505), H2156 [13AP]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H6706 [29SE]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H9330 [15DE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2794 [1MY]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 161), H42 [6JA]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H1768 [18MR]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H8242 [16NO]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H641 [27JA]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 799), H4957 [8JY]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (see H.R. 1020), H1084 [20FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5592 [28JY]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2500 [28AP]

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), H1085 [20FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H5469 [23JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2658), H5849 [8SE]

——— 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), H2318 [20AP]

——— 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. 903), H1166 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1116 [24FE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5848 [8SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H9307 [11DE]

——— 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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1771 [18MR]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H5468 [23JY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1771 [18MR]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7743 [4NO]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H5173 [14JY]

SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see H.R. 1023), H1113 [24FE]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H4957 [8JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2504), H3759 [2JN]

Space policy: promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space (see H.R. 1508), H3310 [18MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H5783 [31JY]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H6228 [24SE]

——— 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), H8155 [5NO]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 307), H4136 [10JN]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H5976 [11SE]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1117 [24FE]

Taxation: allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 2409), H3386 [19MY]

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

——— exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air (see H.R. 3608), H8155 [5NO]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H7175 [23OC]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1072 [13FE]

——— extend credit for health insurance costs of certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension recipients (see H.R. 1143), H2155 [13AP]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H3386 [19MY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H5776 [29JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1372 [26FE]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H3913 [4JN]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H661 [28JA]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H6138 [17SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 905), H1116 [24FE]

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

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

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

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H7028 [20OC]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

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), H703 [2FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H5849 [8SE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2772 [30AP]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H5944 [10SE]

——— 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. 1732), H2212 [14AP]

——— remove a financial assistance limitation for certain water projects (see H.R. 3756), H7175 [23OC]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H1623 [6MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1488), H1802 [19MR]

——— provide exception to avoidance of transactions by bankruptcy trustees for certain college tuition payments made by parents (see H.R. 2267), H2876 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit awarding of Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3327), H5764 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H2791 [1MY]

FDA: ensure efficiency of clinical trials through broader application of Bayesian statistics and adaptive trial designs (see H.R. 2438), H3387 [19MY]

——— modify hiring and retention authority of Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service (see H.R. 2439), H3387 [19MY]

——— promote use of innovative statistical methods in clinical protocols for drugs, biological products and devices, and postapproval studies and clinical trials (see H.R. 1066), H1163 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: review certain rules and regulations (see H.R. 3328), H5764 [29JY]

Immigration: provide that no penalty may be imposed on a State for refusing to expend refugee resettlement assistance funds on certain refugees (see H.R. 4267), H9374 [16DE]

Medicaid: improve calculation, oversight, and accountability of non-disproportionate share hospital (DSH) supplemental payments (see H.R. 2151), H2768 [30AP]

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (see H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 1488), H1805 [19MR]

——— provide exception to avoidance of transactions by bankruptcy trustees for certain college tuition payments made by parents (H.R. 2267), H2878 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit awarding of Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 3327), H5772 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (H.R. 1859), H2309 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (H.R. 2218), H2793 [1MY]

FDA: ensure efficiency of clinical trials through broader application of Bayesian statistics and adaptive trial designs (H.R. 2438), H3389 [19MY]

——— modify hiring and retention authority of Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service (H.R. 2439), H3389 [19MY]

——— promote use of innovative statistical methods in clinical protocols for drugs, biological products and devices, and postapproval studies and clinical trials (H.R. 1066), H1164 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: review certain rules and regulations (H.R. 3328), H5772 [29JY]

Immigration: provide that no penalty may be imposed on a State for refusing to expend refugee resettlement assistance funds on certain refugees (H.R. 4267), H9375 [16DE]

Medicaid: improve calculation, oversight, and accountability of non-disproportionate share hospital (DSH) supplemental payments (H.R. 2151), H2771 [30AP]

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

Remarks

Ayer, John: American Red Cross Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action recipient, E187• [10FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H5225, H5226 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7228 [27OC]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5417 [23JY]

Hamilton, Joseph: National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, E1117• [23JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5014 [9JY]

Keller, Colin: American Red Cross Certificate of Merit recipient, E187• [10FE]

Morrison, Gary: American Red Cross Certificate of Merit recipient, E187• [10FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: anniversary, H5790 [8SE]

SBA: increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (H.R. 1023), H5096 [13JY]

Smith, Michael: American Red Cross Certificate of Merit recipient, E187• [10FE]

Tributes

Bellamy, Francis, H5790 [8SE]

Jacobs, Jeremy M., E23• [7JA]

Payne, Warren S., Sr., E234• [24FE]

Shepherd, Bonita L., E1811• [17DE]