KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H403 [14JA]

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

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H1052 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Islamic State Is Likely To Use the Tactics That Worked in Ramadi, Kevin Carroll, Wall Street Journal, E823• [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H5849 [8SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6307 [28SE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5776 [29JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H2108 [26MR]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see H.R. 2835), H4775 [25JN]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 3698), H6892 [7OC]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H6139 [17SE]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see H.R. 1465), H2212 [14AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4343 [12JN]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 414), H5942 [10SE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H7390 [2NO]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 35), H406 [14JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H2156 [13AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3254 [15MY]

Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H9691 [17DE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1806 [19MR]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H2115 [26MR]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

Credit provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 1113), H1368 [26FE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H6076 [16SE]

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

——— promote human rights and urge the Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones (see H.R. 1782), H2467 [23AP]

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), H4546 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H867 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H5776 [29JY]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H3508 [20MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2634), H3877 [3JN]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3642 [1JN]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H7090 [21OC]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2271 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see H.R. 2132), H3254 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H7139 [22OC]

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

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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), H6261 [25SE]

——— 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H7625 [3NO]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H356 [13JA]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H2035 [25MR]

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), H2310 [16AP]

——— authorize Office for Countering Violent Extremism (see H.R. 2899), H5239 [15JY]

——— conduct a northern border threat analysis (see H.R. 455), H479 [21JA]

——— enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (see H.R. 3598), H6227 [24SE]

——— establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance detection and prevention of nuclear or radiological terrorist events in high-risk urban areas (see H.R. 3493), H5974 [11SE]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4493 [17JN]

——— require terrorism threat assessment relative to transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials (see H.R. 3350), H5765 [29JY]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (see H.R. 1634), H2773 [30AP]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 4089), H10712 [18DE]

Dept. of HUD: make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 968), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H6706 [29SE]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 2318), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H5849 [8SE]

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), H664 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see H.R. 1289), H3310 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2109 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H9272 [10DE]

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

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

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

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5775 [29JY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H2821 [8MY]

——— 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), H3391 [19MY]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H7139 [22OC]

——— 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), H5776 [29JY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H6180 [18SE]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6139 [17SE]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H9329 [15DE]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H8155 [5NO]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H4345 [12JN]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5775 [29JY]

——— 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), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H3214 [14MY]

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), H4241 [11JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H7139 [22OC]

EPA: 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), H4652 [24JN]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5173 [14JY]

——— 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), H2501 [28AP]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6706 [29SE]

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H1612 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1967), H5524 [27JY]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H1071 [13FE]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H1566 [3MR]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H9013 [3DE]

FEMA: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (see H.R. 3066), H5235 [15JY]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 361), H404 [14JA]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H3310 [18MY]

——— improve the process for claims for losses under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3456), H6189 [22SE]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 797, 801), H855 [5FE]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3863), H7346 [29OC]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H5943 [10SE]

——— clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H4955 [8JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H1663 [16MR]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2656 [29AP]

——— specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (see H.R. 1553), H5238 [15JY]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 3455), H5865 [9SE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 2699), H4001 [9JN]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H6261 [25SE]

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), H2212 [14AP]

FRS: establish advisory boards for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 1195), H1902 [24MR]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H4003 [9JN]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see H.R. 1887), H5031 [9JY]

Health: recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1614 [4MR]

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), H9206 [9DE]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H3758 [2JN]

Immigration: increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 399), H431 [20JA]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 1560), H2036 [25MR]

——— require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (see H.R. 3503), H5975 [11SE]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

——— 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), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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), H6077 [16SE]

——— 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), H5765 [29JY]

IRS: clarify use of credentials by enrolled agents (see H.R. 828), H4432 [16JN]

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]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H5404 [22JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3879 [3JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP]

Law enforcement: direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (see H.R. 2189), H3215 [14MY]

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), H1610 [4MR]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2194), H2770 [30AP] (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H2791 [1MY]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 2930), H4770 [25JN]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 1225), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H5524 [27JY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 696), H2115 [26MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H3564 [21MY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9079 [8DE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H1662 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2116 [26MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4493 [17JN]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7626 [3NO]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H2653 [29AP]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 1530), H2115 [26MR]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3215 [14MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— 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), H534 [22JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5866 [9SE]

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), H6837 [6OC]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 259), H3254 [15MY]

National Credit Union Administration: study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H6795 [5OC]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 2274), H2877 [12MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H2877 [12MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H1662 [16MR]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5116 [13JY]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers (see H. Res. 443), H6894 [7OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H7091 [21OC]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: anniversary of Fire Dept. of New York (see H. Res. 43), H480 [21JA]

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

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H581 [26JA]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H5238 [15JY]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H3560 [21MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5776 [29JY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H9691 [17DE]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H43 [6JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H224 [12JA]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H858 [5FE]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H3565 [21MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H2499 [28AP]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H405 [14JA]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H8155 [5NO]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H3214 [14MY]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3254 [15MY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2271 [15AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H2356 [21AP]

——— repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 414), H482 [21JA]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 51), H6229 [24SE]

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), H2467 [23AP]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H5239 [15JY]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H5468 [23JY]

——— 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]

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

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H2654 [29AP]

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]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Dept., officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (see H.R. 544), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 1527), H1847 [23MR]

——— allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2535), H3560 [21MY]

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

——— allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and repair or replace damaged property (see H.R. 2230), H4383 [15JN]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H2767 [30AP]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1771 [18MR]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H5173 [14JY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H10712 [18DE]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5291 [16JY]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2772 [30AP]

——— 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]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H1618 [4MR]

Telecommunications: prohibit interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers (see H.R. 3749), H6974 [9OC]

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]

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), H2475 [27AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1282), H5788 [4AU]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see H.R. 321), H534 [22JA]

——— ensure continued funding during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3589), H7028 [20OC]

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), H5788 [4AU] (see H.R. 333), H5775 [29JY]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3958), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2271 [15AP]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H3565 [21MY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4770 [25JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H2768 [30AP]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1369 [26FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony (see H. Con. Res. 61), H5117 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5847 [8SE]

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 181), H2111 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Insider Threat Program (see H.R. 3361), H5766 [29JY]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1612 [4MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H1163 [25FE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1068 [13FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H2876 [12MY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H1565 [3MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 2374), H3252 [15MY]

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]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 14), H812 [4FE]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 1702), H2110 [26MR]

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

National Upper and Lower Limb Differences Month: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

NIH: coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (see H.R. 3666), H6787 [1OC]

Taxation: modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H1499 [27FE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3815), H7174 [23OC]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see H.R. 462), H480 [21JA]

Wear Orange Day: designate (see H. Res. 312), H4343 [12JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (H.R. 1126), H1371 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Insider Threat Program (H.R. 3361), H5773 [29JY]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (H.R. 1300), H1616 [4MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H1165 [25FE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (H.R. 988), H1070 [13FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 2254), H2878 [12MY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1217), H1567 [3MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 2374), H3253 [15MY]

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 (H.R. 723), H813 [4FE]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (H.R. 1702), H2114 [26MR]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (H.R. 989), H1071 [13FE]

NIH: coordinate and advance fibrosis research activities (H.R. 3666), H6788 [1OC]

Taxation: modify exclusion for transportation benefits (H.R. 990), H1071 [13FE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (H.R. 1171), H1501 [27FE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (H.R. 3815), H7174 [23OC]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (H.R. 462), H482 [21JA]

Letters

First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5505 [27JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5505 [27JY]

Remarks

Cuba: call for extradition of William Morales, E51• [12JA]

——— proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, E51• [12JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2372 [22AP]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (H.R. 3361), H7351, H7352, H7353 [2NO]

——— improve management and administration of security clearance processes (H.R. 3505), H7353, H7354, H7355 [2NO]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (H.R. 1300), H5504, H5506 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), H69 [7JA]

Elder Justice Act: anniversary, E384• [23MR]

FEMA: require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (H.R. 2206), H5506, H5507 [27JY]

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 (H.R. 723), H2857 [12MY]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), E823• [2JN]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2372 [22AP]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Dept., officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (H.R. 1527), H2022• [25MR]

Statements

Elder Justice Coalition: Bob Blancato, E384• [23MR]

Tributes

Donovan, Representative, H2851 [12MY]