CRAWFORD, ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3201 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4827 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2635 [29AP]

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), H7680, H7681 [4NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7189 [26OC]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H1038 [12FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4862 [7JY]

Chemicals: allow marketing, distribution, or sale of solid antimicrobial copper alloys with certain claims and exclude certain solid antimicrobial copper alloys from regulation as drugs or devices (see H.R. 1424), H4003 [9JN]

Chief Petty Officer Adam Brown U.S. Post Office, Hot Springs, AR: designate (see H.R. 3931), H7742 [4NO]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H6228 [24SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Corps of Engineers: 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), H6977 [13OC]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H1073 [17FE]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see H.R. 3055), H7254 [27OC]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H7175 [23OC]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H6981 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (see H.R. 2088), H2652 [29AP]

——— 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), H3308 [18MY]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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

Dept. of Education: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1723 [17MR]

Dept. of Energy: require State approval before exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property for electric transmission projects in such State (see H.R. 3062), H5172 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2501 [28AP]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H3390 [19MY]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H4432 [16JN]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2766 [30AP]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]

——— 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), H2800 [5MY]

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

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

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H1723 [17MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H705 [2FE]

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

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), 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]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]

——— 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), H3254 [15MY]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H8972 [2DE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1113 [24FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1113 [24FE]

——— repeal certain rule for new residential wood heaters (see H.R. 1986), H7626 [3NO]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6259 [25SE]

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), H3214 [14MY]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2356 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5293 [16JY]

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

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H2880 [12MY]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 712), H3642 [1JN]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H2419 [22AP]

——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2501 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H226 [12JA]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H8281 [17NO]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2799 [5MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]

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

——— 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]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H8242 [16NO]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H1807 [19MR]

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

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), H6836 [6OC]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H534 [22JA]

Harold George Bennett Post Office, Perryville, AR: designate (see H.R. 2928), H4770 [25JN]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H482 [21JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (see H.R. 3014), H5029 [9JY]

——— provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H6973 [9OC]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see H.R. 3161), H5469 [23JY]

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), H188 [9JA]

Human rights: 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]

Immigration: prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H103 [7JA]

Insurance: permit cooperative governing of public entity health benefits through local governments in secondary States (see H.R. 2869), H6789 [1OC]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 1199), H1525 [2MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5333 [21JY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H4383 [15JN]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8415 [19NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 1385), H1720 [17MR]

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

McCarthy, Regina: impeach (see H. Res. 417), H5975 [11SE]

Medicaid: permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H981 [11FE]

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), H8860 [1DE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H1901 [24MR]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2768 [30AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5031 [9JY]

——— 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]

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), H4652 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see H.R. 2904), H4769 [25JN]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H4544 [18JN]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— 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), H6228 [24SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H482 [21JA] (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE]

——— 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 provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 588), H3214 [14MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H4243 [11JN]

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

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3508 [20MY]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5976 [11SE]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see H.R. 1248), H4862 [7JY]

Social Security: 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), H4593 [23JN]

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), H5469 [23JY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7254 [27OC]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2419 [22AP]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H9080 [8DE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H7189 [26OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H1771 [18MR]

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

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), H225 [12JA]

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), H1723 [17MR]

Transportation: improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (see H.R. 3787), H7089 [21OC]

U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (see H.R. 2620), H4383 [15JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H6835 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see H.R. 2098), H2653 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 1467), H1801 [19MR]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule relative to certain farms (see H.R. 3129), H5329 [21JY]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2807), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: suspend admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. and give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4033), H8279 [17NO]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 1847), H2306 [16AP]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (see H.R. 2954), H4861 [7JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for conservation expenditures to reduce groundwater consumption (see H.R. 4175), H9011 [3DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs (see H.R. 2235), H2798 [5MY]

——— protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (see H.R. 1099), H1368 [26FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (H.R. 3687), H6836 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (H.R. 2098), H2655 [29AP]

Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (H.R. 1467), H1804 [19MR]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule relative to certain farms (H.R. 3129), H5331 [21JY]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (H.R. 2807), H4492 [17JN]

Immigration: suspend admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. and give States authority to reject admission of refugees (H.R. 4033), H8280 [17NO]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 1847), H2309 [16AP]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (H.R. 2954), H4861 [7JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for conservation expenditures to reduce groundwater consumption (H.R. 4175), H9012 [3DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs (H.R. 2235), H2799 [5MY]

——— protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (H.R. 1099), H1370 [26FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5241 [16JY]

Remarks

Broadcasting: importance of local television and radio broadcasters, H1150, H1151 [25FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 70), H5806 [8SE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony (H. Con. Res. 73), H5806 [8SE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March (H. Con. Res. 74), H5806 [8SE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3949, H3950 [9JN]

Corps of Engineers: Mississippi River and tributaries project funding, H2635 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (H.R. 2088), H3929 [9JN]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4022 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4022 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4827 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H2611 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2611 [29AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2635 [29AP]

EPA: prohibit funding to enforce the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule for on-farm fuel storage, H4827 [7JY]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities, H80 [7JA], H3949, H3950 [9JN]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 1847), H5146 [14JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5879 [10SE]

J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 2131), H4350, H4351 [15JN]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (S. 1707), H6197, H6198 [24SE]

Journal: question of approval, H1903 [25MR]

Point of order, H1903 [25MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3334 [19MY]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H80 [7JA]

William J. Holloway, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (S. 261), H6198 [24SE]

Tributes

Baden, Marvin (Butch), H5241 [16JY]

Brady, Edith Gates, E1214• [8SE]

Crumpton, Tim, H1903 [25MR]

Grant, Eric, H233 [13JA]

Hammerschmidt, John Paul, H2491 [28AP]

Way, Ed, H2274 [16AP]