CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4945 [8JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5118 [13JY], H5275 [16JY]

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), H7608 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5118 [13JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

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

Armed Forces: provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3565 [21MY]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H3391 [19MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H4863 [7JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H4002 [9JN]

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), H5783 [31JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4345 [12JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H3391 [19MY]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H5118 [13JY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H7175 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3391 [19MY]

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), H4862 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2500 [28AP]

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), H8971 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project (see H.R. 2085), H2652 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1850 [23MR]

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

——— 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), H5238 [15JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H105 [7JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4774 [25JN]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H4137 [10JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1498 [27FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3916 [4JN]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6894 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4863 [7JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2115 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H814 [4FE]

——— 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), H3390 [19MY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits (see H.R. 3353), H5765 [29JY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H8971 [2DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H867 [9FE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4773 [25JN]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3215 [14MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3215 [14MY]

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

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5029 [9JY]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5029 [9JY]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

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

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5298 [20JY]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H4593 [23JN]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H5783 [31JY]

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H7139 [22OC]

Medicare: modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H7139 [22OC]

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

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7028 [20OC]

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), H3912 [4JN]

Middle East: support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H7391 [2NO]

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

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

——— reaffirm trust status of land taken into trust by the U.S. for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust (see H.R. 3137), H5777 [29JY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 1768), H4003 [9JN]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H7626 [3NO]

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

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H6893 [7OC]

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), H5783 [31JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3215 [14MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H5775 [29JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H3916 [4JN]

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

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7088 [21OC]

——— 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]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8242 [16NO]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1723 [17MR]

San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: clarify certain settlement terms (see H.R. 1296), H1612 [4MR]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4774 [25JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1663 [16MR]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

Stanislaus River: develop a pilot program to remove non-native predator fishes to protect the native anadromous fishery resources affected by certain operations of the Central Valley Project (see H.R. 2086), H2652 [29AP]

States: require certain States to retain current congressional redistricting plans until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to next regular decennial census (see H.R. 2501), H3558 [21MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4774 [25JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H5469 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5981 [15SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2879 [12MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1850 [23MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H190 [9JA]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5404 [22JY]

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

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

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]

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), H4002 [9JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H3582 [29MY]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H1626 [10MR]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7091 [21OC]

Wildfires: provide a criminal penalty for launching unmanned aircraft (drones) that interfere with fighting wildfires affecting Federal property (see H.R. 3025), H5293 [16JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4774 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

Armed Forces: conduct outreach to families of members who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in other conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 5), H155 [8JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (see H.R. 3281), H5762 [29JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2822), H4541 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 182), H103 [7JA]

Ecology and environment: authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities (see H.R. 211), H154 [8JA]

Employment: provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 1981), H2462 [23AP]

Immigration: deny Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 3816), H7174 [23OC]

——— provide additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including passing polygraphs, providing biometric data and DNA samples, and background checks including investigation of online activity (see H.R. 4291), H10710 [18DE]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 341), H403 [14JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (H.R. 241), H189 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (H.R. 3281), H5770 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit the number of civilian employees (H.R. 340), H406 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4542 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (H.R. 182), H104 [7JA]

Ecology and environment: authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities (H.R. 211), H156 [8JA]

Employment: provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (H.R. 1981), H2465 [23AP]

Immigration: deny Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (H.R. 3816), H7174 [23OC]

——— provide additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including passing polygraphs, providing biometric data and DNA samples, and background checks including investigation of online activity (H.R. 4291), H10711 [18DE]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (H.R. 341), H406 [14JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9664, H9675• [17DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: prohibit funding for revised comprehensive conservation plan, H4804 [7JY]

Atwood, Dan: Temecula Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E203• [12FE]

BIA: Bureau of Indian Education funding through reductions in EPA administration accounts funding, H4744, H4746 [25JN]

BLM: allow implementation of environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on Federal and Indian lands funding, H4802 [7JY]

——— law enforcement activities funding, H4732 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement revision of resource management plan for forests in western Oregon, H4820 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to increase royalty rate for oil and gas production on Federal lands, H4817 [7JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H2017• [25MR]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4851 [7JY]

Central Valley Project Restoration Fund: add conservation seat to oversight board for a member focusing on waterfowl, H5275 [16JY]

Climate: prohibit funding to implement activities in contravention of Executive orders regarding greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, H4813 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to require the President to report on Federal climate change-related programs, projects, and activities, H4790 [7JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), E49• [12JA]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H4936 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: require issuance of permits for discharges of dredged or fill material impacting wetlands, H4855 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit the number of civilian employees, H2017• [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H331 [13JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, H4728 [25JN]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida, H4841, H4842 [7JY]

——— expand eligibility for participation in the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, H4743 [25JN]

——— funding for Atlantic lease sales from the proposed plan for offshore oil and gas development, H4843 [7JY], H4940 [8JY]

——— Historic Preservation Fund funding, H4737 [25JN]

——— insular areas territorial assistance funding, H4746 [25JN]

——— National Park System Everglades Restoration funding, H4737 [25JN]

——— National Park System funding, H4737 [25JN]

——— National Wildlife Refuge System funding, H4736 [25JN]

——— Office of Insular Affairs funding, H4938 [8JY]

——— Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H4793 [7JY], H9664 [17DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement proposed regulations relative to valuation of coal on Federal and Native American lands, H4824 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to issue any oil and gas lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without a revenue sharing agreement with each affected State, H4830 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to redirect certain Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing revenues, H4823 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4813, H4814 [7JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4699, H4728, H4730, H4731, H4732, H4733, H4734, H4736, H4737, H4741, H4742, H4743, H4744, H4746, H4749, H4754, H4755, H4756 [25JN], H4783, H4784, H4785, H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4797, H4798, H4800, H4801, H4802, H4804, H4805, H4809, H4811, H4812, H4813, H4814, H4817, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4823, H4824, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4830, H4836, H4839, H4841, H4842, H4843, H4845, H4850, H4851, H4855 [7JY], H4935, H4936, H4938, H4940, H4941, H4942, H4943, H4945, H4946 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding in contravention of Executive order relative to efforts to reduce Government greenhouse gas emissions, H4827 [7JY]

——— prohibit limitation of funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4793 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: increase enrollment in pilot program allowing States to conduct environmental reviews and approve projects under State environmental laws and regulations rather than Federal, H7608 [3NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9664, H9675• [17DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 167), H4944 [8JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5249, H5250, H5275 [16JY]

EPA: allow establishment of an updated national ozone standard, H4800, H4801 [7JY]

——— allow modification of regulations pertaining to the definition of ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ relative to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4795 [7JY]

——— Diesel Emissions Reduction Program funding, H4941, H4942 [8JY]

——— Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement funding, H4742 [25JN]

——— Inland Oil Spill Programs funding, H4741 [25JN]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H4755 [25JN]

——— Office of Policy funding, H4755 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding for enforcement of updated ozone standards, H4798 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to carry out criminal enforcement program powers, H4942, H4943 [8JY]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement new energy efficiency standards for residential wood heaters, H4842 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement the Phase 2 fuel-efficiency and emissions standards rule for medium-and heavy-duty trucks relative to glider kits and vehicles, H4850 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to impose stricter biomass emissions standards, H4804 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to lobby for rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4818 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to propose, finalize, implement, or revise any regulation in which the research data relied upon to support such action is not derived from established scientific methods, H4828 [7JY]

——— prohibit limitations on funding to implement rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H4791, H4792 [7JY]

——— Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program implementation funding relative to regulation of hydrofluorocarbons, H4819 [7JY]

——— southern New England estuaries geographic program funding, H4754 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: allow consideration of social cost of carbon to be incorporated into any rulemaking or guidance document, H4797 [7JY]

Forest Service: capital improvement and maintenance funding through reductions in vegetation and watershed program funding, H4760 [25JN]

——— Forest Legacy Program funding through reductions in BLM funding, H4845 [7JY]

——— identification of unused land for potential sale funding, H4784 [7JY]

——— Volunteer Fire Assistance Program funding, H4785 [7JY]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention funding through reductions in EPA funding, H4756 [25JN]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5443 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H331 [13JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5934• [10SE], E1265• [11SE]

Keith, Wayne: Corona, CA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E51• [12JA]

Kelliher, John: Temecula Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E208• [12FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4734 [25JN]

National Park Service: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H4945 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce a ban on sale of water in disposable plastic bottles, H4839 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule following the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dog Management Plan of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, H4830 [7JY]

——— prohibit non-educational products that depict the Confederate flag from being sold at concession stands, H4811 [7JY]

——— proposal to consolidate administration of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial with other sites, H4728 [25JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8271• [17NO]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Executive order protecting Indian sacred sites, H4804 [7JY]

Nepal: tribute to U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash while supporting earthquake relief efforts, H3490 [20MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit funding to research, investigate, or study offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, H4826 [7JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7608 [3NO]

Pauly, Jim: Corona, CA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E50• [12JA]

Pipelines: BLM and Forest Service funding to expedite approval of additional pipeline infrastructure for oil and natural gas delivery to consumers through reductions in EPA environmental programs and management accounts funding, H4731 [25JN]

Point of order, H4738, H4759 [25JN], H4830 [7JY], H4936 [8JY]

Public lands: prohibit funding to contravene the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, H4805 [7JY]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1573• [2NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7608 [3NO]

Smithsonian Institution: funding, H4749 [25JN]

Spearfish, SD: prohibit funding to close or move the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives, H4842 [7JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: aquatic invasive species eradication funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas permitting activities funding, H4733 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, H4836 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to reduce or terminate any propagation programs listed in National Fish Hatchery System Strategic Hatchery and Workforce Planning Report, H4812 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to restrict commercial import, export, and trade of certain African elephant ivory in the U.S., H4809 [7JY]

——— restore inclusion of the sage-grouse on the endangered species list, H4944 [8JY]

U.S. Geological Survey: California aquifer study funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas permitting activities funding, H4732 [25JN]

Votes: correction, E1122• [23JY]

——— position on missed, H5451• [23JY]

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 (H.R. 1732), H2835• [12MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2822) (H. Rept. 114–170), H4541 [18JN]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4701–H4722 [25JN]

Tributes

Ashley, Marion, E1299• [16SE]

Azevedo, Kathy, E1647• [18NO]

Bailey, Scott A., E646• [1MY]

Boehner, Speaker, E1563• [29OC]

Hollingsworth, Dan and Joan, E1781• [11DE]

Irvine, Greg, E434• [26MR]

Magnon, Douglas, E205• [12FE]

Matzner, Elaine, E1456• [8OC]

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