CRENSHAW, ANDER (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, H2093 [26MR]
House Democracy Partnership, H742 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]
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), H5333 [21JY]
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H5975 [11SE]
Agriculture: eliminate direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2467 [23AP]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8242 [16NO]
——— submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H5031 [9JY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6975 [9OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]
Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H3558 [21MY]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4594 [23JN]
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), H5469 [23JY]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H5975 [11SE]
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), H2115 [26MR]
Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H5866 [9SE]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H668 [30JA]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H6937 [8OC]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H1165 [25FE]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H7625 [3NO]
Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]
——— deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H1165 [25FE]
——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1526 [2MR]
——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H6837 [6OC]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H2212 [14AP]
Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H6750 [30SE]
——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H1165 [25FE]
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]
——— submit a plan for resolving all outstanding claims relative to property confiscated by Cuba before taking action to ease restrictions on travel to or trade (see H.R. 2466), H4432 [16JN]
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), H3916 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H668 [30JA]
Dept. of Education: prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1116 [24FE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2959 [13MY]
Dept. of Energy: remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see H.R. 3072), H5236 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H3507 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1902 [24MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H2356 [21AP]
——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H1623 [6MR]
——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H7189 [26OC]
——— expand and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3183), H7333 [28OC]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5775 [29JY]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2356 [21AP]
——— 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), H5783 [31JY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]
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), H1898 [24MR]
——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H2960 [13MY]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
——— recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H5592 [28JY]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]
——— 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), H4432 [16JN]
——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H3916 [4JN]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]
——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6750 [30SE]
Federal agencies and departments: 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]
FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H5404 [22JY]
Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H5404 [22JY]
——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H7390 [2NO]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1626 [10MR]
——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H7626 [3NO]
——— 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]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of lionfish to Lacey Act list of injurious species prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3202), H5466 [23JY]
——— authorize grants for data collection for use in stock assessments of red snapper and other reef fish species in the South Atlantic (see H.R. 3644), H6837 [6OC]
——— ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]
Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H7626 [3NO]
Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9026 [7DE]
FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 1486), H3507 [20MY]
Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H5975 [11SE]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4543 [18JN]
——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]
——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H5776 [29JY]
——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 419), H5980 [15SE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300, 2653), H5776 [29JY]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H6749 [30SE]
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), H5976 [11SE]
Immigration: establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H2310 [16AP]
——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8282 [17NO]
——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H4774 [25JN]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]
——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6139 [17SE]
Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]
Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1568 [3MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H8414 [19NO]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]
Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H5975 [11SE]
Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H4774 [25JN]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]
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), H6795 [5OC]
Millennium Challenge Corp.: authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations (see H.R. 2571), H3573 [22MY]
Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4432 [16JN]
——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300, 2653), H5776 [29JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]
Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H3214 [14MY]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H5975 [11SE]
SEC: establish an Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and a Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (see H.R. 3784), H7088 [21OC]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H8242 [16NO]
Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H6789 [1OC]
Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]
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), H2772 [30AP]
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), H1165 [25FE]
——— 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), H5469 [23JY]
South Sudan: encourage warring parties to resolve their conflict peacefully (see H.R. 2989), H5867 [9SE]
States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4774 [25JN]
Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H7254 [27OC]
Tariff: provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 4065), H9080 [8DE]
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), H1368 [26FE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1372 [26FE]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4492 [17JN]
——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1166 [25FE]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H4594 [23JN]
——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see H.R. 2520), H7139 [22OC]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H919 [10FE]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1806 [19MR]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]
——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H8150 [5NO]
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]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H8281 [17NO]
United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H5525 [27JY]
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), H5591 [28JY]
Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H4652 [24JN]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2995), H5028 [9JY]
Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2659), H3913 [4JN]
Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 681), H755 [3FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2995), H5030 [9JY]
Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (H.R. 2659), H3915 [4JN]
Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (H.R. 681), H756 [3FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9666 [17DE]
Arroyo, Katie: Florida Small Business Development Center Network Florida Innovative Service and Best Practice award recipient, E1060• [14JY]
Bailey, Jared: Florida Small Business Development Center Network Florida Innovative Service and Best Practice award recipient, E1060• [14JY]
Congress: results of First Tee Congressional Challenge golf tournament, H5565 [28JY]
Davis, Alivia: Fourth Congressional District of Florida Arts Competition winner, E755• [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4053 [10JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 294), E314• [6MR]
——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), E314• [6MR]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9666 [17DE]
El Faro (vessel): offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, E1459• [9OC], E1475• [13OC]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4214 [11JN]
Gerson, Anita: ElderSource (organization) Delores Barr Weaver Elder Advocate Award recipient, E853• [9JN]
Nassau County, FL: tribute to 4th Congressional District veterans, E1573• [2NO]
National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Awareness Week: observance, E1682• [1DE]
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL: anniversary, E1319• [18SE]
Nepal: express condolences and support for assistance to the victims of earthquake, H2491 [28AP]
——— tribute to U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash while supporting earthquake relief efforts, E732• [18MY]
Ocampo, Jessica: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E917• [17JN]
Phillips, Philip B.: NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Northeast Florida Chapter Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E245• [25FE]
Saintil, Sabrina: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E913• [17JN]
SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), Senate amendment, H5509 [27JY]
——— increase funding available for certain general business loans, H5509 [27JY]
SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), consideration (H. Res. 491), H7204 [27OC]
Simpson (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E1321• [18SE]
Taxation: improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4214 [11JN]
Votes: position on missed, E314• [6MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1522 [2MR]
Reports filed
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2995) (H. Rept. 114–194), H5028 [9JY]
Tributes
Christensen, Kathy, E917• [17JN]
Gamble, Ron, E1812• [17DE]
Geswell, Richard, E1457• [9OC]
Henry, Derrick, E1824• [18DE]
Rutherford, John H., E921• [18JN]
Schauben, Jay L., E994• [25JN]
Veal, Virgnia I. Bates, E1816• [17DE]
Wingard, Mary G. Edwards (Gaile), E242• [24FE]