CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

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), H7666 [4NO]

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]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H534 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H408 [14JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H9329 [15DE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4136 [10JN]

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), H3643 [1JN]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H6706 [29SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1803 [19MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

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), H7254 [27OC]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5783 [31JY]

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]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H157 [8JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H408 [14JA]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5404 [22JY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H8362 [18NO]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H3917 [4JN]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H6789 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H7743 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H2270 [15AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4383 [15JN]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H984 [11FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5524 [27JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H984 [11FE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 67), H7175 [23OC] (see H.J. Res. 72), H8243 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H7175 [23OC] (see H.J. Res. 71), H8243 [16NO]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H4493 [17JN]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H4957 [8JY]

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), H7390 [2NO]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H7390 [2NO]

——— issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H9307 [11DE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5525 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H984 [11FE]

——— 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), H360 [13JA]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 3256), H5588 [28JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H4774 [25JN]

——— preserve constitutional rights of U.S. citizens by prohibiting legislation that would ban individuals on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing firearms (see H. Con. Res. 103), H9691 [17DE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H4003 [9JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2155 [13AP]

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: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]

——— provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H8155 [5NO]

——— 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), H2115 [26MR]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

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]

——— limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H7027 [20OC]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H7332 [28OC]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5404 [22JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H9013 [3DE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H9329 [15DE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1498 [27FE]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H9013 [3DE]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 583), H7390 [2NO]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H7175 [23OC]

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

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 3002), H9206 [9DE]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H9691 [17DE]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H7175 [23OC]

——— 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.J. Res. 64), H5850 [8SE] (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H5524 [27JY]

——— provide high-skilled visas for nationals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1019), H7743 [4NO]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H8414 [19NO]

Law enforcement officers: declare a national day of prayer to end targeted violence against law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 430), H6179 [18SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]

Medicare: improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H7175 [23OC]

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

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 109), H225 [12JA]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]

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), H4345 [12JN]

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

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H9206 [9DE]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H4383 [15JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H105 [7JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5524 [27JY]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H408 [14JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2653), H4383 [15JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2310 [16AP]

——— 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), H4345 [12JN]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5089 [10JY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5591 [28JY]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with entities that donate or match employee donations (see H.R. 3245), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

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]

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

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]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6179 [18SE]

——— end abuse of Standing Rules and improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (see H. Res. 545), H8971 [2DE]

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), H2356 [21AP]

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), H7332 [28OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H5848 [8SE]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H2467 [23AP]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H7139 [22OC]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5592 [28JY]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 765), H5031 [9JY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H5592 [28JY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H4137 [10JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1806 [19MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H42 [6JA]

——— 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]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 4167), H9010 [3DE]

Terrorism: add support of a foreign terrorist organization to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality (see H.R. 4186), H9692 [17DE]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H8242 [16NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8411 [19NO]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see H.R. 2145), H2767 [30AP]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 1909), H2354 [21AP]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 106), H39 [6JA]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executive orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 5), H43 [6JA]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 2093), H2653 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1664), H2108 [26MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2578), H3581 [29MY]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 34), H1069 [13FE]

——— provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 1935), H2415 [22AP]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2392), H3308 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (H.R. 2145), H2771 [30AP]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (H.R. 1909), H2355 [21AP]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (H.R. 106), H46 [6JA]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executive orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 5), H49 [6JA]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (H.R. 2093), H2654 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1664), H2112 [26MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3582 [29MY]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (H.J. Res. 34), H1071 [13FE]

——— provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (H.R. 1935), H2418 [22AP]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (H.R. 2392), H3309 [18MY]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, E977• [25JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9664 [17DE]

ATF: funding, H3707, H3708 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to propose or issue a rule requiring an additional layer of approval from local law enforcement officials to purchase suppressors and certain other firearms, H3736 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to reclassify certain ammunition as armor piercing, H3743 [2JN], H3795 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to treat ammunition as armor piercing except for ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun, H3792, H3793 [3JN]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce payment of fines for failure to participate in the American Community Survey, H3731 [2JN]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H3738, H3739 [2JN]

DEA: prohibit funding to enable bulk collection of personal communications records, H3727 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to investigate physicians prescribing certain narcotic drugs under the Controlled Substances Act for maintenance or detoxification treatment, H3734, H3735 [2JN]

Dept. of Commerce: allow funding to facilitate, permit, license, or promote exports to Cuban military or intelligence service, officers of Cuban military or intelligence service, or immediate family members thereof, H3723 [2JN]

——— International Trade Administration funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3677, H3678 [2JN]

——— International Trade Administration trade promotion activities funding, H3679 [2JN]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H1144 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H329 [13JA], H1172 [26FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H244 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow funding to construct or expand facilities in the U.S. to house any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3719, H3720 [2JN]

——— allow funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H3717, H3718 [2JN]

——— child abuse assistance programs funding through reductions in DEA funding, H3703 [2JN]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3676, H3677 [2JN]

——— condition reduction of Deputy Attorney General Office salaries account funding on enforcement of Federal laws relative to immigration, H3697 [2JN]

——— drug court program funding, H3675 [2JN]

——— ensure funding provided for rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction is used only for backlog reduction, H3737 [2JN]

——— Federal Prisoner Detention Program funding, H3674 [2JN]

——— Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program funding, H3709 [2JN]

——— law enforcement body-worn cameras funding, H3704 [2JN]

——— mental health courts and veterans treatment courts funding, H3680 [2JN]

——— Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3740, H3741 [2JN]

——— Office of the Inspector General funding, H3695 [2JN]

——— Office on Violence Against Women Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse in Later Life Program funding, H3696 [2JN]

——— Prescription Drug Monitoring Program funding, H3706 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding for monitoring or review of electronic communications between immate and attorney or attorney’s agent, H3808 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to compel a journalist or reporter to testify about information or sources regarded as confidential, H3748 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to defend Executive orders to implement immigration reform in circuit court, H3802 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H3725, H3726 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to negotiate or conclude a settlement that includes terms requiring the defendant to donate or contribute funds to an organization or individual, H3733 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer cell site simulators or similar cell phone tower mimicking technology to State and local law enforcement agencies, H3724 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer or detail employees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney to process clemency applications, H3754 [2JN]

——— rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction funding, H3703 [2JN]

——— Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program funding, H3815, H3816 [3JN]

——— trafficking victims services program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H3681 [2JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H3695, H3710 [2JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding through reductions in ATF funding, H3706 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: require local transit agencies to have a certain debt to equity ratio to be eligible for Federal funds, H7666, H7667 [4NO]

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

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, E977• [25JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to launch of direct flights between Houston and Taipei, Taiwan, E887• [12JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H244, H329 [13JA], H1172 [26FE]

ITC: legal and technical assistance to small businesses funding, H3693 [2JN]

Law enforcement: require academy enrollees to attend training on sensitivity, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants, H3730 [2JN]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5809, H5812, H5813, H5815 [8SE]

LSC: funding through reductions in DEA funding, H3705 [2JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: funding, H3693, H3694 [2JN]

NASA: Commercial Crew Program funding, H3720 [2JN]

——— space communications system funding, H3670 [2JN]

NIST: forensics standards funding, H3682 [2JN]

——— Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding through reductions in Bureau of Prisons building and facilities funding, H3683 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to consult with the National Security Agency or CIA to alter cryptographic or computer standards, except to improve information security, H3794 [3JN]

NOAA: climate research funding, H3685, H3686, H3687 [2JN]

——— encourage utilization of private sector for aerial survey operations, H3707 [2JN]

——— fishery observer program funding, H3689 [2JN]

——— improve weather research, H3688 [2JN]

——— Integrated Ocean Acidification research funding, H3690 [2JN]

——— National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation and Restoration initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Justice legal activities funding, H3689 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce certain regulations restricting recreational red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, H3684, H3755 [2JN]

——— Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program funding, H3686 [2JN]

——— space-based commercial weather research funding, H3691 [2JN]

NSF: funding, H3710 [2JN]

——— Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3732, H3733 [2JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that limits greenhouse gas emissions, H3741 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement whose negotiating texts are confidential, H3744, H3745 [2JN]

Orion (spacecraft): funding, H3720, H3721 [2JN]

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, H7666, H7667 [4NO]

Point of order, H3724, H3740 [2JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7666, H7667 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3728 [2JN], H3800 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3660, H3670, H3673, H3674, H3675, H3676, H3677, H3678, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3682, H3683, H3684, H3685, H3686, H3687, H3688, H3689, H3690, H3691, H3693, H3694, H3695, H3696, H3697, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3707, H3708, H3709, H3710, H3717, H3718, H3719, H3720, H3721, H3723, H3724, H3725, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3730, H3731, H3732, H3733, H3734, H3735, H3736, H3737, H3738, H3739, H3740, H3741, H3743, H3744, H3745, H3748, H3752, H3754, H3755 [2JN], H3792, H3793, H3794, H3795, H3800, H3802, H3804, H3808 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), motion to recommit, H3815, H3816 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain U.S. and international climate change programs and agreements, H3752 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3725 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to States or local governments with laws, policies, or procedures in contravention of Federal immigration laws, H3743, H3744 [2JN], H3804 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2781• [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3307 [18MY], H4952 [8JY], H6747 [30SE], H6785 [1OC]

Reports filed

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 114–130), H3581 [29MY]

Tables

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3662–H3666 [2JN]

Tributes

Goforth, Darren H., H5809, H5815 [8SE]

Jefferson, Thomas, H2131 [13AP]