DIAZ-BALART, MARIO (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, H2198 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

AID: submit to Congress a report on development and use of global health innovations in programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2241), H2798 [5MY]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4652 [24JN]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2795 [1MY]

Benjamin P. Grogan and Jerry L. Dove FBI Miami Field Office, Miramar, FL: designate (see H.R. 1092), H1526 [2MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1373 [26FE]

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), H2156 [13AP]

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), H4771 [25JN]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see H.R. 231), H1037 [12FE]

——— modify certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system (see H.R. 2492), H3557 [21MY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H3310 [18MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7347 [29OC]

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

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

——— promote human rights and urge the Cuban Government to meet certain human rights milestones (see H.R. 1782), H2209 [14AP]

——— 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 Agriculture: provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (see H.R. 4226), H10712 [18DE]

——— use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H1526 [2MR]

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), H4243 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H703 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving certain Higher Education Act grants to use such amounts to assist students in entering medical schools (see H.R. 2927), H4863 [7JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2357 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H4546 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H9376 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H2310 [16AP]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2794 [1MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H705 [2FE]

Diseases: recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric AIDS worldwide (see H. Res. 265), H3252 [15MY]

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5118 [13JY]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H9013 [3DE]

Federal agencies and departments: institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2960 [13MY]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H8861 [1DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H4432 [16JN]

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]

——— ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

——— 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), H2959 [13MY]

5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 36), H482 [21JA]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H8646 [30NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2419 [22AP]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4593 [23JN]

——— 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]

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: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H9013 [3DE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5593 [28JY]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3391 [19MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6180 [18SE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 1595), H4593 [23JN]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4652 [24JN]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 148), H1626 [10MR]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (see H.R. 436), H479 [21JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H3214 [14MY]

——— ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices (see H.R. 3053), H9271 [10DE]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1166 [25FE]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2582), H4432 [16JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4003 [9JN]

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), H6077 [16SE]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations (see H.R. 2571), H4544 [18JN]

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

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H9307 [11DE]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H9330 [15DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H4243 [11JN]

——— 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), H1901 [24MR]

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]

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

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), H4493 [17JN]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 1326), H1613 [4MR]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

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), H1663 [16MR]

South Sudan: encourage warring parties to resolve their conflict peacefully (see H.R. 2989), H6180 [18SE]

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H2212 [14AP]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H5293 [16JY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H2773 [30AP]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H3759 [2JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1501 [27FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4593 [23JN]

——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 2524), H4138 [10JN]

——— 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), H1618 [4MR]

——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2746), H4342 [12JN]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H5767 [29JY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H1618 [4MR]

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

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]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H2213 [14AP]

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), H814 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H7623 [3NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H2152 [13AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2829), H4541 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2829), H4541 [18JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (H.R. 3892), H7624 [3NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (H.R. 1748), H2154 [13AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2829), H4543 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2829), H4543 [18JN]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3996 [9JN]

Remarks

Amtrak: capital and debt service grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839 [3JN]

——— funding, H3850 [3JN]

——— Northeast corridor infrastructure projects funding, H3978 [9JN]

——— positive train control system implementation funding, H3997 [9JN]

Arthrex, Inc.: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ‘‘Best Companies To Work For’’ list, E607• [29AP]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7305 [28OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1893 [24MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2698 [30AP]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H3981 [9JN]

Cuba: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H220 [12JA]

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]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding through reductions in information technology funding, H3865 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for housing subsidies for illegal aliens, H3976 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon disparate impact to allege discrimination, H3980 [9JN]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H3861 [3JN]

——— Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program funding, H3860 [3JN]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure surface transportation grants are awarded to rural and urban area projects in an equitable manner, H3835 [3JN]

——— Federal Railroad Administration Operation Lifesaver program funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3839 [3JN]

——— Federal Railroad Administration safety and operations funding through reductions in Federal Transit Administration New Starts program funding, H3847 [3JN]

——— Federal Transit Administration capital investment grants funding, H3852 [3JN]

——— Federal Transit Administration capital investment grants funding through reductions in FAA operations account funding, H3841 [3JN]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding to hire new inspectors and create the national pipeline information exchange, H3857 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program to make any loan exceeding $600 million, H3896 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for Federal Transit Administration Rapid Growth Area Transit Program, H3888 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to authorize exempt facility bonds to finance passenger rail projects which cannot attain 150 miles per hour, H3895 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce regulations relative to rail tank car standards, H3887 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to limit travel to Cuba, H3889, H3890 [4JN]

——— provide States and local governments flexibility in creating a surface transportation system for their community, H3888 [4JN]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, H3834, H3835 [3JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3817, H3834, H3835, H3839, H3840, H3841, H3847, H3850, H3852, H3853, H3855, H3857, H3860, H3861, H3865 [3JN], H3883, H3885, H3887, H3888, H3889, H3890, H3895, H3896 [4JN], H3972, H3976, H3977, H3978, H3980, H3981, H3990 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), corrections in engrossment, H3998, H3999 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to recommit, H3997 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, H3872 [3JN], H3901 [4JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2631 [29AP]

FAA: address overflights over Milton, MA, H3840 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for use of biographical assessments in the hiring of air traffic controllers, H3977 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding to allow overnight flights at Ronald Reagan National Airport, H3885 [4JN]

——— require air noise mitigation be factored into any airspace redesign in New York, New Jersey, or Philadelphia, PA, area, H3972 [9JN]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, H220 [12JA]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5906 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5906 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H7305 [28OC]

Point of order, H3834, H3835, H3850, H3855, H3861, H3862, H3867 [3JN]

Redlands Christian Migrant Association: anniversary, E1516• [22OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3723 [2JN]

Votes: position on missed, E115• [26JA]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: funding, H3855 [3JN]

——— strike waiver to requirement for full cellular communication service in the Metrorail system, H3853 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H2631 [29AP]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–129), H3581 [29MY]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3818–H3825 [3JN]

Tributes

Bacallao, Josie, E429• [26MR]

de la Pena, Sofia V., E781• [21MY]

Huff, Patricia, E426• [26MR]

Marty, Aileen, E425• [26MR]