EMMER, TOM (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3917 [4JN], H3981, H4004 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H9272 [10DE]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H1802 [19MR]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2156 [13AP]

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), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H226 [12JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5469 [23JY]

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), H3642 [1JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3921 [8JN]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5975 [11SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H190 [9JA]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1565 [3MR]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see H.R. 3055), H7333 [28OC]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H3642 [1JN]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7028 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H8415 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2590), H4004 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H583 [26JA]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see H.R. 906), H1502 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H7333 [28OC]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H6228 [24SE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H6228 [24SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H6893 [7OC]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H4774 [25JN]

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: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H5848 [8SE]

Dept. of State: expedite review of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program and provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training regarding such aliens (see H.R. 1921), H2354 [21AP]

——— provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving (see H.R. 1920), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H7390 [2NO]

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

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H7091 [21OC]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2960 [13MY]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H6136 [17SE]

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), H2156 [13AP]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H7027 [20OC]

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]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H7090 [21OC]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5592 [28JY]

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

FDIC: ensure that reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker (see H.R. 4116), H8411 [19NO]

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), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— require certain financial regulators to determine whether new regulations or orders are duplicative or inconsistent with existing Federal regulations (see H.R. 3705), H7391 [2NO]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H5293 [16JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 601), H757 [3FE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H4003 [9JN]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

——— specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (see H.R. 1553), H4243 [11JN]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: hold open meetings, comply with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and provide additional improvements to the Council (see H.R. 3557), H7391 [2NO]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1626 [10MR]

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

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H1902 [24MR]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H5849 [8SE]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 1103), H1806 [19MR]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4004 [9JN]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H1901 [24MR]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 3189), H5525 [27JY]

——— nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 1737), H4137 [10JN]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H157 [8JA]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1166 [25FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5783 [31JY]

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]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2155 [13AP]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H664 [28JA]

Immigration: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5239 [15JY]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), 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), 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]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H5943 [10SE]

——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H6180 [18SE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1663 [16MR]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 316), H357 [13JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H8860 [1DE]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H5976 [11SE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H6228 [24SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H9013 [3DE]

Medicaid: provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7626 [3NO]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H8414 [19NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H8646 [30NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4493 [17JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H7743 [4NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H7090 [21OC]

——— 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), H482 [21JA]

Members of Congress: require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H360 [13JA]

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), H7626 [3NO]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 486), H7138 [22OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H4594 [23JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H5943 [10SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7090 [21OC]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4863 [7JY]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1085 [20FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2212 [14AP]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5943 [10SE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H2356 [21AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5943 [10SE]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 2369), H5239 [15JY]

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]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H2270 [15AP]

Railroads: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 390), H412 [16JA]

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 510), H2499 [28AP]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1771 [18MR]

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

SEC: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 686), H6189 [22SE]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H6706 [29SE]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2154 [13AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4652 [24JN]

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), H8155 [5NO]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 3255), H7028 [20OC]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5943 [10SE]

——— 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), H4957 [8JY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5118 [13JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4493 [17JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H5173 [14JY]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 636), H867 [9FE]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 2229), H5776 [29JY]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 2434), H7743 [4NO]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2115 [26MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1902 [24MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4243 [11JN]

——— 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), H5980 [15SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2794 [1MY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H2115 [26MR]

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), H3564 [21MY]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6139 [17SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

Vietnam: promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law (see H.R. 2140), H2880 [12MY]

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), H4243 [11JN]

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]

Women: encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H6306 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide enhanced security at recruitment centers through the installation of reinforced bulletproof glass and entry doors (see H.R. 3239), H5588 [28JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H5588 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 3340), H5765 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program (see H.R. 1606), H2031 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H6835 [6OC]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1532), H1847 [23MR]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): declare a state of war exists with the U.S. and the President is authorized to use necessary and appropriate force (see H.J. Res. 73), H8360 [18NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide enhanced security at recruitment centers through the installation of reinforced bulletproof glass and entry doors (H.R. 3239), H5590 [28JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (H.R. 3238), H5590 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: bring the Financial Stability Oversight Council and Office of Financial Research into the regular appropriations process (H.R. 3340), H5772 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program (H.R. 1606), H2034 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (H.R. 3686), H6836 [6OC]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (H.R. 1532), H1849 [23MR]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): declare a state of war exists with the U.S. and the President is authorized to use necessary and appropriate force (H.J. Res. 73), H8361 [18NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H669 [2FE], H1503 [2MR], H1637 [16MR], H5091 [13JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1666 [17MR], H4548 [23JN], H4874 [8JY]

Remarks

Allen, Megan: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1270• [11SE]

American Diabetes Month: observance, H8288 [18NO]

Anderson Trucking Service, Inc.: anniversary, H9311 [15DE]

Bittman, Daniel: Minnesota Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award receipient, H8288 [18NO]

Chmielewski, Linda: Minnesota March of Dimes Nurse of the Year award recipient, H7350 [2NO]

College of St. Benedict: NSF award recipient for Collaborative Research Developing and Assessing Effective Cyberlearning within the STEM Wiki Hyperlibrary Project, E1410• [1OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (H.R. 1197), H6895 [8OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H115 [8JA], H172 [9JA]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H562 [26JA]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to carry out excessive enhancements to New Starts transit projects, H3981, H3982 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3981, H3982 [9JN]

Dettmer, Bob: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1272• [11SE]

Donais, Ralph: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices Legacy Award recipient, E1268• [11SE]

Elk River, MN: tribute to Elk River High School for participation in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, E747• [19MY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5300 [21JY]

FDIC: ensure that reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker (H.R. 4116), H8872 [2DE]

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 (H.R. 427), H5120 [14JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4213 [11JN]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulatory relief to community financial institutions, H9312 [15DE]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8329 [18NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks, H8329 [18NO]

Glew, Scott: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1271• [11SE]

Hadley, Shelby M.: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1267• [11SE]

Hautman, Robert: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner, E1409• [1OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]

Herrala, Jeff: Air Force Cadet of the Year award recipient, H6087 [17SE]

Housley, Phil: induction into Hockey Hall of Fame, H4778 [7JY]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5907 [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), H5907 [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, H4213 [11JN]

J.F. Kruse Jewelers (business): SBA Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2322 [21AP]

Journal: question of approval, H5653 [29JY]

Karn, Bob: American Baseball Coaches Association Regional and Diamond National Coach of the Year awards recipient, H5120 [14JY]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5812 [8SE]

Marco, Inc.: tribute, H6711 [30SE]

Meire Grove, MN: anniversary of St. John’s-St. Andrew’s Catholic School, E757• [20MY]

Minnesota: EPA Clean Power Plan requirements, H2480 [28AP]

——— tribute to the Anoka-Hennepin Mustangs softball team, H5300 [21JY]

Minnesota Humanities Center: tribute to Veterans’ Voices Award recipients, H5870 [10SE]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H1667 [17MR]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, H8288 [18NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H6895 [8OC]

National Dairy Month: observance, H4605 [24JN]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, H6711 [30SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9033 [8DE]

National Police Week: observance, H2825 [12MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8264 [17NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H729 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H729 [3FE]

Preferred Credit, Inc.: Minnesota Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics recipient, H9312 [15DE]

Ramstad, Joe: Minnesota Future Farmers of America Association Star in Agriscience award recipient, H4548 [23JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H5120 [14JY]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7239 [27OC]

St. Cloud, MN: anniversary of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, E774• [21MY]

——— tribute to St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E676• [12MY]

St. Cloud Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E534• [21AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H461 [21JA]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), H1010 [12FE]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), H1052 [13FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4487 [17JN]

3M Co.: inclusion on list of Thomson Reuters Corp., top innovative organizations, H8288 [18NO]

Tourila, James: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices Legacy Award recipient, E1265• [11SE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to Minnesota Farm Family of the Year award recipients, H5474 [27JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: anniversary, H5389 [22JY]

——— impact on economy, H5389 [22JY]

——— repeal, H5300 [21JY]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H3317 [19MY]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3317 [19MY]

Tributes

Bartels, Marissa, H4019 [10JN]

Becker, Hal, H6711 [30SE]

Davis, Jim, H5870 [10SE]

Decker, Tommy, H5812 [8SE]

Emmer, Joe, H4876 [8JY]

Enstrom, John, H5300 [21JY]

Frashier, Schuyler E., H5094 [13JY]

Gillson, Lauren, H5870 [10SE]

Grotz, Walter, H1017 [12FE]

Hanson, Connor, H5094 [13JY]

Masih, Noah, E735• [18MY]

Mund, Bill, H3320 [19MY]

Nolte family, H9033 [8DE], E1710• [3DE]

Petersen, Branden, H6711 [30SE]

Sandberg, Steven, H7126 [22OC]

Smith, Jim, H1834 [23MR]

Tylutki, Nick, H5120 [14JY]

Voight, Andrea, E1657• [19NO]

Wessel, Loren, H9033 [8DE]