FORBES, J. RANDY (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4092, H4133 [10JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4699 [25JN]

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]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1116 [24FE]

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

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H6977 [13OC]

Armed Forces: extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 4246), H9327 [15DE]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5776 [29JY]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

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), H2156 [13AP]

China: call for economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that are linked to cyberattacks against U.S. entities (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6178 [18SE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H9306 [11DE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H641 [27JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H7347 [29OC]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H1627 [10MR]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H2959 [13MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H482 [21JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H5976 [11SE]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1662 [16MR]

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H3565 [21MY]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6229 [24SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1662 [16MR]

Crime: eliminate sections of the U.S. Code that over-criminalize activities that should not be crimes (see H.R. 4023), H8279 [17NO]

——— improve Federal criminal law (see H.R. 4002), H8362 [18NO]

——— make technical amendments to U.S. Code title on crime and criminal procedure based on Office of the Law Revision Counsel footnotes (see H.R. 4001), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide greater extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over certain credit card and other access device fraud offenses (see H.R. 1584), H5031 [9JY]

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), H1626 [10MR]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H5333 [21JY]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 453), H858 [5FE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5981 [15SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7175 [23OC]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H6975 [9OC]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3428), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H2357 [21AP]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1024), H1373 [26FE]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports on certain demographic information on aliens arrested (see H.R. 3151), H6937 [8OC]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H1850 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return showing how tax dollars are spent and Federal debt and borrowing per U.S. resident (see H.R. 3855), H7332 [28OC]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H6308 [28SE]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 2211), H2791 [1MY]

——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H8362 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H534 [22JA]

——— 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), H1900 [24MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H3310 [18MY]

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

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H867 [9FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H2115 [26MR]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1723 [17MR]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule relative to certain farms (see H.R. 3129), H6076 [16SE]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H9013 [3DE]

——— 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— implement guidelines for specification of certain dredged or fill material disposal sites (see H.R. 3434), H5782 [31JY]

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), H5981 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1117 [24FE]

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

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H5592 [28JY]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H705 [2FE]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H8971 [2DE]

——— 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), H226 [12JA]

——— report to Congress on rules and regulations that, if violated, may be punished by criminal penalties (see H.R. 4003), H8282 [17NO]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6750 [30SE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H1526 [2MR]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H3565 [21MY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H2356 [21AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H2356 [21AP]

——— 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]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

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), H2155 [13AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H534 [22JA]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H810 [4FE]

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), H1034 [12FE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3565 [21MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H482 [21JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H3565 [21MY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H9375 [16DE]

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

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H535 [22JA]

——— require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H814 [4FE]

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), H6750 [30SE]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

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), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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), H1498 [27FE]

——— 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), H1165 [25FE]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H1498 [27FE]

——— 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), H7391 [2NO]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H37 [6JA]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8415 [19NO]

Information technology: identify and document best practices for cyber hygiene to improve computer network security (see H.R. 3664), H6981 [16OC]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H6077 [16SE]

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

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 599), H814 [4FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H1116 [24FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5976 [11SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H2115 [26MR] (see H.R. 3222), H8362 [18NO]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see H.R. 1269), H2115 [26MR]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H6180 [18SE]

Medicare: ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1116 [24FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2156 [13AP]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see H.R. 2196), H2791 [1MY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9376 [16DE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H6789 [1OC]

——— 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: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 109), H408 [14JA]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H2156 [13AP]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H8971 [2DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H7743 [4NO]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6180 [18SE]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H3565 [21MY]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8362 [18NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5776 [29JY]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish certain information on rulemakings (see H.R. 1759), H2152 [13AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H852 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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), H5298 [20JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H482 [21JA] (see H.R. 2300), H3565 [21MY]

——— 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 the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6180 [18SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5469 [23JY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 2048), H2496 [28AP]

Privacy Act: extend protections relative to information shared with law enforcement to citizens of certain U.S. allies (see H.R. 1428), H6138 [17SE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H6789 [1OC]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H1501 [27FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H8241 [16NO]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H5089 [10JY]

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), H2315 [17AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H7391 [2NO]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

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), H2419 [22AP]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1716), H2110 [26MR]

——— 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]

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), H8362 [18NO]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H3391 [19MY]

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]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4593 [23JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2799 [5MY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H814 [4FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3922 [8JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2420 [22AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4863 [7JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H664 [28JA]

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

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

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H2419 [22AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 611), H4651 [24JN]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 1034), H2500 [28AP]

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), H534 [22JA] (see H.R. 333), H482 [21JA]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H2956 [13MY]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H7742 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3616), H6259 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2921), H4770 [25JN]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 683), H755 [3FE]

Members of Congress: provide for rates of pay to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending (see H.R. 110), H39 [6JA]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see H.R. 1621), H2033 [25MR]

Roads and highways: expedite deployment of highway construction projects (see H.R. 1620), H2033 [25MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 111), H39 [6JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3616), H6260 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (H.R. 2921), H4773 [25JN]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (H.R. 683), H756 [3FE]

Members of Congress: provide for rates of pay to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending (H.R. 110), H46 [6JA]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (H.R. 1621), H2034 [25MR]

Roads and highways: expedite deployment of highway construction projects (H.R. 1620), H2034 [25MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt ceiling (H.R. 111), H46 [6JA]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1885 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the individual’s country of origin or to any foreign country, H4088 [10JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2942 [13MY], H3156, H3184, H3185 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6770 [1OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4088, H4092, H4094, H4133 [10JN]

——— National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund funding, H4092, H4094, H4133 [10JN]

——— Ohio-class submarine replacement program funding, H3184, H3185 [14MY]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, H1885 [24MR]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, H7628 [4NO]

Maritime Administration: Maritime Security Program funding, H6952 [9OC]

Navy: anniversary of Chaplain Corps, E1797• [15DE]

——— reduce statutory requirement for number of operational aircraft carriers, H3156 [14MY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6952 [9OC]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), H2919 [13MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E596• [28AP]

Votes: position on missed, E124• [27JA], E1241• [9SE]

WDBJ–TV (Roanoke, VA): shooting of Alison Parker, Adam Ward, and Vicki Gardner during live television broadcast, E1244• [9SE]

Tributes

Langford, William, H5183 [15JY]

Marshall, Andrew, E249• [25FE]

Parker, Alison, E1244• [9SE]

Ward, Adam, E1244• [9SE]