GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H161 [9JA]

Amendments

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), H1257 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4848, H4864 [7JY]

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), H7730 [4NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3674, H3733 [2JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8278 [17NO]

——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H5572 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5592 [28JY]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (see H.R. 2947), H4861 [7JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2467 [23AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H6706 [29SE]

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), H3391 [19MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5848 [8SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6076 [16SE]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see H.R. 889), H981 [11FE]

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), H8239 [16NO]

——— 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), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H7189 [26OC]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

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), H3507 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H1850 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H9012 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2108 [26MR]

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), H7254 [27OC]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H3565 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H2877 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H5777 [29JY]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H4493 [17JN]

——— improve accountability of employees (see H.R. 473), H2467 [23AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4774 [25JN]

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

——— 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]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H814 [4FE]

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

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H8861 [1DE]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1373 [26FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1373 [26FE]

——— reduce workforce (see H.R. 3939), H8149 [5NO]

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), H5775 [29JY]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H5775 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4957 [8JY]

FBI: require an independent review of operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database and its subsets (see H.R. 4240), H9329 [15DE]

FCC: disapprove rule relative to protecting and promoting the open Internet (see H.J. Res. 42), H2153 [13AP]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2212 [14AP]

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

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H9271 [10DE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (see H.R. 1155), H1498 [27FE]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 712), H810 [4FE]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H404 [14JA]

——— institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures (see H.R. 2032), H2501 [28AP]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 3438), H5787 [4AU]

——— 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]

——— report to Congress on rules and regulations that, if violated, may be punished by criminal penalties (see H.R. 4003), H8239 [16NO]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (see H.R. 2949), H5777 [29JY]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5524 [27JY]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 3579), H6178 [18SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 758), H853 [5FE]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 2929), H4770 [25JN]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5293 [16JY]

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), H2799 [5MY]

FRS: 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), H5173 [14JY]

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

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see H.R. 2745), H4342 [12JN]

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H581 [26JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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), H2957 [13MY]

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

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

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), H188 [9JA]

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

Immigration: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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), H660 [28JA]

——— 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]

——— modify the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program to make it easier for employers to meet season labor demands (see H.R. 3918), H7741 [4NO]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 399), H535 [22JA]

——— 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: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H6789 [1OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

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

Israel: express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5777 [29JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3310 [18MY]

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), H8861 [1DE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H2156 [13AP]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2155 [13AP]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H5776 [29JY]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H4345 [12JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1585), H1899 [24MR]

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]

National parks and recreation areas: broaden an exemption to minimum wage and maximum hours provisions for certain seasonal workers in national parks and forests (see H.R. 2215), H4432 [16JN]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H8243 [16NO]

Native Americans: clarify criteria necessary for an Indian group to receive Federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe (see H.R. 3764), H8861 [1DE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6789 [1OC]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H1502 [27FE]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H5238 [15JY]

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]

——— allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H9080 [8DE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H2419 [22AP]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H6180 [18SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H482 [21JA] (see H.R. 596), H757 [3FE] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6789 [1OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H6076 [16SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Postal Service: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1373 [26FE]

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), H5849 [8SE]

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]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H5980 [15SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H5783 [31JY]

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

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H2357 [21AP]

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]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H3565 [21MY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H757 [3FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4594 [23JN]

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

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H5173 [14JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H4862 [7JY]

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

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

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

Terrorism: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1056), H1162 [25FE]

——— reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and create fund to compensate U.S. victims of state sponsored terrorism who hold final judgments from Article III courts (see H.R. 3858), H7346 [29OC]

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), H2155 [13AP]

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), H8972 [2DE]

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), H357 [13JA]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H7175 [23OC]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H918 [10FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1732), H2212 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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), H224 [12JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 80), H756 [3FE]

Courts: ensure that only those people who share injuries of the same type and extent should be part of a class action lawsuit (see H.R. 1927), H2415 [22AP]

——— reform sentencing laws (see H.R. 3713), H6935 [8OC]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H810 [4FE]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H103 [7JA]

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

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (see H.R. 2288), H2956 [13MY]

Secret Service: provide for additional resources and improve protections for restricted areas (see H.R. 1656), H2108 [26MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H187 [9JA]

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

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to Congress (see H.R. 2830), H4541 [18JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (see H.R. 2831), H4541 [18JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (see H.R. 2832), H4541 [18JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H49 [6JA]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H49 [6JA]

Courts: ensure that only those people who share injuries of the same type and extent should be part of a class action lawsuit (H.R. 1927), H2417 [22AP]

——— reform sentencing laws (H.R. 3713), H6936 [8OC]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (H.R. 704), H812 [4FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (H.R. 703), H812 [4FE]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H104 [7JA]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 9), H856 [5FE]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 2288), H2958 [13MY]

Secret Service: provide for additional resources and improve protections for restricted areas (H.R. 1656), H2112 [26MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), H189 [9JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 27), H44 [6JA]

U.S. Code: update statutory references to certain provisions relative to Congress (H.R. 2830), H4543 [18JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to public printing and documents, railroads, shipping, telecommunications, and war and national defense (H.R. 2831), H4543 [18JN]

——— update statutory references to certain provisions relative to voting and elections (H.R. 2832), H4543 [18JN]

Letters

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9315 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E720 [15MY]

Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2330 [21AP]

FTO Passport Revocation Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5313 [21JY]

Global Anti-Poaching Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7369 [2NO]

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H590 [27JA]

Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1640 [16MR]

International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H544 [26JA]

Judicial Redress Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6986 [20OC]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6986 [20OC]

Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6762 [1OC]

National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2423 [23AP]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7111 [22OC]

Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3630 [1JN]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E633 [30AP]

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5546, H5547 [28JY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H5546 [28JY]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H5546 [28JY]

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H818 [5FE]

State Licensing Efficiency Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7313 [28OC]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H593 [27JA]

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4322 [12JN]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H773 [4FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2915 [13MY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2915 [13MY]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2915 [13MY]

Lists

House of Representatives Private Calendar Objectors, E1143• [28JY]

Memorandums

Legislative Jurisdiction Over Proposals Addressing Federal Criminal Law: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1 [6JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), H6143, H6144 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H498 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H2923, H2926 [13MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1835• [18DE]

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, H3163 [14MY]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 4246), H9335, H9336 [16DE]

Bridgewater, VA: anniversary of Blue Ridge Christian School, E1310• [17SE]

CFTC: provide status of consultations with U.S. producers and consumers of aluminum, H3950 [9JN]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), H3938, H3950 [9JN]

——— report on review of foreign board of trade applications of metal exchanges and status of negotiations with foreign regulators relative to aluminum warehousing, H3938 [9JN]

Civil rights: strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H6119 [17SE]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), H5490, H5491 [27JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): legislative jurisdiction over proposals addressing Federal criminal law, H21 [6JA]

Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (H.R. 889), H3956, H3957 [9JN]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 285), H597 [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 181), H605 [27JA]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), H3266, H3277, H3278, H3280 [18MY]

DAV: improve congressional charter (H.R. 1755), H8426 [30NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4033 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3163 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257, H1258 [26FE]

——— 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), H1257, H1258 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program, E1835• [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H323 [13JA], H376, H379, H382, H384 [14JA]

——— prohibit funding for any policy relative to deportation of illegal aliens that does not make deportation of child abusers, sexual offenders, and domestic abusers top priorities, H382 [14JA]

——— prohibit funding for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or previously denied applications, H379 [14JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H9292 [11DE]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prisoner Detention Program funding, H3674 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to compel a journalist or reporter to testify about information or sources regarded as confidential, H3748 [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, H3734 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H3746 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4848, H4849 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H6216 [24SE]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6216 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, E1835• [18DE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H904 [10FE]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H904 [10FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 1147), H9061 [8DE]

EPA: prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with backstop requirements relative to total maximium daily load and watershed implementation plans, H4848, H4849 [7JY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (H.R. 703), E161• [4FE]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (H.R. 3279), H8423 [30NO]

Executive Office of the President: refrain from pursuing policies that make hiring illegal aliens economically advantageous, H384 [14JA]

Federal agencies and departments:, H5570 [28JY]

——— exempt health and public safety regulations from rulemaking reform, H267 [13JA]

——— exempt major rules on oil and gas pipeline safety and pipeline spill prevention or mitigation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5559, H5560 [28JY]

——— exempt major rules relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5563 [28JY]

——— exempt major rules relative to nuclear reactor safety standards from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5562, H5563 [28JY]

——— exempt major rules relative to public health and safety from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5560, H5561 [28JY]

——— exempt major rules relative to the health and safety of infants from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5561 [28JY]

——— exempt major rules that OMB determines would result in job creation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5558, H5559 [28JY]

——— exempt rules that OMB determines would result in net job creation from rulemaking reform, H262 [13JA]

——— exempt terrorism and crime prevention, pay, tax benefits, small businesses, and anti-discrimination protections from rulemaking reform, H270 [13JA]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), H6207, H6210, H6212 [24SE], H6244, H6246 [25SE]

——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (H.R. 348), motion to recommit, H6254 [25SE]

——— include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5557 [28JY]

——— make data, science, studies, and analyses that major rules of the executive branch are based on available on the Internet, H5556 [28JY]

——— 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), H5545, H5546, H5551, H5552, H5556, H5557, H5558, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5563 [28JY]

——— 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), motion to recommit, H5570 [28JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H249, H254, H255, H261, H262, H267 [13JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), motion to recommit, H270 [13JA]

——— require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5558 [28JY]

——— require completion of full permitting process prior to issuing permit or license for projects that could be potential terrorist targets or involve nuclear or chemical facilities, H6244, H6246 [25SE]

——— require consideration of impacts on low-income populations when formulating new regulations, H261 [13JA]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), H6112, H6113, H6115, H6117 [17SE]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 758), motion to recommit, H6119 [17SE]

Government regulations: exempt construction projects that negatively affect drinking water supply or air quality of nearby communities from new permitting process rules, H6254 [25SE]

Hot Springs, VA: anniversary of Homestead Resort, E1843• [18DE]

House of Representatives: process for referring bills to the private calendar, E1143• [28JY]

——— reading of U.S. Constitution, H161 [9JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H21 [6JA]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5440, H5442, H5443, H5444, H5445, H5447 [23JY]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), motion to recommit, H5450 [23JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1153), H9061 [8DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H323 [13JA], H376 [14JA]

——— protect States and local governments from cuts to law enforcement relative to certain actions relative to immigration, H5450 [23JY]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8381 [19NO]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism, E1835• [18DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, E1835• [18DE]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5922 [10SE]

Law enforcement: support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (H. Res. 295), H3959, H3963 [9JN]

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: observance, H160 [9JA]

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 (S. 665), H2840, H2841, H2846 [12MY]

——— tribute, H628 [27JA]

Lynchburg, VA: anniversary of Virginia Episcopal School, E1336• [22SE]

Marsh, John (Rob): Staff Care (company) Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, E138• [30JA]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8420, H8421 [30NO]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H6216 [24SE]

OMB: reform process for extending Federal permit applications and ensure applications are reviewed in a timely manner, H7731, H7732 [4NO]

Patent Act: anniversary, E445• [26MR]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 9), E445• [26MR]

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, H7731, H7732 [4NO]

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), H2901, H2914, H2917, H2922 [13MY]

Privacy Act: extend protections relative to information shared with law enforcement to citizens of certain U.S. allies (H.R. 1428), H6985, H6986, H6988 [20OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7731, H7732 [4NO]

Roanoke, VA: anniversary of Local Colors Festival, E693• [13MY]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 2288), H8427, H8428 [30NO], E691• [13MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3674, H3733, H3734, H3746, H3748 [2JN]

Secret Service: provide for additional resources and improve protections for restricted areas (H.R. 1656), H5491, H5492, H5493 [27JY]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H9292 [11DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), H3952, H3956 [9JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9292 [11DE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 27), E1• [6JA]

Terrorism: 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 (H.R. 158), H9047, H9049, H9060 [8DE]

Total Action for Progress (TAP) (organization): anniversary, E1518• [22OC]

Votes: position on missed, H961• [11FE], E1009• [7JY]

Reports

Ten Thousand Commandments—An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State 2014 Edition: Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, H255 [13JA]

Reports filed

All Economic Regulations Are Transparent (ALERT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1759) (H. Rept. 114–238), H5762 [29JY]

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1755) (H. Rept. 114–350), H8644 [30NO]

Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1927) (H. Rept. 114–328), H8149 [5NO]

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 114–141), H3921 [8JN]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 526) (H. Rept. 114–352), H8644 [30NO]

Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 114–9), H637 [27JA]

Innovation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 114–235), H5762 [29JY]

Judicial Redress Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1428) (H. Rept. 114–294), H7026 [20OC]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 181) (H. Rept. 114–7), H637 [27JA]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 758) (H. Rept. 114–246), H5846 [8SE]

Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 114–224), H5464 [23JY]

Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3279) (H. Rept. 114–351), H8644 [30NO]

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 690) (H. Rept. 114–183), H4768 [25JN]

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 427) (H. Rept. 114–214), H5329 [21JY]

Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 348) (H. Rept. 114–228), H5522 [27JY]

Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1155) (H. Rept. 114–196), H5088 [10JY]

Secret Service Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1656) (H. Rept. 114–231), H5587 [28JY]

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 114–12), H702 [2FE]

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 285) (H. Rept. 114–8), H637 [27JA]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 159) (H. Rept. 114–6), H637 [27JA]

Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 114–345), H8409 [19NO]

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 712) (H. Rept. 114–184), H4768 [25JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2048) (H. Rept. 114–109), H2820 [8MY]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H576–H578 [26JA]

Statements

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: DAV, H8426 [30NO]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, H1733 [18MR]

Tributes

Edlich, Ted, E26• [7JA]

Falwell, Macel, E1526• [23OC]

Fu, Pearl, E693• [13MY]