GRAVES, GARRET (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4855 [7JY]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3608 [1JN]

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), H7680 [4NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 (see H.R. 3504), H6139 [17SE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H4862 [7JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H431 [20JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

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

Coast Guard: establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H9691 [17DE]

Daryle Holloway Post Office Building, New Orleans, LA: designate (see H.R. 3082), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H6975 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5783 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5525 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H6937 [8OC]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H4137 [10JN]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H6975 [9OC]

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

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H4862 [7JY]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

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), H4003 [9JN]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5469 [23JY]

Federal employees: express that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee (see H. Res. 250), H2792 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H10712 [18DE]

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

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

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), H4544 [18JN]

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

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]

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

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5469 [23JY]

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

Iran: clarify conditions for use of Presidential waiver authority for certain sanctions (see H. Res. 454), H6788 [1OC]

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H6787 [1OC]

Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see H.R. 3127), H5329 [21JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7390 [2NO]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

Lionel R. Collins, Sr., Post Office Building, Marrero, LA: designate (see H.R. 2458), H5239 [15JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7027 [20OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5593 [28JY]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H6261 [25SE]

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), H5293 [16JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5089 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H5943 [10SE]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5404 [22JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see H.R. 2258), H5293 [16JY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7626 [3NO]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

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), H8971 [2DE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8861 [1DE]

Taxation: allow the volumetric excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the Fischer-Tropsch process (see H.R. 3321), H9272 [10DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4345 [12JN]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H4774 [25JN]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5592 [28JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H2115 [26MR]

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 (see H.R. 158), H9080 [8DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 544), H9013 [3DE]

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. 1732), H2311 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2852), H4591 [23JN]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 95), H8411 [19NO]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (see H.R. 3462), H5865 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: pursue with other countries the mutual elimination of government-backed export credit agencies and abolish Eximbank if doing so would not put the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage (see H.R. 4302), H10710 [18DE]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

Immigration: suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (see H.R. 4048), H8280 [17NO]

Ships and vessels: promote the recycling of vessels (see H.R. 2876), H4650 [24JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2852), H4592 [23JN]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (H.R. 3462), H5866 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: pursue with other countries the mutual elimination of government-backed export credit agencies and abolish Eximbank if doing so would not put the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage (H.R. 4302), H10711 [18DE]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 3094), H5292 [16JY]

Immigration: suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (H.R. 4048), H8281 [17NO]

Ships and vessels: promote the recycling of vessels (H.R. 2876), H4651 [24JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3509 [21MY], H3763 [3JN], H6939 [9OC]

Letters

Improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen: several individuals, H3611 [1JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in helicopter accident off the coast of Florida, E346• [17MR]

Baton Rouge, LA: tribute to Catholic High School football team, H9034 [8DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1987), H3284, H3291, H3292 [18MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H3302 [18MY]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 95), H8402 [19NO]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2864 [12MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H953 [11FE]

Corps of Engineers: require issuance of permits for discharges of dredged or fill material impacting wetlands, H4855 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4855 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance resiliency of critical highway infrastructure, including that which supports national energy security, H7683 [4NO]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (H.R. 2722), E1083• [20JY]

Economy: importance of free trade, H3924 [9JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2753 [30AP]

Federal Flood Risk Management Standard: prohibit implementation funding, H2753 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H3610 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3606, H3610 [1JN]

Florich, Thomas: Army decision to allow burial in Arlington National Cemetery, H4336 [12JN]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8403 [19NO]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, H5659 [29JY]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8403 [19NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, H8403 [19NO]

Louisiana: tribute to improvements in National Guard, H8402 [19NO]

National Ocean Council: develop a process for decommissioning oil and gas rigs that eliminates harm to the red snapper stock and improve habitat, H3606 [1JN]

Obama, President: proposal to modify disposition of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues, H3303 [18MY]

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), conference report, H8995 [3DE], E1758• [10DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7683 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, E1650• [18NO]

Power resources: address disparity between onshore and offshore energy policies relative to revenue sharing for States, H3301–H3304 [18MY]

——— enhance U.S. energy independence and security by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, H3302 [18MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7683 [4NO], H8995 [3DE], E1758• [10DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5204 [15JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: proposed sale of petroleum, E1758• [10DE]

Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day: observance, H7040 [21OC]

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 (H.R. 1732), H2832 [12MY]

Statements

State-Based Solution to Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper, H3611 [1JN]

Tribute to Louisiana National Guardsmen Killed in Helicopter Accident Off the Coast of Florida: Glenn Curtis, E346• [17MR]