GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8932 [2DE]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3501 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H2356 [21AP]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4136 [10JN]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H1850 [23MR]

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), H4864 [7JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5849 [8SE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1807 [19MR]

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

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Corps of Engineers: allow flexibility in the maximum cost of projects to ensure safety and reliability of ports (see H.R. 3315), H5764 [29JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H7028 [20OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

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), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5469 [23JY]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 408), H757 [3FE]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2656 [29AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 4042), H9272 [10DE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA] (see H.R. 1958), H2656 [29AP]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 351), H404 [14JA]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program (see H. Res. 92), H1663 [16MR]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5943 [10SE]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H703 [2FE]

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), H5775 [29JY]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

——— study circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event (see H.R. 2795), H4431 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1088), H2115 [26MR]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7743 [4NO]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H8155 [5NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H8414 [19NO]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1319), H1613 [4MR]

——— ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see H.R. 1294), H1611 [4MR]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H4383 [15JN]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4543 [18JN]

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

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see H.R. 639), H702 [2FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 1558), H1898 [24MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1033 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see H.R. 2030), H2474 [27AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H8155 [5NO]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H3310 [18MY]

FDA: amend policies relative to approval of certain antibacterial and antifungal drugs (see H.R. 2629), H3877 [3JN]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1163 [25FE]

——— provide for the regulation of health software (see H.R. 2396), H3308 [18MY]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H405 [14JA]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H6893 [7OC]

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

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2155 [13AP]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

——— require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3304), H5763 [29JY]

——— 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 Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

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), H2880 [12MY]

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

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3386 [19MY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

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), H7175 [23OC]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 3069), H5236 [15JY]

——— prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8646 [30NO]

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), H5172 [14JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5332 [21JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4003 [9JN]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H4957 [8JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 696), H756 [3FE]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H2956 [13MY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7028 [20OC]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3391 [19MY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1801 [19MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2419 [22AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 837), H6836 [6OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H3914 [4JN]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 2093), H3391 [19MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]

Nepal: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2033), H2773 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4003 [9JN]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see H.R. 531), H2356 [21AP]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6074 [16SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 2090), H2652 [29AP]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3029), H5592 [28JY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H3558 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5943 [10SE]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2656 [29AP]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2213 [14AP]

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), H1116 [24FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1850 [23MR]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H8414 [19NO]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H5783 [31JY]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H8155 [5NO]

Ships and vessels: promote the recycling of vessels (see H.R. 2876), H5783 [31JY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 314), H357 [13JA]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— invest in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families (see H.R. 3781), H7088 [21OC]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5592 [28JY]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H1806 [19MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1439), H1768 [18MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3215 [14MY]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H3507 [20MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid diagnostic tests to address the rising public health challenge of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3539), H6136 [17SE]

——— assist in the support of children living in poverty by allowing a refundable credit to grandparents for the purchase of household items for the benefit of those children (see H.R. 3475), H5941 [10SE]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 3663), H6787 [1OC]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H3879 [3JN]

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]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3759 [2JN]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaty with a foreign country or countries if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions (see H.R. 967), H1067 [13FE]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H5776 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1783), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 128), H40 [6JA]

International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (see H.R. 438), H479 [21JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see H.R. 4273), H9374 [16DE]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (see H.R. 3823), H7174 [23OC]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 3851), H7331 [28OC]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 700), H810 [4FE]

Soriano, Areli: relief (see H.R. 2122), H2654 [29AP]

Soriano, Enrique: relief (see H.R. 2122), H2654 [29AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 1783), H2211 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (H.R. 2923), H4773 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (H.R. 128), H47 [6JA]

International relations: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joanne King Herring and posthumously to Charles Wilson and Gustav L. Avrakotos (H.R. 438), H481 [21JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (H.R. 4273), H9375 [16DE]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: provide for direct hire authority for positions (H.R. 3823), H7175 [23OC]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (H.R. 3851), H7332 [28OC]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 919), H1036 [12FE]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 700), H812 [4FE]

Soriano, Areli: relief (H.R. 2122), H2655 [29AP]

Soriano, Enrique: relief (H.R. 2122), H2655 [29AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H509• [22JA]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4389 [16JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, E1834• [18DE]

——— making continuing, H6007 [16SE]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E91• [21JA]

——— independence anniversary, E862• [9JN]

Biggio, Craig: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, H57 [7JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct study to determine how efforts to incentivize development of new antibiotics may impact antibiotic resistance, H5075 [10JY]

Climate: global warming, H4620 [24JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H174• [9JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H955 [11FE]

Corps of Engineers: harbor maintenance funding, H2636 [29AP]

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), E262• [26FE], E1013• [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H647, H648 [28JA]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (H.R. 1725), H5797 [8SE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 1462), H5799, H5801 [8SE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), H8181 [16NO]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 647), H1642 [16MR]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (H.R. 648), H1643 [16MR]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (H.R. 1344), H5795, H5796 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H381 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1130 [25FE]

——— prohibit funding for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or previously denied applications, H381 [14JA]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H4333• [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, E638• [30AP]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5631• [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5631• [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), E638• [30AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, E1834• [18DE]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (H.R. 639), H1640 [16MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8893• [2DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2636 [29AP]

EPA: ensure that in promulgating regulations any preference or incentive provided to electric vehicles is also provided to natural gas vehicles, E1609• [5NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 2042), H4620 [24JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), E1549• [27OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1031), E880• [11JN]

FDA: issue a report on the risks and benefits associated with a two-tiered approval process that would permit certain medical devices to provisionally come to market if they have demonstrated safety but not efficacy, H5077 [10JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4333• [12JN]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5010 [9JY], H5070, H5075, H5077 [10JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

Houston, TX: tribute to Kipp Generations Collegiate High School graduates, H4437 [17JN]

——— United Steelworkers (organization) strike, H962 [11FE]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute, H3257 [18MY]

Houston Rockets (basketball team): tribute, H3257 [18MY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H381 [14JA]

——— reform H–2B seasonal nonimmigrant worker visa program, E1834• [18DE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 64), H5864 [9SE], E1256• [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, H4333• [12JN]

Israel: independence anniversary, H2448 [23AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (H. Con. Res. 17), H1576 [4MR]

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

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6331 [29SE]

——— anniversary, H5573 [28JY]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), H8178 [16NO]

Medicare: anniversary, H5573 [28JY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, E1408• [1OC]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 161), H457• [21JA]

NIH: make NIH and Cures Innovation Fund a discretionary spending program, H5070 [10JY]

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, E1609• [5NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H725 [3FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H121 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4534• [18JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7163• [23OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., E1704• [3DE]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6943, H6952 [9OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6331 [29SE], H7163• [23OC]

Power resources: create regulatory process at Dept. of Energy, FERC, and Dept. of State to permit cross-border infrastructure projects, H8933, H8934 [2DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8933, H8934 [2DE], E1704• [3DE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5364• [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, E1609• [5NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), H3338• [19MY]

San Jacinto Day: observance, E552• [22AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2071 [26MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2820), H5801 [8SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2820), Senate amendment, H9334 [16DE]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), Senate amendments, H4333• [12JN]

Texas: tribute to Texas Job Corps graduates, E1174• [29JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), H4558 [23JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4333• [12JN]

University of Houston: tribute to academic and athletic achievements, H8872 [2DE]

Votes: position on missed, H510•, H511• [22JA], H1484• [27FE], H5440• [23JY], H9297• [11DE], E154• [3FE], E286• [2MR], E830• [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3640 [1JN], H9304 [11DE]

Tributes

Wright, Jim, H5386• [22JY]