GROTHMAN, GLENN (a Representative from Wisconsin)

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), H1255 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4939 [8JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3852, H3863 [3JN], H3986, H3987, H4004 [9JN]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H521 [22JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H7338 [29OC]

Conferee: S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

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), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H1723 [17MR]

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

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2357 [21AP]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5469 [23JY]

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5405 [22JY]

——— require that decorative objects depicting the official seal of the Dept. of Defense, military departments, Armed Forces, and Defense Agencies be manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2893), H5943 [10SE]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H2271 [15AP]

BLS: require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 924), H1033 [12FE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H42 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 55), H5525 [27JY]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see H.R. 3804), H8242 [16NO]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1545), H7625 [3NO]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H4544 [18JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: delay enforcement of physician supervision regulations for critical access hospitals pending completion of analysis of impact of such regulations (see H.R. 170), H1806 [19MR]

China: call for an end to forced organ harvesting, investigate organ transplant abuses, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and respond to state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 343), H5470 [23JY]

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]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H360 [13JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H4543 [18JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H2108 [26MR]

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

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H919 [10FE]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H6976 [9OC]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H5404 [22JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3472), H5941 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H6308 [28SE]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H6894 [7OC]

——— prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3508 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H6749 [30SE]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6308 [28SE]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H2155 [13AP]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see H.R. 4120), H8411 [19NO]

——— increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 804), H867 [9FE]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5867 [9SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H2356 [21AP]

——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H4544 [18JN]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H1526 [2MR]

——— 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), H639 [27JA]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H6228 [24SE]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H3507 [20MY]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H583 [26JA]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 70), H7138 [22OC] (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H4593 [23JN]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]

——— prohibit establishment, implementation, or enforcement of any limit on aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide from a State or any category or subcategory of sources within a State (see H.R. 4259), H9328 [15DE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 21), H4243 [11JN]

——— repeal certain rule for new residential wood heaters (see H.R. 1986), H2463 [23AP]

——— rescind funds made available if certain deadlines are not met (see H.R. 352), H814 [4FE]

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), H2419 [22AP]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H5117 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

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), H3759 [2JN]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H2035 [25MR]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2773 [30AP]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H1567 [3MR]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H2880 [12MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H530 [22JA]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H534 [22JA]

——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— increase transparency of inspectors general (see H.R. 1938), H2415 [22AP]

——— 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]

——— require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H4652 [24JN]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H4003 [9JN]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 1591), H8860 [1DE]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5332 [21JY]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 1658), H2108 [26MR]

FEMA: reform the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3297), H6228 [24SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H3390 [19MY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H2211 [14AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H2212 [14AP]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1626 [10MR]

——— provide for the disposition, within a certain time period, of an application to exempt a projectile from classification as armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 3802), H7137 [22OC]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H8282 [17NO]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H4243 [11JN]

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]

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

Freedom of 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H8362 [18NO]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5405 [22JY]

——— 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), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H8362 [18NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1723 [17MR]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see H.R. 707), H5404 [22JY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3565 [21MY]

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), H6229 [24SE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H5866 [9SE]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5029 [9JY]

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

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H5031 [9JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8362 [18NO]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5089 [10JY]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H408 [14JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H360 [13JA]

——— prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria (see H.R. 4031), H8362 [18NO]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 300), H5117 [13JY]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8242 [16NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H2656 [29AP]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H2420 [22AP]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5405 [22JY]

——— prohibit statutory sanctions relief unless the Senate provides advise and consent to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H.R. 3199), H5466 [23JY]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5850 [8SE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2500 [28AP]

IRS: clarify use of credentials by enrolled agents (see H.R. 828), H5943 [10SE]

——— ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 1058), H1902 [24MR]

——— increase the dollar limitation on the de minimis safe harbor from treatment as a capital expenditure for taxpayers without applicable financial statements (see H.R. 3318), H6261 [25SE]

——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 1059), H1902 [24MR]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H5333 [21JY]

——— 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), H5293 [16JY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H5332 [21JY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H7254 [27OC]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H2467 [23AP]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H2467 [23AP]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2156 [13AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1850 [23MR]

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: provide a definition of recreational vessel (see H.R. 436), H5332 [21JY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H1565 [3MR]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 3495), H6139 [17SE]

——— audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H1662 [16MR]

——— permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

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), H4593 [23JN]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H5089 [10JY]

——— make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 795), H919 [10FE]

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

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3310 [18MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H482 [21JA]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H8646 [30NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H4345 [12JN]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H1902 [24MR]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H4957 [8JY]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H3758 [2JN]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H5865 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H1085 [20FE]

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

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4594 [23JN]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H3643 [1JN]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1057), H2500 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 420), H1901 [24MR]

——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H2467 [23AP]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H4137 [10JN]

——— impose restrictions on risk corridor program (see H.R. 724), H919 [10FE]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3507 [20MY]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 903), H1618 [4MR]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3565 [21MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1116 [24FE]

——— 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), H3390 [19MY]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5777 [29JY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1526 [2MR]

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 monetary allowance payable to a former President (see H.R. 1777), H3391 [19MY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H5173 [14JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3508 [20MY]

——— require certain programs to deny benefits to persons who fail a drug test (see H.R. 3047), H5469 [23JY]

Railroads: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 390), H405 [14JA]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8414 [19NO]

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

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5976 [11SE]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H4138 [10JN]

Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office, Glenwood City, WI: designate (see H.R. 4046), H8279 [17NO]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H3507 [20MY]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H7333 [28OC]

——— prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H7333 [28OC]

Supreme Court: disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage (see H. Res. 359), H5173 [14JY]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H5850 [8SE]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H4345 [12JN]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1333), H1613 [4MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H4546 [19JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4544 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3507 [20MY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H984 [11FE]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 750), H1038 [12FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3391 [19MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H6260 [25SE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H2212 [14AP]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1249), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 2389), H3252 [15MY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H4544 [18JN]

——— provide a deduction from the gift tax for gifts made to certain exempt organizations (see H.R. 1104), H1902 [24MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1771 [18MR] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H2879 [12MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H105 [7JA]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H5239 [15JY]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2467 [23AP]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 3511), H6074 [16SE]

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), H8411 [19NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

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

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1723 [17MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H2315 [17AP]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: require that any revision to, or establishment of, a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard be made by statute (see H.R. 2792), H4431 [16JN]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 497), H7254 [27OC]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 497), H7254 [27OC]

Jaster, Lisa: tribute (see H. Res. 497), H7254 [27OC]

Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas Post Office, Fond du Lac, WI: designate (see H.R. 3507), H5980 [15SE]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 808), H856 [5FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H2957 [13MY]

——— limit the earned income tax credit to citizens and lawful permanent residents and require a valid Social Security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2956), H4861 [7JY]

——— permit the Dept. of the Treasury and the SSA to disclose certain return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 2398), H3308 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Air pollution: require that any revision to, or establishment of, a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard be made by statute (H.R. 2792), H4431 [16JN]

Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas Post Office, Fond du Lac, WI: designate (H.R. 3507), H5980 [15SE]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 808), H858 [5FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (H.R. 2306), H2959 [13MY]

——— limit the earned income tax credit to citizens and lawful permanent residents and require a valid Social Security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 2956), H4862 [7JY]

——— permit the Dept. of the Treasury and the SSA to disclose certain return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 2398), H3309 [18MY]

Remarks

Dept. of Education: sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [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), H1255, H1256 [26FE], H4909 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: rental housing assistance program funding, H3863 [3JN], H3986, H3987, H3988 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4939 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration capital investment grants funding, H3852, H3853 [3JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3852, H3853, H3863 [3JN], H3986, H3987, H3988 [9JN]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7065 [21OC]

EPA: prohibit funding to regulate location of ozone air monitors within a State, H4939 [8JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), H1786 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H11• [6JA], H1746• [18MR], H4227• [11JN]

Tributes

Cascade, WI: anniversary of Cascade Fire Dept., E1256• [10SE]