ISSA, DARRELL E. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3988 [9JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3795 [3JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Japan’s War Legacy—Postwar Generation May Now Be the Majority in Japan, but They Too Must Know the Atrocities of War, Lester Tenney, Wall Street Journal, E1714• [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

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 (see H.R. 1989), H3759 [2JN]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H4493 [17JN]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5469 [23JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H105 [7JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H4544 [18JN]

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H2957 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H919 [10FE]

——— limit the number of civilian employees (see H.R. 340), H403 [14JA]

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H758 [3FE]

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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2773 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H3756 [2JN]

——— establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and highway projects (see H.R. 2497), H3558 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see H.R. 1543), H1848 [23MR]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3921 [8JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H705 [2FE]

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

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1526 [2MR]

EPA: repeal certain rule for new residential wood heaters (see H.R. 1986), H2656 [29AP]

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), H1663 [16MR]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H5332 [21JY]

FCC: promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see H.R. 821), H915 [10FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H1567 [3MR]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see H.R. 1613), H2656 [29AP]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4651 [24JN]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2500 [28AP]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3577 [26MY]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 695), H755 [3FE]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3470), H5941 [10SE]

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), H6139 [17SE]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H2475 [27AP]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H919 [10FE]

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), H1624 [6MR]

——— 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), H1636 [13MR]

——— 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), H1568 [3MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H3254 [15MY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H984 [11FE]

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]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 378), H5467 [23JY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H3879 [3JN]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2773 [30AP]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H3508 [20MY]

Orange County, CA: eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, preserve rocks and small islands along the coast, and incorporate them into the California Coastal National Monument (see H.R. 4233), H9270 [10DE]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1085 [20FE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1661 [16MR]

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

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3577 [26MY]

——— 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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H3214 [14MY]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

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), H5848 [8SE]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

States: require certain States to retain current congressional redistricting plans until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to next regular decennial census (see H.R. 2501), H3558 [21MY]

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), H4771 [25JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H4491 [17JN]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H9013 [3DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H408 [14JA]

——— 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), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H6180 [18SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H5943 [10SE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H105 [7JA]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H105 [7JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H105 [7JA]

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H919 [10FE]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6139 [17SE]

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), H9376 [16DE]

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), H7391 [2NO]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H4432 [16JN]

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), H984 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H40 [6JA]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see H.R. 2110), H2653 [29AP]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H2033 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]

Eximbank: reform (see H.R. 3847), H7331 [28OC]

Explosives: require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that target U.S. or allied citizens (see H.R. 137), H40 [6JA]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 135), H40 [6JA]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H3505 [20MY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H703 [2FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 138), H40 [6JA]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 138), H40 [6JA]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H6974 [9OC]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 138), H40 [6JA]

Postal Service: enhance security and efficiency of nationwide mail and parcel delivery (see H.R. 1837), H2305 [16AP]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 134), H40 [6JA]

Taxation: repeal limitation on allowance of a deduction to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses (see H.R. 2222), H2792 [1MY]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3971), H8151 [5NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (H.R. 136), H47 [6JA]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (H.R. 2110), H2655 [29AP]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (H.R. 1627), H2034 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (H.R. 1836), H2308 [16AP]

Eximbank: reform (H.R. 3847), H7332 [28OC]

Explosives: require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that target U.S. or allied citizens (H.R. 137), H47 [6JA]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (H.R. 135), H47 [6JA]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (H.R. 2477), H3507 [20MY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (H.R. 653), H704 [2FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 138), H47 [6JA]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (H.R. 138), H47 [6JA]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (H.R. 3750), H6975 [9OC]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (H.R. 1057), H1164 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 138), H47 [6JA]

Postal Service: enhance security and efficiency of nationwide mail and parcel delivery (H.R. 1837), H2308 [16AP]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (H.R. 134), H47 [6JA]

Taxation: repeal limitation on allowance of a deduction to Members of Congress for ordinary and necessary business expenses (H.R. 2222), H2793 [1MY]

Veterans: clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (H.R. 3971), H8154 [5NO]

Letters

Automated license plate recognition technology: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H3988 [9JN]

——— several law enforcement organizations, H3989 [9JN]

Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act: Matthew S. Polk, Jr., E874• [10JN]

Remarks

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7305 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections (H.R. 1731), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2373 [22AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1380, H1381 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for purchase of cameras to collect or store vehicle license plate numbers, H3988, H3989 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3988, H3989 [9JN]

FBI: prohibit funding to operate or disseminate a cell-site simulator or international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) catcher except pursuant to a court order that identifies an individual, account, address, or personal device, H3795, H3796 [3JN]

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

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1380, H1381 [27FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2373 [22AP]

Iran: status of nuclear weapons program, H2367 [22AP]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H7305 [28OC]

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

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (H.R. 3750), H9347 [16DE]

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), H2920 [13MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3795, H3796 [3JN]

V-J Day Commemoration Day: observance, E1714• [7DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 113–734), H103 [7JA]

Tributes

Nash, Graham, E1528• [23OC]

Sanders, Glenn W., E1739• [8DE]

Tenney, Lester, E1714• [7DE]

Terry, Brian A., E1790• [15DE]