KATKO, JOHN (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3200 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H5118 [13JY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H6836 [6OC]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H6894 [7OC]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see H.R. 2835), H4863 [7JY]

——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H5031 [9JY]

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), H5776 [29JY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 814), H7090 [21OC]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see H.R. 282), H5117 [13JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H4383 [15JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8155 [5NO]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 1135), H1902 [24MR]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H6138 [17SE]

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), H4958 [8JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel (see H.R. 3817), H7174 [23OC]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H9206 [9DE]

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), H5031 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H9206 [9DE]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2065), H5776 [29JY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 1310), H2879 [12MY]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2731), H4241 [11JN]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H6750 [30SE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H6138 [17SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H6789 [1OC]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5775 [29JY]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide for research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 789), H854 [5FE]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H8281 [17NO]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H5469 [23JY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1211), H2500 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Office for Countering Violent Extremism (see H.R. 2899), H5173 [14JY]

——— ensure that sex offenders to be released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are registered on sex offender registry, and relevant State, tribal, and local authorities are notified (see H.R. 3358), H5765 [29JY]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (see H.R. 3361), H5766 [29JY]

——— improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist and criminal networks (see H.R. 2285), H4957 [8JY]

——— improve tracking and reporting of employees placed on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status without charge to leave, for personnel matters (see H.R. 1633), H2033 [25MR]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H1612 [4MR]

——— make certain improvements in implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 1615), H2032 [25MR]

——— reduce duplication of information technology (see H.R. 1626), H2033 [25MR]

——— require annual reports on activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers (see H.R. 1637), H2033 [25MR]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (see H.R. 2770), H4381 [15JN]

——— strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology (see H.R. 1634), H2033 [25MR]

——— submit a report to Congress on headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region (see H.R. 1640), H2033 [25MR]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 460), H480 [21JA]

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H8860 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 4237), H9376 [16DE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H1850 [23MR]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1117 [24FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5404 [22JY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H3391 [19MY]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H7333 [28OC]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H2419 [22AP]

——— make grants for establishing coordinated networks of services and resources for veterans and their families (see H.R. 3312), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H5404 [22JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H5783 [31JY]

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

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see H.R. 2805), H5118 [13JY]

——— clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 3537), H6136 [17SE]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1635), H5943 [10SE]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see H.R. 2536), H3560 [21MY]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H1073 [17FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6706 [29SE]

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), H5117 [13JY]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H3642 [1JN]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 3256), H5588 [28JY]

——— review certain rules and regulations (see H.R. 3328), H5764 [29JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2254), H6706 [29SE]

FEMA: authorize use of Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to counter violent extremism (see H.R. 1022), H1806 [19MR]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H6307 [28SE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H9012 [3DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

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), H4862 [7JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H3564 [21MY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4492 [17JN]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 1350), H1626 [10MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H7028 [20OC]

House Rules: provide for consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before Government funding expires (see H. Res. 475), H6974 [9OC]

Human rights: 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]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 399), H431 [20JA]

——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H3254 [15MY]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 1805), H2268 [15AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H6706 [29SE]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H7391 [2NO]

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

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building, Jackson Heights, NY: designate (see H.R. 2607), H5089 [10JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7333 [28OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2880 [12MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 1854), H9080 [8DE]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H3391 [19MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2960 [13MY]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 670), H6836 [6OC]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H7254 [27OC]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3565 [21MY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H5776 [29JY]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5404 [22JY]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3024), H6894 [7OC]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628, 1919), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5775 [29JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3310 [18MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6789 [1OC]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3759 [2JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H3254 [15MY]

Mental health: issue semipostal stamp to support mental health awareness (see H.R. 3640), H8861 [1DE]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4138 [10JN]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 244), H2792 [1MY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5469 [23JY]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H4491 [17JN]

National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H6139 [17SE]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2420 [22AP]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2111 [26MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2209 [14AP]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H2212 [14AP]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 799), H6307 [28SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (see H.R. 4239), H9306 [11DE]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1884), H2880 [12MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H867 [9FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4652 [24JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2212 [14AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5332 [21JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2879 [12MY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H5332 [21JY]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2794 [1MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H757 [3FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H1902 [24MR]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H5239 [15JY]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H3642 [1JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H9080 [8DE]

Space policy: promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space (see H.R. 1508), H1850 [23MR]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see H.R. 1442), H1769 [18MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for facilities using a qualified methane conversion technology to provide transportation fuels and chemicals (see H.R. 2142), H7027 [20OC]

——— allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H3215 [14MY]

——— allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H4957 [8JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1850 [23MR]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H8241 [16NO]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H5776 [29JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3564 [21MY]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2111 [26MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H3642 [1JN]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H5332 [21JY]

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

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9026 [7DE]

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), H1662 [16MR]

Transportation Security Administration: limit access to expedited airport security screening at a security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk passengers (see H.R. 2127), H2767 [30AP]

——— require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee on modifications to the prohibited item list and require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board (see H.R. 3144), H6307 [28SE]

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), H2151 [13AP]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 1340), H5591 [28JY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2654), H7028 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army ROTC: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8412 [19NO]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 720), H811 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H5762 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (see H.R. 455), H479 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY (see H.R. 4202), H9205 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 2610), H3757 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H6136 [17SE]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see H.R. 4229), H9270 [10DE]

IRS: prohibit designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (see H.R. 3167), H5402 [22JY]

Terrorism: establish a grant program to establish counter-messaging campaigns targeting terrorist propaganda (see H.R. 3075), H5236 [15JY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize, streamline, and identify efficiencies (see H.R. 3584), H6188 [22SE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (see H.R. 719), H811 [4FE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 434), H6227 [24SE]

——— improve PreCheck expedited screening program (see H.R. 2843), H4546 [19JN]

——— reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (see H.R. 2750), H4343 [12JN] (see H.R. 3102), H5290 [16JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H813 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (H.R. 3284), H5770 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (H.R. 455), H482 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY (H.R. 4202), H9206 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (H.R. 2610), H3758 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (H.R. 3547), H6138 [17SE]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (H.R. 4229), H9271 [10DE]

IRS: prohibit designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (H.R. 3167), H5403 [22JY]

Terrorism: establish a grant program to establish counter-messaging campaigns targeting terrorist propaganda (H.R. 3075), H5238 [15JY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize, streamline, and identify efficiencies (H.R. 3584), H6189 [22SE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), H813 [4FE]

——— improve PreCheck expedited screening program (H.R. 2843), H4546 [19JN]

——— reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (H.R. 2750), H4344 [12JN]

——— reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (H.R. 3102), H5292 [16JY]

Remarks

Auburn, NY: anniversary of Memorial City Hall, E623• [30AP]

——— tribute to CNY United Power Soccer team, E1127• [27JY]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H894, H895, H896 [10FE]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), Senate amendment, H5990, H5991, H5992 [16SE]

Broadcasting: importance of local television and radio broadcasters, E426• [26MR]

Carmody, Virginia: WCNY–TV (Syracuse, NY) Women Who Make America Award recipient, E299• [4MR]

Clear Path for Veterans (organization): tribute to Female Veteran and Active Duty Appreciation Day, H4016 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3202 [14MY]

——— improve training and operational needs of the remote piloted aircraft community, H3202 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (H.R. 455), H792 [4FE], H7316, H7317, H7318 [28OC]

——— require certain maintenance of security-related technology at airports (H.R. 2770), H5498, H5499, H5500 [27JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H5084 [10JY]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H792 [4FE]

Johnson, Henry: Medal of Honor recipient, E755• [20MY]

Liverpool, NY: Moyers Corners Fire Dept., recipient of Firemen’s Association of the State of New York Firefighters of the Year Award, E1161• [29JY]

Mental Health Month: observance, H2669 [30AP]

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Syracuse: tribute, E626• [30AP]

New York: anniversary of Central New York Storm Cheerleading All Star Program, E1776• [11DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad (H.R. 4239), H9351 [16DE]

Parsons & Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E812• [2JN]

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, H7417 [3NO]

Radio: tribute to independent audio drama, E1555• [28OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7417 [3NO]

Shemin, William: Medal of Honor recipient, E755• [20MY]

Skaneateles, NY: tribute to Skaneateles High School boys’ ice hockey team, E365• [19MR]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Vera House annual White Ribbon Campaign, H1793 [19MR]

Syracuse University: anniversary of Newhouse School of Public Communications, E1342• [24SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4445 [17JN]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (H.R. 158), H9058 [8DE]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), H892, H893 [10FE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), Senate amendment (H. Res. 434), H6195, H6196, H6197 [24SE]

——— improve PreCheck expedited screening program (H.R. 2843), H5501, H5502, H5503, H5504 [27JY]

——— limit access to expedited airport security screening at a security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk passengers (H.R. 2127), H5501, H5502, H5503, H5504 [27JY]

——— reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (H.R. 2750), H5497, H5498 [27JY]

——— reform programs to streamline transportation security regulations (H.R. 3102), H6811, H6812, H6813 [6OC]

Tully, NY: anniversary of Tully Hill Chemical Dependency Center, E1555• [28OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4227• [11JN], E67•, E68•, E73• [14JA]

Tributes

Alvarado, Jose, E781• [21MY]

Ballentine, Brian C., E1556• [28OC]

Barrette, David C., E564• [23AP]

Brenton, D. Scott, E1130• [27JY]

Carey, Bill, H7141 [23OC]

DeLucia, David, E707• [14MY]

Ditro, John F., E1787• [15DE]

Duncan, John, E957• [24JN]

Eastwood, Gregory L., E1725• [8DE]

Foster, William, E1136• [28JY]

Gallagher, Thomas, H9213 [10DE]

Galuski, Joe, H3546 [21MY]

Gardner, Michael L., E1556• [28OC]

Heise, Peter, E182• [10FE]

Hoffman, Jim, H8871 [2DE]

Houghtalen, Ronald C., E181• [10FE]

Johns, David A., E1556• [28OC]

Kem, Michael S., E1369• [28SE]

Lamendola, Joseph E., E184• [10FE]

Laubach, Robert S., E1318• [18SE]

Lawyer-Meccariello, Meg, H9275 [11DE]

Levulis, John J., E779• [21MY]

Limpert, Theodore H., E183• [10FE]

Romano, Christopher, E1136• [28JY]

Smith, Michael, E1136• [28JY]

Sullivan, Anita M., E702• [14MY]

Yarema, Michael, E182• [10FE]