KELLY, TRENT (a Representative from Mississippi)

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 education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H5524 [27JY]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 101), H9306 [11DE]

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]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5298 [20JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6893 [7OC]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H6180 [18SE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H7139 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 3249), H5588 [28JY]

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), H8414 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H6229 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H6077 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5239 [15JY]

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

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

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

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), H9691 [17DE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5293 [16JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H5238 [15JY]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H9272 [10DE]

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

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

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5239 [15JY]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5849 [8SE]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8282 [17NO]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5783 [31JY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7139 [22OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H9080 [8DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H7139 [22OC]

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), H5783 [31JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H8414 [19NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H10712 [18DE]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H8646 [30NO]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H6189 [22SE]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H8242 [16NO]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H6138 [17SE]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5592 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5469 [23JY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H7742 [4NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding pending congressional review of GAO report on activities (see H.R. 3443), H6139 [17SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8362 [18NO]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: 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), H6138 [17SE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H6789 [1OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7393 [3NO], H8649 [1DE], H9309 [15DE]

Letters

Election of Trent Kelly to the House of Representatives: C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr., Mississippi Sec. of State, H3964 [9JN]

——— Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H3964 [9JN]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H3964, H3999 [9JN]

Remarks

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8233 [16NO]

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, H8233 [16NO]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3965 [9JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5930 [10SE]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary, E1461• [9OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4380 [15JN]

Tribute, H3965 [9JN]

Tributes

Gregory, Mason, E1513• [22OC]

Kelly, John F., H5085 [10JY], E1044• [13JY]

Kelly, John M. (Big John), H5085 [10JY], E1044• [13JY]

Littlejohn, Talmadge, E1663• [19NO]

Stauffer, Kevin G., E1835• [18DE]