KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H7338 [29OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H984 [11FE]
Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H5089 [10JY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H4769 [25JN]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 523), H8415 [19NO]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 2908), H9080 [8DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]
Bangladesh: protect human rights, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent growth of extremist groups (see H. Res. 396), H6894 [7OC]
Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 449), H5468 [23JY]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2496 [28AP]
BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management (see H.R. 2358), H4138 [10JN]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3254 [15MY]
Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]
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), H5783 [31JY]
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), H641 [27JA]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]
——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H6138 [17SE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1806 [19MR]
Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]
Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see H.R. 4131), H9013 [3DE]
Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H2794 [1MY]
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), H6789 [1OC]
——— disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 1322), H1613 [4MR]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H7333 [28OC]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H8361 [18NO]
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), H7090 [21OC]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3916 [4JN]
——— 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), H703 [2FE]
——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]
——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]
——— promote environmental education (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]
——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]
——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]
——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 2763), H9329 [15DE]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1064), H1163 [25FE] (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]
——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]
——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H5777 [29JY]
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), H6789 [1OC]
Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]
——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H8242 [16NO]
——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2772 [30AP]
——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2110 [26MR]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H9206 [9DE]
——— increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 804), H855 [5FE]
——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H7090 [21OC]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4544 [18JN]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5867 [9SE]
——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3214 [14MY]
——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H7139 [22OC]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 1005), H9206 [9DE]
Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2154 [13AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 1550), H5976 [11SE]
Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see H.R. 1804), H2268 [15AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]
——— 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), H5783 [31JY]
——— direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H7743 [4NO]
——— 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), H5089 [10JY]
——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5976 [11SE]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]
——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H3391 [19MY]
——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]
——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H4957 [8JY]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H6893 [7OC]
——— 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), H3582 [29MY]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1170), H2156 [13AP]
——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H7254 [27OC]
——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H7091 [21OC]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4546 [19JN]
Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H6975 [9OC]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5592 [28JY]
Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H9375 [16DE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H5976 [11SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H3917 [4JN]
FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see H.R. 2566), H7090 [21OC]
——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H7625 [3NO]
FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H3391 [19MY]
Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]
Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H5293 [16JY]
Foreign trade: establish Trade Agreements Enforcement Trust Fund (see H.R. 1947), H2416 [22AP]
——— exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations (see H.R. 3627), H6306 [28SE]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1370 [26FE]
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), H2960 [13MY]
Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H3215 [14MY]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4773 [25JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]
Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H7189 [26OC]
Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H8243 [16NO]
House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]
Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 586), H705 [2FE]
Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H6894 [7OC]
——— 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]
Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see H.R. 2317), H3211 [14MY]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H6981 [16OC]
——— 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]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 3105), H5290 [16JY]
——— clarify use of credentials by enrolled agents (see H.R. 828), H3214 [14MY]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5118 [13JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H3759 [2JN]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]
Local government: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets (see H.R. 2209), H9271 [10DE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2799 [5MY]
——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H919 [10FE]
——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H6976 [9OC]
——— anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]
——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8362 [18NO]
——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1571), H2879 [12MY]
——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H854 [5FE]
——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4275), H9374 [16DE]
——— 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), H5776 [29JY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]
——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3220), H8362 [18NO]
——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 696), H814 [4FE]
——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H7090 [21OC]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2799 [5MY]
——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H1499 [27FE]
——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 2597), H3641 [1JN]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2773 [30AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2879 [12MY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H660 [28JA]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3879 [3JN]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6976 [9OC]
——— provide for value-based purchasing of post-acute care services (see H.R. 3298), H5763 [29JY]
——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2138), H9329 [15DE]
——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H6076 [16SE]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H918 [10FE]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H5292 [16JY]
——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 822), H5976 [11SE]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H1071 [13FE]
——— require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 2505), H3558 [21MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5031 [9JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H223 [12JA]
——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]
——— enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H6792 [2OC]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]
National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]
National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), H6894 [7OC]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H8971 [2DE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 137), H1566 [3MR]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5031 [9JY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorize to take discretionary action if a foreign country is engaging in unreasonable acts, policies, or practices relating to the environment (see H.R. 1946), H2416 [22AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3254 [15MY]
——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H1610 [4MR]
Pensions: provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see H.R. 2656), H3913 [4JN]
Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]
——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H431 [20JA]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3880 [3JN]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3922 [8JN]
——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2501 [28AP]
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), H9329 [15DE]
Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H6138 [17SE]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]
Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7027 [20OC]
Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2271 [15AP]
Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H5089 [10JY]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2419 [22AP]
——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H3565 [21MY]
Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see H.R. 3466), H5976 [11SE]
SEC: revise rules to increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to compensatory benefit plans (see H.R. 1675), H6977 [13OC]
Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office, Glenwood City, WI: designate (see H.R. 4046), H8279 [17NO]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]
Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]
——— 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), H858 [5FE]
——— 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), H916 [10FE]
Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H2795 [1MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H7090 [21OC]
SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 1419), H5118 [13JY]
States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H5591 [28JY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H6180 [18SE]
Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1568 [3MR]
——— exempt from duty residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the U.S. (see H.R. 1773), H2209 [14AP]
——— increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1618 [4MR]
Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see H.R. 4085), H9307 [11DE]
——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 2963), H4954 [8JY]
——— enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see H.R. 1780), H2209 [14AP]
——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]
——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H2767 [30AP]
——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 762), H853 [5FE]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H2653 [29AP]
——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H5592 [28JY]
——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1902 [24MR]
——— extend certain expiring energy tax incentives (see H.R. 2517), H3559 [21MY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1069 [13FE]
——— extend investment tax credits for residential and commercial energy efficient property and clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2412), H3879 [3JN]
——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 4016), H8362 [18NO]
——— extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 1430), H1768 [18MR]
——— improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5032 [9JY]
——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H581 [26JA]
——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H7331 [28OC]
——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for certain small insurance companies (see H.R. 1788), H2209 [14AP]
——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 2524), H3559 [21MY]
——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H668 [30JA]
——— make improvements in the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 902), H981 [11FE]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H1370 [26FE]
——— make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (see H.R. 630), H667 [30JA]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2794 [1MY]
——— make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 629), H667 [30JA]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]
——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2754), H5173 [14JY]
——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see H.R. 557), H638 [27JA]
——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H3913 [4JN]
——— modify exclusion for transportation benefits (see H.R. 990), H5943 [10SE]
——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H7624 [3NO]
——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 636), H702 [2FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H984 [11FE]
——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 961), H1035 [12FE]
——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see H.R. 2676), H3914 [4JN]
——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 2229), H2792 [1MY]
——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H5238 [15JY]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4774 [25JN]
——— provide exception from passive loss rules for investments in high technology research small business pass-thru entities (see H.R. 2179), H2769 [30AP]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 3095), H5290 [16JY]
——— provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate (see H.R. 3431), H5944 [10SE]
——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2838), H4541 [18JN]
——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 898), H981 [11FE] (see H.R. 1665), H2108 [26MR]
——— provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 2788), H4431 [16JN]
——— provide for special treatment of the research credit for certain startup companies (see H.R. 3058), H5171 [14JY]
——— provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 18 (see H.R. 1125), H1369 [26FE]
——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H5332 [21JY]
——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 1542), H7090 [21OC]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2499 [28AP]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]
——— reform partnership audits rules (see H.R. 2821), H4541 [18JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]
——— treat amounts paid for private umbilical cord or placental blood or tissue banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 3982), H8151 [5NO]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H1565 [3MR]
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.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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]
United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H2960 [13MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5788 [4AU]
——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H4544 [18JN]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 885), H2212 [14AP] (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]
Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H6750 [30SE]
Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H5850 [8SE]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H8362 [18NO]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 157), H2795 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 3973), H8151 [5NO]
Dept. of Education: strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see H.R. 2013), H2464 [23AP]
——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 939), H1034 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (see H.R. 2932), H4770 [25JN]
——— publish physical activity recommendations (see H.R. 1499), H1802 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 2014), H2464 [23AP]
——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 3121), H5329 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 3639), H6704 [29SE]
——— establish a pain management board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (see H.R. 1628), H2033 [25MR]
Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency by requiring a report describing any proposed conference (see H.R. 3548), H6136 [17SE]
——— increase transparency of inspectors general (see H.R. 1938), H2415 [22AP]
FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 1043), H1113 [24FE]
Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor (see H.R. 1903), H2353 [21AP]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 3077), H5236 [15JY]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2957), H4861 [7JY]
Political campaigns: eliminate thresholds for reporting identification of persons making contributions to political committees relative to elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4286), H9690 [17DE]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4067), H8360 [18NO]
——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement relative to such bonds (see H.R. 3703), H6892 [7OC]
——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2970), H4954 [8JY]
University of Wisconsin System: recognize significant contributions of the system and the Wisconsin Idea to the State, the U.S., and the world (see H. Res. 308), H4136 [10JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 3973), H8154 [5NO]
Dept. of Education: strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (H.R. 2013), H2466 [23AP]
——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (H.R. 939), H1037 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation (H.R. 2932), H4773 [25JN]
——— publish physical activity recommendations (H.R. 1499), H1805 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (H.R. 2014), H2466 [23AP]
——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (H.R. 3121), H5331 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (H.R. 3639), H6705 [29SE]
——— establish a pain management board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (H.R. 1628), H2035 [25MR]
Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency by requiring a report describing any proposed conference (H.R. 3548), H6138 [17SE]
——— increase transparency of inspectors general (H.R. 1938), H2418 [22AP]
FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (H.R. 1043), H1115 [24FE]
Foreign trade: eliminate consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor (H.R. 1903), H2355 [21AP]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 3077), H5238 [15JY]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2957), H4862 [7JY]
Political campaigns: eliminate thresholds for reporting identification of persons making contributions to political committees relative to elections for Federal office (H.R. 4286), H9691 [17DE]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (H.R. 1404), H1722 [17MR]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (H.R. 4067), H8361 [18NO]
——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement relative to such bonds (H.R. 3703), H6893 [7OC]
——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (H.R. 2970), H4956 [8JY]
Remarks
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, H4214 [11JN], H4691 [25JN]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9429, H9432• [17DE]
Bruring, William E.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E70• [14JA]
Dept. of HHS: tribute to Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Promote Walking and Walkable Communities, E1336• [22SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), E75• [16JA]
——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H9282, H9283, H9290 [11DE]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, H4214 [11JN], H4264 [12JN], H4520 [18JN], H4691 [25JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9429, H9432• [17DE]
Eckert, Nathan: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rachel Carson Individual Award recipient, E366• [19MR]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4264 [12JN], H4520 [18JN], H4691 [25JN]
Galena, IL: tribute to firefighters and local and Federal response to train derailment and crude oil fire, E353• [18MR]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend, H4691 [25JN]
Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, H4691 [25JN]
Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), E1265• [11SE]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4264 [12JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, E1405• [1OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H129 [8JA]
Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (H.R. 692), H7058 [21OC]
Sand Creek, WI: anniversary, E1059• [14JY]
Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), Senate amendment, H4520 [18JN]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H9429, H9432• [17DE]
——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H1137 [25FE]
——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), Senate amendment, H4214 [11JN], H4691 [25JN]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9290 [11DE]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 560), H9282, H9283 [11DE]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to instruct conferees, E1693• [2DE]
——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), H1043 [13FE]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 1105), H2279 [16AP]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4264 [12JN], H4691 [25JN]
Votes: position on missed, E151• [3FE], E858• [9JN], E1475• [13OC]
Tributes
Balkonis, Bernard F., Jr., E98• [22JA]
Berg, William L., E65• [14JA]
Cudahy, Richard D., E1457• [9OC]
Ford, Duane M., E977• [25JN]
Fournier, Al and Linda, E1306• [17SE]
LaRue, Phil, E789• [22MY]
Maas, Diana, E790• [22MY]
Nissen, James, E97• [22JA]
Perkins, Faye, E877• [11JN]