LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3191 [14MY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H408 [14JA]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 2019), H4493 [17JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H535 [22JA]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H7091 [21OC]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H4957 [8JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H1723 [17MR]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8281 [17NO]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1565 [3MR]

Credit provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 1113), H1368 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H8281 [17NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

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), H8281 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H356 [13JA]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3916 [4JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H4243 [11JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 574), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H3877 [3JN]

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), H3921 [8JN]

——— require an annual report on amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 3699), H7091 [21OC]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 3585), H6188 [22SE]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H531 [22JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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), H7090 [21OC]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H984 [11FE]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H1501 [27FE]

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

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 67), H7091 [21OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H7091 [21OC]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H4544 [18JN]

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

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1113 [24FE]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6261 [25SE]

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

——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6750 [30SE]

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), H5976 [11SE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5849 [8SE]

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

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H4383 [15JN]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H1165 [25FE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H1901 [24MR]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H8861 [1DE]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H2415 [22AP]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H9307 [11DE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H5469 [23JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4493 [17JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H6261 [25SE]

FRS: provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H5171 [14JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H408 [14JA]

Government regulations: clarify regulatory treatment of Federal Home Loan Bank products (see H.R. 3453), H5847 [8SE]

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

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

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H6228 [24SE]

International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3643 [1JN]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5777 [29JY]

James Robert Kalsu Post Office Building, Del City, OK: designate (see H.R. 3059), H5172 [14JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6836 [6OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H757 [3FE]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2315 [17AP]

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

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7139 [22OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H7254 [27OC]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H5776 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1267), H4003 [9JN]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]

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

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 360), H1501 [27FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H919 [10FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9080 [8DE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H8414 [19NO]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5776 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2794 [1MY]

Pesticides: amend laws relative to authorized uses of methyl bromide (see H.R. 3710), H6935 [8OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H3642 [1JN]

——— repeal the crude oil export ban (see H.R. 156), H1567 [3MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5943 [10SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H2357 [21AP]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7088 [21OC]

——— 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), H4544 [18JN]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4774 [25JN]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H8242 [16NO]

SEC: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 686), H2959 [13MY]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H1663 [16MR]

——— repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 414), H5775 [29JY]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (see H.R. 2262), H2876 [12MY]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1902 [24MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1372 [26FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1901 [24MR] (see H.R. 2061), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2838), H4541 [18JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H190 [9JA]

——— 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), H36 [6JA]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H3254 [15MY]

Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H4593 [23JN]

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), H9081 [8DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 659), H703 [2FE]

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), H6308 [28SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1113 [24FE]

FDIC: clarify membership requirements for Board of Directors (see H.R. 1601), H2031 [25MR]

NOAA: improve weather research (see H.R. 1561), H1898 [24MR]

Taxation: permit Indian tribal governments to be shareholders in S corporations (see H.R. 2626), H3877 [3JN]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1115 [24FE]

FDIC: clarify membership requirements for Board of Directors (H.R. 1601), H2034 [25MR]

NOAA: improve weather research (H.R. 1561), H1900 [24MR]

Taxation: permit Indian tribal governments to be shareholders in S corporations (H.R. 2626), H3878 [3JN]

Letters

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1681 [17MR]

——— Charles T. Drevna, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (organization), H1682 [17MR]

——— James G. Toscas, Portland Cement Association, H1683 [17MR]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H1682 [17MR]

——— Tom Dobbins, American Composites Manufacturing Association, H1682 [17MR]

Press releases

CRS Welcomes Bipartisan Efforts To Make EPA Science More Transparent: Center for Regulatory Solutions, H1682 [17MR]

Remarks

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 2289), consideration (H. Res. 288), H3777 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3191 [14MY]

EPA: prohibit Science Advisory Board member from participating in any advisory action for which there is evidence that the action may involve a specific party in which the member has an interest, H1687 [17MR]

——— prohibit Science Advisory Board members from applying for or receiving EPA contracts or grants while serving and for 3 years after serving, H1687 [17MR]

——— prohibit Scientific Advisory Board membership to any persons working for a corporation that has been convicted of a major environmental crime, H1692 [17MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1678, H1681, H1685, H1687, H1688, H1689, H1690 [17MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), motion to recommit, H1692 [17MR]

——— solicit nominations for Scientific Advisory Board membership from institutions of higher learning and research institutions based on work relevant to the Board, H1688 [17MR]

Eximbank: ensure small business requirements are met, H7693 [4NO]

——— establish caps on certain sectors in order to strengthen portfolio diversification and risk management, H7702 [4NO]

——— establish discussion period and allow for appearance before Board of Directors for companies alleging economic harm from certain transactions, H7710 [4NO]

——— limit authorizations to countervailing purposes in order to meet competition from foreign export credit agencies, H7695 [4NO]

——— prohibit assistance to a state sponsor of terrorism, H7706 [4NO]

——— prohibit authorizations involving countries with a sovereign wealth fund over a certain amount, H7699 [4NO]

——— prohibit from providing guarantee or extending credit to foreign borrower in connection with export of goods or services by U.S. company unless the U.S. company guarantees repayment of certain percentage of loan, H7704 [4NO]

——— reauthorize, H5230 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), consideration (H. Res. 450)—motion to discharge, H7181 [26OC]

——— require certain assistance to be contingent on at least two denials of similar assistance from the private sector and stipulate penalties for making false claims when seeking assistance, H7697 [4NO]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz international human spaceflight test project, H3905 [4JN]

NOAA: improve weather research (H.R. 1561), H3370 [19MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2295, H2297 [16AP]

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, H7693, H7695, H7697, H7699, H7702, H7704, H7706, H7710 [4NO]

Point of order, H7230 [27OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7693, H7695, H7697, H7699, H7702, H7704, H7706, H7710 [4NO]