MOULTON, SETH (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4410 [16JN]

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), H7681 [4NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H2211 [14AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H5404 [22JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H7333 [28OC]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H3574 [22MY]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 250), H9080 [8DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 1674), H4137 [10JN]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H6975 [9OC]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4957 [8JY]

——— increase discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3708), H6935 [8OC]

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), H4862 [7JY]

Children and youth: promote trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral intervention, services for children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress, and improved coordination between programs that serve young children (see H.R. 2217), H4544 [18JN]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see H.R. 431), H664 [28JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H3391 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H8242 [16NO]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H5850 [8SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H3391 [19MY]

Commission To Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance: establish (see H.R. 3741), H8861 [1DE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see H.R. 1321), H4137 [10JN]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H8646 [30NO]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see H.R. 1375), H4137 [10JN]

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]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7090 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H7391 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

——— 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 students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H7090 [21OC]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5867 [9SE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see H.R. 1725), H4652 [24JN]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2500 [28AP]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2467 [23AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H4774 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

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. 1076), H9206 [9DE]

——— authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H2155 [13AP]

——— improve investigative and forensic resources for enforcement of laws relative to cybercrimes against persons (see H.R. 2602), H6750 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 581), H7090 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5943 [10SE]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see H.R. 356), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H5849 [8SE]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H2879 [12MY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6749 [30SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H6893 [7OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: more effectively provide mental health resources for Armed Forces members and veterans at high risk of suicide (see H.R. 3972), H8151 [5NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H4957 [8JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H6189 [22SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H2821 [8MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H5943 [10SE]

EPA: regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H6189 [22SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1502 [27FE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2155 [13AP]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

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]

FERC: provide that any inaction that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review (see H.R. 2984), H4955 [8JY]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable (see H.R. 2477), H9013 [3DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 3411), H6706 [29SE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 2216), H6189 [22SE]

——— provide for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence (see H.R. 3926), H7741 [4NO]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 4269), H9374 [16DE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H4345 [12JN]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2740), H4242 [11JN]

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

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2880 [12MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 426), H6137 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6139 [17SE]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H8362 [18NO]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 325), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H5592 [28JY]

——— require that supplemental certifications and identity verifications be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4079), H8410 [19NO]

Independent Government Waste Reduction Board: establish (see H.R. 586), H2310 [16AP]

Information technology: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. (see H.R. 4006), H8239 [16NO]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Iran: 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), H3917 [4JN]

Israel: authorize assistance and establish an anti-tunneling defense (see H.R. 1349), H2357 [21AP]

——— condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H6261 [25SE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7027 [20OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H2773 [30AP]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H7190 [26OC]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 1919), H5238 [15JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H6894 [7OC]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2023), H6180 [18SE]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2994), H6937 [8OC]

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 September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H5976 [11SE]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H7391 [2NO]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 91), H855 [5FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5981 [15SE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H9691 [17DE]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H4651 [24JN]

Postal Service: restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H2880 [12MY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H9080 [8DE]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H9307 [11DE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1038 [12FE]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H10712 [18DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7391 [2NO]

SBA: establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see H.R. 3468), H5865 [9SE]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H2876 [12MY]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H5239 [15JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H5173 [14JY]

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), H4862 [7JY]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H3758 [2JN]

Syria: convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war, stem the flow of refugees, and create a strategy to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H. Res. 508), H7389 [2NO]

Taxation: exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 2885), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4137 [10JN]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 680), H5943 [10SE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2154 [13AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H1850 [23MR]

Veterans: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 3945), H8150 [5NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H5777 [29JY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 3364), H6229 [24SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H5849 [8SE]

Women: encourage corporations to include women in all levels of corporate management and commit to utilizing gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management (see H. Res. 445), H6837 [6OC]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H4652 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (see H.R. 2674), H3914 [4JN]

——— clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2672), H3914 [4JN]

——— clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2671), H3914 [4JN]

——— expand eligibility of employees to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (see H.R. 2673), H3914 [4JN]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2670), H3914 [4JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (H.R. 2674), H3916 [4JN]

——— clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (H.R. 2672), H3916 [4JN]

——— clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Health Professional Scholarship Program (H.R. 2671), H3916 [4JN]

——— expand eligibility of employees to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (H.R. 2673), H3916 [4JN]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (H.R. 2670), H3916 [4JN]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4225 [11JN]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (H.R. 3192), H6868 [7OC]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), H394 [14JA]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1962 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, H2698 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2972 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to recommit, H4225 [11JN]

——— veterans health and reintegration programs funding through reductions in Defense Media Activity funding, H4225 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 861), H1156, H1157, H1158 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop policies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life and workforce, H2952, H2953 [13MY]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H2952 [13MY]

——— ensure availability of services to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, H2952 [13MY]

——— funding, H2698 [30AP]

Explosives: improvised explosive devices protection for troops funding, H2972 [14MY]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3605 [1JN]

Immigration: reform, H1156, H1157 [25FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H4410 [16JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5879 [10SE]

NOAA: authorize use of Asset Forfeiture Fund for enhanced fishery research, at-sea and shoreside monitoring, conservation gear engineering, development of fishery impact statements, and regional fishery management councils priorities, H3605 [1JN]

Northeastern University: opening of Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Service Members, E1821• [17DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on impact of OPM cyber breach, H4410 [16JN]

Real estate: exempt servicemembers, veterans, seniors, students, and their families from proposed temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions, H6868 [7OC]

——— provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (H.R. 3192), motion to recommit, H6868 [7OC]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H1962 [25MR]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (H.R. 2670), H5100 [13JY]

SEC: make technical corrections to enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 37), motion to recommit, H394 [14JA]

——— prohibit anyone convicted of providing assistance to a terrorist organization from the economic benefits of reduced burdens of capital markets, H394 [14JA]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), E932• [18JN]

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), H9035 [8DE]

Tributes

D’Ambrosio, Domenic, H4389 [16JN]

Galvin, John R., E1682• [1DE]