NUNES, DEVIN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3228 [15MY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2391 [22AP]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H35 [6JA]

Committee on Taxation (Joint), H8400 [19NO]

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

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

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), H431 [20JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H7391 [2NO]

——— require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H187 [9JA]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1126), H1369 [26FE]

——— require U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 3914), H8242 [16NO]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H1663 [16MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3758 [2JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office, Camp Pendleton, CA: designate (see H.R. 136), H918 [10FE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify term ‘‘water resources project’’ and ‘‘water resources development project’’ include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2689), H5525 [27JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3391 [19MY]

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), H9307 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: limit the number of civilian employees (see H.R. 340), H403 [14JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H6706 [29SE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H7254 [27OC]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2880 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2212 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see H.R. 3286), H6139 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project (see H.R. 2085), H2652 [29AP]

——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 1157), H1498 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3442), H5867 [9SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and highway projects (see H.R. 2497), H3558 [21MY]

——— 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), H5293 [16JY]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 3956), H8243 [16NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

Employment: provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 1981), H2795 [1MY]

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

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H919 [10FE]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2031 [25MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H478 [21JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1166 [25FE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5783 [31JY]

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), H6893 [7OC]

Immigration: require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H6189 [22SE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: 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), H5525 [27JY]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H.J. Res. 64), H5850 [8SE] (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H9376 [16DE]

——— impose sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity, establish a watch list for such entities, and support State or local divestment from such entities (see H.R. 4258), H9328 [15DE]

——— reaffirm role of the House in review and approval or disapproval of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and disapprove U.N. Security Council consideration prior to congressional review (see H. Res. 379), H5467 [23JY]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H1850 [23MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1373 [26FE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 3938), H8149 [5NO]

Medicare: 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), H8242 [16NO]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H1116 [24FE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3220), H10712 [18DE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 696), H756 [3FE]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5783 [31JY]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1112 [24FE]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H3573 [22MY]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H812 [4FE]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3024), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H9691 [17DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H919 [10FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H3577 [26MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [14JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6308 [28SE]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H8359 [18NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H7390 [2NO]

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), H3912 [4JN]

National security: ensure preparedness for chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear threats (see H.R. 3299), H8155 [5NO]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H4003 [9JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3879 [3JN]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H5592 [28JY]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H4243 [11JN]

——— 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), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2315 [17AP]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1072 [13FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 3618), H7028 [20OC] (see H.R. 3678), H6787 [1OC]

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), H810 [4FE]

Public welfare programs: clarify authority of tribal governments relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3026), H7090 [21OC]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H3917 [4JN]

Sierra National Forest: designate a mountain in John Muir Wilderness as ‘‘Sky Point’’ (see H.R. 979), H1067 [13FE]

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), H984 [11FE]

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

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis ‘Lou’ J. Langlais Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 3218), H5522 [27JY]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H7028 [20OC]

Stanislaus River: develop a pilot program to remove non-native predator fishes to protect the native anadromous fishery resources affected by certain operations of the Central Valley Project (see H.R. 2086), H2652 [29AP]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H2356 [21AP]

Taxation: 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H3759 [2JN]

——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 4016), H8240 [16NO]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H5031 [9JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H858 [5FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4003 [9JN]

——— 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 the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H7624 [3NO]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 644), H858 [5FE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 765), H6076 [16SE]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H4594 [23JN]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1368 [26FE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]

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

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2879 [12MY]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 662), H5117 [13JY]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H1769 [18MR]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]

——— provide military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity (see H. Res. 162), H1848 [23MR]

United Kingdom: recognize the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 110), H1035 [12FE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H4003 [9JN]

W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1132), H4652 [24JN]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7139 [22OC]

——— 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

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 81), H756 [3FE]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see H.R. 2937), H4770 [25JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2596), H3641 [1JN] (see H.R. 4127), H8644 [30NO]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 1560), H1898 [24MR]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (see H.R. 817), H866 [9FE]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 3389), H5767 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (H.R. 2937), H4773 [25JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H3642 [1JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4127), H8645 [30NO]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H1900 [24MR]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (H.R. 1453), H1771 [18MR]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (H.R. 3081), H5238 [15JY]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (H.R. 817), H866 [9FE]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (H.R. 3389), H5774 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (H.R. 1882), H2310 [16AP]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (H.R. 2838), H4543 [18JN]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2029): Intelligence Services Provisions, H9667–H9673 [17DE]

Letters

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H9315 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E715 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and Fusion Center Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H7357, H7359 [2NO]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E633•, E634• [30AP]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E633• [30AP]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E633• [30AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: by, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2915 [13MY]

——— James C. Duff, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, H2917 [13MY]

Remarks

Air Force: anniversary of last covert airborne reconnaissance mission into Berlin, Germany, E1337• [22SE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H9666 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, H2391 [22AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9666 [17DE]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5250 [16JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5193 [15JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4264 [12JN]

Intelligence services: allow funding to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to other countries or to bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4409 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), H3904 [4JN], H4396, H4397, H4399, H4406, H4407, H4412, H4414 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), corrections in engrossment, H4421 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2596), motion to recommit, H4420 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4127), H8663, H8671, H8673, H8675, H8678 [1DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2381, H2383, H2385, H2391, H2392, H2393, H2394 [22AP], E633• [30AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), motion to recommit, H2397 [22AP]

——— report on procedures relative to sharing of information, removal procedures for personal information or information identifying specific persons, and any incidents relative to improper treatment of information, H2392 [22AP]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5893 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5893 [10SE]

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]

National security: allow Federal agencies to coordinate and prioritize the sharing of cyber threat intelligence regarding known terrorist organizations, H2397 [22AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: identify and share information on new and changing terrorist threats to aviation and protect private personal information of U.S. persons from cyber attacks, H4420 [16JN]

——— provide grants to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to offer advanced foreign language programs deemed important to the intelligence community, H4406, H4407 [16JN]

——— require a report from the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center on cyber threat trends, collaborative efforts between Federal agencies, and recommendations to improve collaboration, H4406 [16JN]

——— require report on possibilities for growing national security cooperation between the U.S., Israel, and India, H4414 [16JN]

——— submit a report on continuous evaluation of security clearances, H4412 [16JN]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), H2917 [13MY]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: sunset, H2393, H2394 [22AP]

SBA: provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to participate in cybersecurity programs, H2392 [22AP]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4264 [12JN]

Reports filed

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 2596) (H. Rept. 114–144), H4000 [9JN]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1560) (H. Rept. 114–63, H2151 [13AP]

Rules

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1362•–H1366• [26FE]

Statements

Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 4127), H8671–H8675 [1DE]

Tributes

Lowes, Simon, E1050• [13JY]

Shedd, David R., E83• [20JA]

Waters, Charles A., Jr., E1350• [24SE]