PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 687), H755 [3FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5592 [28JY]

Animals: require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H5032 [9JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see H.R. 1670), H2108 [26MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H6139 [17SE]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H1802 [19MR]

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), H3387 [19MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H2795 [1MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H1567 [3MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H1626 [10MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2467 [23AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H2357 [21AP]

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), H5976 [11SE]

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]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2500 [28AP]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5769 [29JY]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5944 [10SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H702 [2FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H412 [16JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H702 [2FE] (see H.R. 664), H5238 [15JY]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7255 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (see H.R. 2051), H2496 [28AP]

——— improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (see H.R. 2088), H2652 [29AP]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2508), H4004 [9JN]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H1502 [27FE]

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), H2356 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H3759 [2JN]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see H.R. 906), H1502 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H5981 [15SE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 665), H703 [2FE]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1723 [17MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H10712 [18DE]

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 2366), H5118 [13JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H9692 [17DE]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 789), H4651 [24JN]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H918 [10FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H6975 [9OC]

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), H4957 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1072 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H7139 [22OC]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H668 [30JA]

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

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H3310 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1663 [16MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1807 [19MR]

——— 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]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H5592 [28JY]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H6136 [17SE]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H4862 [7JY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H226 [12JA]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6139 [17SE]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H5592 [28JY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H3211 [14MY]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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), H1501 [27FE]

——— 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), H6136 [17SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H6138 [17SE]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H3310 [18MY]

Endangered species: protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 697), H756 [3FE]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2328), H3211 [14MY]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule relative to certain farms (see H.R. 3129), H5592 [28JY]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H2420 [22AP]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H2496 [28AP]

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

——— remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 1203), H1525 [2MR]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 3279), H5762 [29JY]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2420 [22AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H2794 [1MY] (see H.R. 1031), H1373 [26FE]

——— reform (see H.R. 3847), H7331 [28OC]

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), H1163 [25FE]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1163 [25FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 2260), H6138 [17SE]

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), H3561 [21MY]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H5031 [9JY]

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

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H404 [14JA]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H103 [7JA]

——— require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns (see H.R. 1666), H2500 [28AP]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 304), H2499 [28AP]

Federal Railroad Administration: make loans and loan guarantees available for implementing positive train control systems (see H.R. 946), H1034 [12FE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H2356 [21AP]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H583 [26JA]

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), H3565 [21MY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H5591 [28JY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5032 [9JY]

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

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), H4957 [8JY]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H482 [21JA]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 527), H668 [30JA]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 50), H668 [30JA]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H7139 [22OC]

House Rules: require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would be duplicative (see H. Res. 45), H532 [22JA]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H4862 [7JY]

——— prohibit admittance of aliens from certain countries under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4122), H9080 [8DE]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H5298 [20JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3390 [19MY]

——— 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), H6894 [7OC]

International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3254 [15MY]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 316), H357 [13JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H5238 [15JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5031 [9JY]

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

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), H2475 [27AP]

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1611), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H7333 [28OC]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H664 [28JA]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1526 [2MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2467 [23AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H919 [10FE]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9692 [17DE]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2475 [27AP]

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

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see H.R. 3696), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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. 1919), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2357 [21AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2467 [23AP]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H2357 [21AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2357 [21AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H4003 [9JN]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H661 [28JA]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H1626 [10MR]

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

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H2419 [22AP]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3310 [18MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H360 [13JA]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1662 [16MR]

——— 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), H4862 [7JY]

——— 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), H360 [13JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H7139 [22OC]

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), H4774 [25JN]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 486), H7138 [22OC]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see H.R. 2904), H5173 [14JY]

——— establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H6894 [7OC]

——— 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), H1610 [4MR]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2526), H3559 [21MY]

National Pediatric Bone Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 102), H1568 [3MR]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H2959 [13MY]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6893 [7OC]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6789 [1OC]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 799), H855 [5FE]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H6261 [25SE]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see H.R. 1057), H7625 [3NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3080), H7743 [4NO]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

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

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H4138 [10JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1526 [2MR]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H8362 [18NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H2794 [1MY]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2623), H5239 [15JY]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1502 [27FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3391 [19MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H3391 [19MY]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1807 [19MR]

Power resources: provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers (see H.R. 1944), H2416 [22AP]

Privacy: provide privacy protections that enable certain individuals to remove their profiles from the healthcare.gov website (see H.R. 1446), H1769 [18MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H7139 [22OC]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1069 [13FE]

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), H2213 [14AP]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5976 [11SE]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H8155 [5NO]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 314), H357 [13JA]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H10712 [18DE]

——— 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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H4138 [10JN]

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), H9080 [8DE]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1625 [10MR]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1663 [16MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2535), H4004 [9JN]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H1663 [16MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5592 [28JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H5032 [9JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1501 [27FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3391 [19MY]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 1145), H8860 [1DE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5031 [9JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2152 [13AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H814 [4FE]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 600), H6138 [17SE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1038 [12FE]

——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2880 [12MY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

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

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H480 [21JA]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2879 [12MY]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2821 [8MY]

——— 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]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H1626 [10MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H3214 [14MY]

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), H9026 [7DE]

——— declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H984 [11FE]

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), H7027 [20OC]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 764), H1723 [17MR]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

——— 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]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H2956 [13MY]

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), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: convey certain property to Baudette, MN (see H.R. 3030), H5088 [10JY]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 107), H982 [11FE]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 107), H982 [11FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Coast Guard: convey certain property to Baudette, MN (H.R. 3030), H5089 [10JY]

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), H3935, H3939 [9JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), H2329• [21AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), Senate amendment, H6290 [28SE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4033, H4038 [10JN]

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1683 [17MR]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5417, H5418 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H250 [13JA]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4986 [9JY]

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, H7590• [3NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6947 [9OC]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system, H7590• [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7590• [3NO]

Statements

Commodity End-User Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H3935 [9JN]

Tributes

Josephson, Sharon, E24• [7JA]