RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Amendments

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), H7606 [3NO]

Appointments

Alan Nunnelee funeral attendees, H904 [10FE]

Articles and editorials

Excuse for Crushing Kratom—FDA’s Undue Scrutiny Is Unscientific, Lloyd Billingsley, Washington (DC) Times, E1164• [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H5592 [28JY]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H5236 [15JY]

Civil rights: issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H2880 [12MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H8361 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: increase low-income student assistance funding for outlying areas (see H.R. 851), H6893 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify criteria used to determine division of funds under the Territorial Highway Program (see H.R. 3877), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H7175 [23OC]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H5239 [15JY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H6789 [1OC]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H4383 [15JN]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H4863 [7JY]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 1382), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2656 [29AP]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H7391 [2NO]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H5332 [21JY]

——— 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), H2959 [13MY]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 2360), H3643 [1JN]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H5173 [14JY]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1222), H1850 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 1335), H1613 [4MR]

——— 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), H2155 [13AP]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H5173 [14JY]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H3759 [2JN]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see H.R. 3433), H5782 [31JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H5293 [16JY]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H5333 [21JY]

Medicare: make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H6789 [1OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see H.R. 2635), H5293 [16JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5976 [11SE]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see H.R. 900), H981 [11FE]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 275), H3388 [19MY]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H4862 [7JY]

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]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2670), H4004 [9JN]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H5089 [10JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 534), H8412 [19NO]

Social Security: provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

——— 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), H3507 [20MY]

SSI: authorize extension to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 1822), H2269 [15AP]

Taxation: reimburse each possession of the U.S. for the cost of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 4309), H10710 [18DE]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4493 [17JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H3922 [8JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4863 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1367), H1660 [16MR]

Minimum wage: postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (see H.R. 2575), H3577 [26MY] (see H.R. 2617), H3757 [2JN]

——— stop a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa and provide that any future increases shall be determined by the government of American Samoa (see H.R. 2574), H3577 [26MY]

SBA: require implementation of a data quality improvement plan (see H.R. 1410), H1721 [17MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating deposit holds apply to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1367), H1661 [16MR]

Minimum wage: postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2575), H3577 [26MY]

——— postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), H3758 [2JN]

——— stop a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa and provide that any future increases shall be determined by the government of American Samoa (H.R. 2574), H3577 [26MY]

SBA: require implementation of a data quality improvement plan (H.R. 1410), H1722 [17MR]

Letters

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5477 [27JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5477 [27JY]

Remarks

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E656• [5MY]

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day: anniversary, E593• [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Insular Affairs funding, H4938 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4938 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify criteria used to determine division of funds under the Territorial Highway Program, H7606 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5630 [29JY]

Financial institutions: clarify that certain laws regulating bank deposit holds apply to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1367), H2125• [13AP]

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 (H.R. 774), H5478, H5484 [27JY]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of west coast ports ongoing labor contract negotiations, H7676 [4NO]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H822• [5FE]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), H5475, H5477 [27JY]

Minimum wage: postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), H6282, H6283 [28SE]

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, H7606 [3NO], H7676 [4NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7606 [3NO], H7676 [4NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E1623• [16NO]

Tributes

Boehner, Speaker, H7250 [27OC]

Ilaoa, Faleagafulu, E731• [18MY]

Numera, Tautalagia S. (Tuni), E885• [11JN]