RIBBLE, REID J. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

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), H7587 [3NO], H7674 [4NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H7338 [29OC]

Conferee: H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO]

House Democracy Partnership, H742 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H5404 [22JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H360 [13JA]

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see H. Res. 394), H7391 [2NO]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2773 [30AP]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H7626 [3NO]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4774 [25JN]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3776), H7255 [27OC]

Armed Forces: condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H6894 [7OC]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 560), H638 [27JA]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3565 [21MY]

ATF: abolish and transfer functions relating to firearms, explosives, arson, violent crime, and terrorism to the FBI and transfer functions relating to alcohol and tobacco smuggling to the DEA (see H.R. 1329), H1626 [10MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H3507 [20MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2794 [1MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 55), H4775 [25JN]

——— establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3803), H7137 [22OC]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2341), H3212 [14MY]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1545), H7625 [3NO]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 625), H2270 [15AP]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 469), H583 [26JA]

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), H5118 [13JY]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H641 [27JA]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 1578), H1899 [24MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H7189 [26OC]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H535 [22JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H984 [11FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H6893 [7OC]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

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

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

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H5032 [9JY]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 3832), H7391 [2NO]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H5588 [28JY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 664), H5775 [29JY]

——— 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), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H6135 [17SE]

——— establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5405 [22JY]

——— issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H6894 [7OC]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H984 [11FE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H1626 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H5943 [10SE]

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

——— prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H703 [2FE]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H2155 [13AP]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H. Res. 294), H5525 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see H.R. 2923), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H2212 [14AP]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H6228 [24SE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H916 [10FE]

——— increase access to Medicare data (see H.R. 804), H867 [9FE]

——— 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), H5777 [29JY]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H6077 [16SE]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1901 [24MR]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H1072 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 3097), H5290 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see H.R. 3283), H7028 [20OC]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6789 [1OC]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

——— prohibit increasing minimum levels of financial responsibility requirements established for motor carriers for the transportation of passengers or property (see H.R. 2077), H6706 [29SE]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see H.R. 1467), H1801 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H5775 [29JY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 3639), H6704 [29SE]

——— establish a pain management board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (see H.R. 1628), H2033 [25MR]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H6706 [29SE]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see H.R. 2145), H5867 [9SE]

——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H2960 [13MY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H2212 [14AP]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H9080 [8DE]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H984 [11FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H5592 [28JY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H2211 [14AP]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 2291), H6706 [29SE]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see H.R. 1369), H2156 [13AP]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 3113), H5291 [16JY]

——— repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled in the Independent Living Program (see H.R. 993), H1117 [24FE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1594), H5776 [29JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 577), H984 [11FE]

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

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H5866 [9SE]

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 920), H4492 [17JN]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H814 [4FE]

EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H226 [12JA]

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

——— 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), H4345 [12JN]

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

——— prohibit establishment, implementation, or enforcement of any limit on aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide from a State or any category or subcategory of sources within a State (see H.R. 4259), H9328 [15DE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 21), H3390 [19MY]

——— repeal certain rule for new residential wood heaters (see H.R. 1986), H2463 [23AP]

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), H1618 [4MR]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1771 [18MR]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H3565 [21MY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H5032 [9JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2960 [13MY]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H3215 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 484), H530 [22JA]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H534 [22JA]

——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— increase transparency of inspectors general (see H.R. 1938), H2415 [22AP]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2463 [23AP]

——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4164), H8971 [2DE]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 1760), H2152 [13AP]

——— 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]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H1038 [12FE]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H2464 [23AP]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2810), H4491 [17JN]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 183), H5468 [23JY]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see H.R. 638), H1116 [24FE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H3759 [2JN]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1661), H3507 [20MY]

——— create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2076), H6789 [1OC]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3879 [3JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H3758 [2JN]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H7391 [2NO]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H7626 [3NO]

Foreign policy: express conditions for U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (see H. Res. 218), H6894 [7OC]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H4345 [12JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1663 [16MR]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H5332 [21JY]

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), H2880 [12MY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H157 [8JA]

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]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2959 [13MY]

——— provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H6973 [9OC]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2306 [16AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 3077), H5236 [15JY]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a concurrent resolution to provide for a recess unless the House has approved each regular appropriations bill by a certain date (see H. Res. 17), H758 [3FE]

——— require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 24), H535 [22JA]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H8414 [19NO]

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), H6180 [18SE]

——— identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H482 [21JA]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H668 [30JA]

Immigration: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5032 [9JY]

——— establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees (see H.R. 1568), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations (see H.R. 2922), H4770 [25JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide certain exceptions to the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2965), H4954 [8JY]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H6706 [29SE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1662 [16MR]

——— 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), H8860 [1DE]

——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H4493 [17JN]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 2272), H3391 [19MY]

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

——— 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), H2880 [12MY]

——— 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), H5525 [27JY]

IRS: prohibit designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (see H.R. 3167), H5981 [15SE]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 1206), H2035 [25MR]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H482 [21JA]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H1372 [26FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6893 [7OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H1565 [3MR] (see H.R. 3283), H7028 [20OC]

Marathon County, WI: exempt certain highways from vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles (see H.R. 3778), H7088 [21OC]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2513), H7189 [26OC]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H4345 [12JN]

——— 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), H2773 [30AP]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H356 [13JA]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H5031 [9JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2655 [29AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2115 [26MR]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3220), H6261 [25SE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H1072 [13FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H5031 [9JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2035 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2656 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4243 [11JN]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H5867 [9SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H3565 [21MY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see H.R. 2102), H2653 [29AP]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H8860 [1DE]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H9206 [9DE]

——— 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: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H1723 [17MR]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE]

——— enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H8281 [17NO]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (see H.R. 464), H530 [22JA]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 13), H408 [14JA] (see H.J. Res. 49), H2799 [5MY]

——— eliminate use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members and congressional officials (see H.R. 1873), H2307 [16AP]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H1114 [24FE]

——— hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 673), H754 [3FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 187), H103 [7JA]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H757 [3FE]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 584), H660 [28JA]

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), H9206 [9DE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 2178), H2769 [30AP]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H2155 [13AP]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H6936 [8OC]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see H.R. 1441), H6706 [29SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H6976 [9OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H2315 [17AP]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 1003), H1069 [13FE]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see H.R. 4022), H8240 [16NO]

NOAA: create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see H.R. 349), H404 [14JA]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H6260 [25SE]

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]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H7743 [4NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA]

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

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

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H155 [8JA]

——— prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1661 [16MR]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— 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 provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 588), H1771 [18MR]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H225 [12JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1663 [16MR]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5866 [9SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5592 [28JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3215 [14MY]

——— 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 debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H4651 [24JN]

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

Railroads: allow railroad employees to remain on duty as necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at grade crossings (see H.R. 390), H405 [14JA]

——— impose a civil penalty against a carrier when an employee shift change causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing (see H.R. 354), H1165 [25FE]

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), H1502 [27FE]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see H.R. 1407), H1721 [17MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1723 [17MR]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H814 [4FE]

——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 93), H360 [13JA]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H3565 [21MY]

Second Lt. Ellen Ainsworth Memorial Post Office, Glenwood City, WI: designate (see H.R. 4046), H8279 [17NO]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6894 [7OC]

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]

——— 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]

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]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H4771 [25JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H4491 [17JN]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H3508 [20MY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H5849 [8SE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H2794 [1MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1618 [4MR]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H4652 [24JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1372 [26FE] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1568 [3MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1636 [13MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 173), H105 [7JA]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4863 [7JY]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 25), H360 [13JA]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 1001), H1069 [13FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H225 [12JA]

Terrorism: authorize revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations (see H.R. 237), H2270 [15AP]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (see H.R. 3654), H7175 [23OC]

Tibet: call for substantive dialogue, without preconditions, in order to address Tibetan grievances and secure a negotiated agreement for the Tibetan people (see H. Res. 337), H4650 [24JN]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: amend relative to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (see H.R. 611), H661 [28JA]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 3511), H6074 [16SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H6836 [6OC]

Tunisia: commend democracy efforts and free and fair elections and affirm relationship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 277), H6139 [17SE]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see H. Res. 447), H8155 [5NO]

——— provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 1034), H1113 [24FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8411 [19NO]

Ukraine: provide assistance for fulfillment of the economic, social, and government reform requirements necessary for membership eligibility to the European Union (see H. Res. 122), H1723 [17MR]

——— support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1116 [24FE]

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), H3759 [2JN]

Water: 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. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: eliminate firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2884), H4650 [24JN]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]

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), H224 [12JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (see H.R. 1226), H1566 [3MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 3488), H5942 [10SE]

Taxation: prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2111 [26MR]

Transportation Security Administration: making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 37), H1370 [26FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: eliminate firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits (H.R. 2884), H4651 [24JN]

——— establish biennial cycle (H.R. 1610), H2034 [25MR]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (H.R. 282), H225 [12JA]

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies (H.R. 1226), H1567 [3MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (H.R. 3488), H5943 [10SE]

Transportation Security Administration: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 37), H1372 [26FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 884), H983 [11FE]

Letters

Amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system: Gregory G. Nadeau, Federal Highway Administration, H7588 [3NO]

——— Peter M. Rogoff, Dept. of Transportation, H7588 [3NO]

Poems

‘‘Father’s Love,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1715• [7DE]

Remarks

Budget: eliminate firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits (H.R. 2884), H4602 [24JN]

De Pere, WI: anniversary, E301• [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), consideration (H. Res. 27), H245 [13JA]

Dept. of Transportation: increase air-mile radius for transportation of construction materials and equipment to satisfy reset period requirement under hours of service rule, H7674 [4NO]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H245 [13JA]

Miller Brewing Co.: anniversary, E1356• [24SE]

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), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8978 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7589, H7590 [3NO], H7674 [4NO]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system, H7589, H7590 [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7589, H7590 [3NO], H7674 [4NO], H8978 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), H5181 [15JY]

Tributes

Cornelius, Frank, E590• [28AP]

McCormick, Patrick, E339• [17MR]

Ribble, Terry, H2421 [23AP]

Troy, Peggy, E374• [23MR]