RICE, TOM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4830 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2637 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H225 [12JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H8646 [30NO]

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

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H408 [14JA]

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

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]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5332 [21JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H3507 [20MY]

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), H1618 [4MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3472), H6229 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), require motion that the House recedes from its previous position and concurs in the Senate amendment be offered only by the Majority Leader or his designee (see H. Res. 133), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H705 [2FE]

——— 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), H7742 [4NO]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H2357 [21AP]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H3643 [1JN]

——— 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. 577), H2155 [13AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1836), H5332 [21JY]

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

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

District of Columbia: extend authority to establish a commemorative work on Federal land to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his service (see H.R. 477), H530 [22JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H7625 [3NO]

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]

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

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]

——— 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), H810 [4FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]

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), H3391 [19MY]

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]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H814 [4FE]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H226 [12JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1626 [10MR]

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

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 439), H479 [21JA]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5405 [22JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2794 [1MY]

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), H1723 [17MR]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H360 [13JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

House Rules: 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), H408 [14JA]

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), H5976 [11SE]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5333 [21JY]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H5469 [23JY]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H6706 [29SE]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5469 [23JY]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 2588), H3641 [1JN]

Information technology: provide the public with access to the laws of the U.S. (see H.R. 4006), H9206 [9DE]

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

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see H.R. 4083), H8410 [19NO]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H2960 [13MY]

J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 2131), H2767 [30AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2271 [15AP]

Medicaid: permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H3310 [18MY]

Medicare: 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), H3215 [14MY]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H7090 [21OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11, 14), H188 [9JA]

——— prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see H. Res. 207), H2420 [22AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H4243 [11JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H360 [13JA]

——— 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), H3916 [4JN]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H360 [13JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H3758 [2JN]

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

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5404 [22JY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H2271 [15AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with entities that donate or match employee donations (see H.R. 3245), H5777 [29JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

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), H755 [3FE]

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), H2315 [17AP]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7626 [3NO]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see H.R. 2499), H3558 [21MY]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

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), H4492 [17JN]

——— 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), H3642 [1JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1567 [3MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5332 [21JY]

——— phaseout Highway Trust Fund Mass Transit Account (see H.R. 1551), H1848 [23MR]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1613 [4MR]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2356 [21AP]

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

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]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H7625 [3NO]

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), H8972 [2DE]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H4493 [17JN]

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), H5405 [22JY]

——— 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), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 1732), H2467 [23AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H4493 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2383), H3252 [15MY]

Domestic policy: express that a Contract With America should restore American competitiveness (see H. Res. 22), H104 [7JA]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 4149), H8859 [1DE]

Federal employees: reduce annual rate of basic pay (see H.R. 1137), H1369 [26FE]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 21), H104 [7JA]

Taxation: bring certainty to funding of the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2971), H4954 [8JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 2383), H3253 [15MY]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (H.R. 4149), H8860 [1DE]

Federal employees: reduce annual rate of basic pay (H.R. 1137), H1372 [26FE]

Taxation: bring certainty to funding of the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 2971), H4956 [8JY]

Proclamations

Constitution Week: by, E1254• [10SE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H1552, H1554, H1555 [3MR]

——— deficit, H1552, H1554, H1555 [3MR]

Corps of Engineers: harbor maintenance funding through reductions in Regulatory Division funding, H2637 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to issue any oil and gas lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without a revenue sharing agreement with each affected State, H4830 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4830 [7JY]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, H1554 [3MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2637, H2638 [29AP]

Firearms: gun control, H9003 [3DE]

Gold Star Mother’s Day: observance, E1314• [17SE]

National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure: establish, H7591 [3NO]

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, H7591 [3NO]

——— repeal, H1555 [3MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7591 [3NO]

Walters, Bobby: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E805• [1JN]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H8136 [5NO]

Committee on the Budget (House), H8136 [5NO]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8136 [5NO]

Tributes

Parness, George J., E1686• [1DE]