ROE, DAVID P. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H164 [9JA]

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2501 [28AP], H2613, H2617 [29AP]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H2093 [26MR]

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5086 [10JY]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 492), H531 [22JA]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify that they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 3197), H5466 [23JY]

——— 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: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA]

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

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5297 [20JY]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H1807 [19MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

Black Lung Benefits Act: provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 130), H40 [6JA]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H105 [7JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2879 [12MY]

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

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H9306 [11DE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2500 [28AP]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5238 [15JY]

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), H2156 [13AP]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H757 [3FE]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 4152), H9206 [9DE]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H641 [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

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), H5848 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H7626 [3NO]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H2799 [5MY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 3179), H5777 [29JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5777 [29JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H1084 [20FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H1723 [17MR]

——— develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 2603), H3756 [2JN]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1663 [16MR]

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

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

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H4243 [11JN]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5867 [9SE]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H9080 [8DE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H2959 [13MY]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H2271 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H3642 [1JN]

——— sunset authority exercised through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (see H.R. 3302), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 2463), H3505 [20MY]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3860), H7346 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4345 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H2155 [13AP]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H5029 [9JY]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity for the conduct of audits of health care functions (see H.R. 3122), H5329 [21JY]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 2282), H2877 [12MY]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H3565 [21MY]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 288), H3916 [4JN]

——— publish information on the provision of health care by departmental facilities (see H.R. 1860), H2357 [21AP]

——— 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), H6837 [6OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: 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: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2191), H2880 [12MY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law repealing exemption allowing religiously affiliated educational institutions to discriminate against gay and lesbian student groups (see H.J. Res. 44), H2420 [22AP]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1701), H3254 [15MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H2419 [22AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1502 [27FE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8861 [1DE]

——— eliminate certain programs, close field offices, and lease or sell underutilized properties (see H.R. 2111), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

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

——— reduce workforce (see H.R. 3939), H8149 [5NO]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H810 [4FE]

——— waive emission standards or other requirements applicable to asbestos control in the demolition or renovation of a condemned building with a reasonable expectation of structural failure (see H.R. 2560), H4652 [24JN]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2108 [26MR]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 2818), H5293 [16JY]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4863 [7JY]

FCC: prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1636 [13MR]

——— prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 266), H3254 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H1662 [16MR]

——— 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]

——— require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H4243 [11JN]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H6076 [16SE]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4137 [10JN]

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 417), H664 [28JA]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H10712 [18DE]

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

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H2879 [12MY]

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

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H2035 [25MR]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H40 [6JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H2879 [12MY] (see H.R. 986), H2821 [8MY]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4652 [24JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H43 [6JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4775 [25JN]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H36 [6JA]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H4002 [9JN]

——— 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 (see H.R. 132), H225 [12JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H980 [11FE]

——— prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 3100), H5469 [23JY]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H5404 [22JY]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

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), H188 [9JA]

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: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H1850 [23MR]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1526 [2MR]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8972 [2DE]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H37 [6JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 604), H7390 [2NO]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8362 [18NO]

Insurance: clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (see H.R. 1189), H1524 [2MR]

——— 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), H6789 [1OC]

——— facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2998), H5029 [9JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

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

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6077 [16SE]

IRS: 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]

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

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

——— express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5172 [14JY]

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

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H4957 [8JY]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1636 [13MR]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H4862 [7JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H4003 [9JN]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H1902 [24MR]

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8150 [5NO]

——— 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. 977), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 1784), H3214 [14MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H5776 [29JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H984 [11FE]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1650), H2107 [26MR]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H4544 [18JN]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H4004 [9JN]

——— 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), H9079 [8DE]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H4862 [7JY]

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

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H5850 [8SE]

——— provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies (see H.R. 1018), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2212 [14AP]

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

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

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H8242 [16NO]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H2960 [13MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 1470), H1850 [23MR]

——— 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), H224 [12JA]

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), H2154 [13AP]

——— 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), H4345 [12JN]

——— provide a safe harbor period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 3018), H5525 [27JY]

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

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1585), H2116 [26MR]

——— require salaries to be held in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date (see H.R. 174), H360 [13JA]

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]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8280 [17NO]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 510), H7743 [4NO]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 488), H7138 [22OC]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H7391 [2NO]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H532 [22JA]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see H.R. 1768), H2208 [14AP]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3459), H5865 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see H.J. Res. 29), H866 [9FE]

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

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H3508 [20MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3309 [18MY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H5118 [13JY]

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H3310 [18MY]

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]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H5469 [23JY]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— 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), H2960 [13MY]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H984 [11FE] (see H.R. 903), H1663 [16MR]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H225 [12JA] (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1270), H4957 [8JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see H.R. 1547), H1848 [23MR]

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

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 3112), H5333 [21JY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H4957 [8JY]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H641 [27JA]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H6138 [17SE]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 4294), H10710 [18DE]

——— prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H2036 [25MR]

——— provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see H.R. 2656), H3913 [4JN]

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), H5330 [21JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H3577 [26MY]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H8972 [2DE]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 866), H980 [11FE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 699), H810 [4FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H2499 [28AP]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H7333 [28OC]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1807 [19MR]

Social Security: exclude certain medical sources of evidence in making disability determinations (see H.R. 1936), H2467 [23AP]

——— prohibit assignment of account numbers and payment of disability benefits to, and deny credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by, certain illegal aliens (see H.R. 1996), H3508 [20MY]

——— 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), H1662 [16MR]

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

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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), H6229 [24SE]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 975), H1166 [25FE]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2419 [22AP]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 3006), H5293 [16JY]

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

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

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1549), H1848 [23MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H2879 [12MY]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H2821 [8MY]

——— 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. 1298), H2115 [26MR] (see H.R. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (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), H5524 [27JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

——— 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]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H5173 [14JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H5943 [10SE]

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), H4003 [9JN]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs (see H.R. 2235), H2798 [5MY]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1136), H1369 [26FE]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H4863 [7JY]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H5942 [10SE]

——— 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), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 1732), H2311 [16AP]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5404 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Sevierville, TN: designate (see H.R. 2814), H4491 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 1016), H1084 [20FE]

——— prohibit receipt of bonuses by employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations (see H.R. 2941), H4771 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 1590), H1899 [24MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 1423), H1767 [18MR]

NLRB: require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see H.R. 1767), H2208 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

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

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 4293), H10710 [18DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Sevierville, TN: designate (H.R. 2814), H4492 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (H.R. 1016), H1084 [20FE]

——— prohibit receipt of bonuses by employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations (H.R. 2941), H4773 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (H.R. 1590), H1901 [24MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2653), H3915 [4JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2653), H3915 [4JN]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (H.R. 1423), H1770 [18MR]

NLRB: require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (H.R. 1767), H2210 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2653), H3915 [4JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H1525 [2MR]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (H.R. 4293), H10711 [18DE]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6159 [18SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), H6150 [18SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H464 [21JA]

American Eagle Day: observance, H4497 [18JN]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 132), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1778 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts, H5308 [21JY]

——— Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs funding, H2613 [29AP]

——— prohibit bonuses for any Office of Construction and Facilities employees, H2617 [29AP]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5627 [29JY]

——— submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 2256), H5308 [21JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2613, H2617 [29AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8887 [2DE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4980 [9JY]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H7158 [23OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H7158 [23OC]

Honor Flight Northeast Tennessee (organization): tribute, H4171 [11JN]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5889 [10SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5889 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), consideration (H. Res. 412), H5889 [10SE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2072 [26MR]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 511), H8260, H8261, H8263, H8265, H8267, H8271 [17NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), consideration (H. Res. 152), H1778 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information, H1778 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H132 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H7158 [23OC]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4530, H4531 [18JN]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans, H7157 [23OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7157 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6159 [18SE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2072 [26MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H464 [21JA]

Votes: position on missed, H723•, H742• [3FE], H788• [4FE], H834• [5FE], H947, H961• [11FE], H1142• [25FE], H1193• [26FE], H1386• [27FE], H1552• [3MR], H3659• [2JN], H3790• [3JN], H4699 [25JN], E149• [2FE], E155• [3FE], E196• [11FE], E212• [13FE], E225• [20FE], E293• [3MR], E392• [24MR], E817• [2JN], E830• [3JN], E857• [9JN], E1049•, E1052• [13JY]

Tributes

Gooden, Mark, H1730 [18MR]