ROTHFUS, KEITH J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H163 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4089 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4838 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2501 [28AP], H2610 [29AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2501 [28AP], H2754 [30AP]

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), H7616 [3NO], H7703 [4NO]

Articles and editorials

Disagreement Is Not Discrimination, Donald Wuerl and John Garvey, Washington (DC) Post, H2737 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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 education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 463), H530 [22JA]

——— 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]

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), H6077 [16SE]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2311 [16AP]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7390 [2NO]

Armed Forces: ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H5332 [21JY]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5469 [23JY]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2753), H5118 [13JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see H. Res. 310), H4343 [12JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H3564 [21MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H157 [8JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4546 [19JN]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2912), H4769 [25JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

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), H5783 [31JY]

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), H408 [14JA]

Courts: prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions (see H.R. 281), H224 [12JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1116 [24FE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1850 [23MR]

——— 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: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H224 [12JA]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 401), H1501 [27FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Education: authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H5031 [9JY]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see H.R. 1287), H2310 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H757 [3FE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H8860 [1DE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2959 [13MY]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H9307 [11DE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H3758 [2JN]

——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 3729), H10712 [18DE]

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

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H2791 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H668 [30JA]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 2643), H5173 [14JY]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and designate National Energy Security Corridors for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (see H.R. 2295), H6228 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H4774 [25JN]

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

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H2115 [26MR]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5775 [29JY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H9271 [10DE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see H.R. 1769), H2880 [12MY]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5850 [8SE]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H5776 [29JY]

——— improve accountability of employees (see H.R. 473), H1372 [26FE]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H5404 [22JY]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H2880 [12MY]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 280), H1372 [26FE]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 577), H1501 [27FE]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2311 [16AP]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H6138 [17SE]

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), H2419 [22AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H984 [11FE]

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), H2794 [1MY]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 1093), H8281 [17NO]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H10712 [18DE]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 67), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 72), H7391 [2NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 68), H6705 [29SE] (see H.J. Res. 71), H7391 [2NO]

——— 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]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 3626), H9692 [17DE]

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

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), H5031 [9JY]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H2356 [21AP]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H2416 [22AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H6937 [8OC]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 310), H1037 [12FE]

——— 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]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H1038 [12FE]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements (see H.R. 2987), H5777 [29JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H3643 [1JN]

——— improve regulation and the mortgage finance system (see H.R. 1389), H2357 [21AP]

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

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see H.R. 1523), H5981 [15SE]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H5089 [10JY]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H5775 [29JY]

——— specify which smaller institutions may qualify for an 18-month examination cycle (see H.R. 1553), H5031 [9JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H5866 [9SE]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H5332 [21JY]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

Foreign trade: improve antidumping and countervailing duty laws (see H.R. 2523), H3559 [21MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5777 [29JY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H8646 [30NO]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 1486), H2357 [21AP]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 3189), H5777 [29JY]

——— 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), H5031 [9JY]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H1610 [4MR]

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

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 957), H5031 [9JY]

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

——— 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), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or disaster area (see H.R. 3014), H5029 [9JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5867 [9SE]

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]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H7391 [2NO]

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: 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]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see H.R. 155), H41 [6JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H3254 [15MY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs (see H. Res. 111), H2357 [21AP]

——— 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]

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

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5867 [9SE]

Joseph F. Weis, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 1690), H2311 [16AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5332 [21JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H9307 [11DE]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H6789 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: declare a national day of prayer to end targeted violence against law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 430), H6179 [18SE]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 422), H6707 [29SE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H5591 [28JY]

——— 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), H9013 [3DE]

——— 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), H4137 [10JN]

——— 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), H6138 [17SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H9307 [11DE]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 2292), H8362 [18NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H9272 [10DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5788 [4AU]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5031 [9JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H7333 [28OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1806 [19MR]

——— 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), H1165 [25FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 837), H916 [10FE]

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

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), H5776 [29JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H5849 [8SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H4774 [25JN]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5943 [10SE]

National cemeteries: prohibit internment or memorialization of persons convicted of Federal or State capital crimes and disinter remains of George E. Siple from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (see H.R. 2490), H5031 [9JY]

National Credit Union Administration: hold public hearings and receive comments from the public on its budget (see H.R. 2287), H5031 [9JY]

——— study appropriate capital requirements for credit unions (see H.R. 2769), H6076 [16SE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7254 [27OC]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2311), H9307 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1953), H2416 [22AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 33), H225 [12JA] (see H.R. 1191), H1663 [16MR]

——— 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), H6138 [17SE]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— 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), H1902 [24MR]

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

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H8281 [17NO]

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), H5330 [21JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H10712 [18DE]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H8414 [19NO]

——— 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), H9329 [15DE]

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

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H3254 [15MY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 1982), H2462 [23AP]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see H.R. 432), H479 [21JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H6138 [17SE]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see H.R. 433), H479 [21JA]

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), H6139 [17SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H6138 [17SE]

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), H6180 [18SE]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 978), H1902 [24MR]

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), H5591 [28JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1372 [26FE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2311 [16AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 499), H7347 [29OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1806 [19MR]

——— 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), H1372 [26FE]

Transportation: allow States flexibility with safety standards for certain farm vehicles and drivers without jeopardizing Federal transportation funding (see H.R. 3473), H6750 [30SE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: oppose ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ (see H. Con. Res. 105), H10711 [18DE]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1373 [26FE]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H2356 [21AP]

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. 594), H668 [30JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H6138 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard (see H.R. 2195), H2790 [1MY]

EPA: make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3797), H7137 [22OC]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (see H.R. 4169), H9010 [3DE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H2108 [26MR]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1661), H2108 [26MR]

Members of Congress: 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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 2488), H3557 [21MY]

Taxation: prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers of donors in charitable contribution substantiation acknowledgements (see H.R. 4281), H9690 [17DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Army: eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard (H.R. 2195), H2793 [1MY]

EPA: make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H7138 [22OC]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (H.R. 4169), H9012 [3DE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (H.R. 1660), H2112 [26MR]

——— allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (H.R. 1661), H2112 [26MR]

Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 673), H756 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (H.R. 2488), H3562 [21MY]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (H.R. 588), H663 [28JA]

Taxation: prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers of donors in charitable contribution substantiation acknowledgements (H.R. 4281), H9691 [17DE]

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, H5453 [23JY]

——— 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), H6149 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H500, H501 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H463 [21JA], H2932 [13MY]

Apraxia Awareness Day: observance, E638• [30AP]

Army: eliminate exceptions to limitations imposed on authority to take certain actions relative to the transfer of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard, H3202 [14MY], H4089, H4090 [10JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1884 [24MR]

Civil rights: tribute to contributions of Freedom Riders to civil rights movement, H1178 [26FE]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 1210), H8315 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3202 [14MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4089, H4090, H4104 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to apply report entitled ‘‘Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquified Natural Gas From the U.S.’’ in any public interest determination under the Natural Gas Act, H2754, H2755 [30AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H338 [13JA], H963 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4838, H4839 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H2610 [29AP]

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

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2610 [29AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2737 [30AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2754, H2755 [30AP]

EPA: make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H7094 [22OC]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (H.R. 4169), H9002 [3DE], H9068 [8DE]

Eximbank: prohibit from providing guarantee or extending credit to foreign borrower in connection with export of goods or services by U.S. company unless the U.S. company guarantees repayment of certain percentage of loan, H7703, H7704 [4NO]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), H7223 [27OC]

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 (H.R. 427), H5550 [28JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 185), H254 [13JA]

FRS: establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (H.R. 3189), H8328 [18NO]

Garimella, Amulya: Discovery Education and 3M Co., America’s Top Young Scientist finalist, H6842 [7OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H338 [13JA], H963 [11FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), H8349 [18NO]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5242 [16JY]

——— anniversary of failed rescue mission attempt to end U.S. hostage crisis, H2448 [23AP]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5923 [10SE]

——— ensure requirements to cease nuclear enrichment program and support of terrorism are part of final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program and relief from current sanctions, H4376, H4378, H4379 [15JN]

——— history of Islamic regime’s actions against the U.S. and the West since 1979, H5823 [8SE]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (H.R. 3457), H6767 [1OC]

IRS: reform, H2253 [15AP]

Johnstown, PA: tribute to Kraft Hockeyville USA game, H6781 [1OC]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H463 [21JA]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H3401 [20MY]

National Park Service: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce a ban on sale of water in disposable plastic bottles, H4838, H4839 [7JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H9068, H9069, H9071, H9072 [8DE]

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, H7616, H7617 [3NO], H7703, H7704 [4NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H725 [3FE], H4764 [25JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H725 [3FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H5453 [23JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6161 [18SE]

Pope Francis: U.S. visit, H6168 [18SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7616, H7617 [3NO], H7703, H7704 [4NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H463 [21JA], H501 [22JA]

——— decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, H4764 [25JN]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H113 [8JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5971 [11SE]

Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, H7616, H7617 [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 (H. Con. Res. 97), H9069 [8DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, H2664 [30AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1182• [26FE], H2379• [22AP], H9095• [9DE]

Reports

Health Insurance Exchanges—Coverage of Non-Excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans: GAO (excerpt), H500 [22JA]

Tributes

Hesburgh, Theodore M., H1572 [4MR]

Reed, Lloyd, Jr., H8873 [2DE]

Rice, Charles, H1572 [4MR]

Strank, Michael, H1103 [24FE]