SMITH, JASON (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4128 [10JN]

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), H5556 [28JY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (H.R. 1737), H8310 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H225 [12JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5239 [15JY]

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

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5404 [22JY]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2753), H7189 [26OC]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H7189 [26OC]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H4774 [25JN]

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H7175 [23OC]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H226 [12JA]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H3564 [21MY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H6894 [7OC]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 285), H583 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H8362 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H7175 [23OC]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H4544 [18JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H7090 [21OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: certify that refugees admitted to the U.S. from Iraq or Syria are not security threats to the U.S. prior to admission (see H.R. 3999), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: require an annual report on amounts paid or payable by Federal agencies to the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 3699), H6892 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

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

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H6228 [24SE]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2138), H3215 [14MY]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H5525 [27JY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8415 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8415 [19NO]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 1388), H1720 [17MR]

——— increase length of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit cycle (see H.R. 1623), H2033 [25MR]

——— 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), H6894 [7OC]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6706 [29SE]

——— repeal certain rule for new residential wood heaters (see H.R. 1986), H3565 [21MY]

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), H3507 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H1850 [23MR]

——— 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]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 185), H190 [9JA]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H4243 [11JN]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H482 [21JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H1663 [16MR] (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H8971 [2DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H2213 [14AP]

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

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

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

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2301), H2957 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5525 [27JY]

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

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H3391 [19MY]

——— prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (see H.R. 3724), H8282 [17NO]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H7027 [20OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1526 [2MR]

Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 324), H358 [13JA]

McCarthy, Regina: impeach (see H. Res. 417), H5975 [11SE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see H.R. 3495), H6308 [28SE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H6189 [22SE]

——— 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), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H9206 [9DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H4862 [7JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H6937 [8OC]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2138), H3215 [14MY]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H8415 [19NO]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H2959 [13MY]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see H.R. 822), H1771 [18MR]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H7390 [2NO]

Mining and mineral resources: provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H8414 [19NO]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

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

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

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

——— 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), H5469 [23JY]

——— 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), H867 [9FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— 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), H2879 [12MY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H2959 [13MY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H5775 [29JY]

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), H2800 [5MY]

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), H8861 [1DE]

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]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H3507 [20MY]

Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr., Post Office, Cedar Hill, MO: designate (see H.R. 728), H811 [4FE]

Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 323), H358 [13JA]

Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 322), H358 [13JA]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see H.R. 1248), H8281 [17NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H5525 [27JY]

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), H1372 [26FE]

SSA: 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), H6074 [16SE]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised (see H.R. 1474), H2821 [8MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H5525 [27JY]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2128), H4243 [11JN]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H3565 [21MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5524 [27JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1771 [18MR]

——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 4016), H8240 [16NO]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H3386 [19MY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H1071 [13FE]

——— increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (see H.R. 3623), H6306 [28SE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3643 [1JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H5332 [21JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H1902 [24MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 641), H702 [2FE]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2510), H3558 [21MY]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 3917), H8415 [19NO]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (see H.R. 636), H702 [2FE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1902 [24MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H4594 [23JN]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]

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

——— 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), H2655 [29AP]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H6188 [22SE]

——— simplify and make permanent the research credit (see H.R. 880), H2879 [12MY]

Terrorism: better secure U.S. international borders and prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. by allowing suspension of certain countries from the Visa Waiver Program and enhancing intelligence assessments (see H.R. 158), H9012 [3DE]

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), H8154 [5NO]

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]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2154 [13AP]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H2155 [13AP]

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), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H5525 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: prohibit from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities (see H.R. 4271), H9374 [16DE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (see H.R. 1155), H1498 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: amend purposes of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2966), H4954 [8JY]

Taxation: exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see H.R. 3409), H5768 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: prohibit from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities (H.R. 4271), H9375 [16DE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (H.R. 1155), H1500 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: amend purposes of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement (H.R. 2966), H4956 [8JY]

Taxation: exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (H.R. 3409), H5774 [29JY]

Remarks

Benton, MO: tribute to Thomas W. Kelly High School cheerleading team, E164• [4FE]

Brady, Gideon R.: Civil Air Patrol General Billy Mitchell Award recipient, E1505• [21OC]

Brewer, Terry: Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) (organization) award for North America recipient, E140• [30JA]

Cape Girardeau, MO: anniversary of Missouri Veterans Home of Cape Girardeau, E883• [11JN]

Cook, Stephen: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1751• [9DE]

Corman, Chris: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1753• [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4128 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for defense counsel for any foreign individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4128 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, H9292 [11DE]

DeSoto, MO: anniversary of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, E882• [11JN]

Dodd, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1622• [16NO]

EPA: repeal final rule establishing standards for residential wood heaters, H8957 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5556, H5557 [28JY]

——— 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), H5556, H5557 [28JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4269 [12JN]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (H.R. 1737), H8310 [18NO]

——— require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau conduct a study on potential costs and impact to rural consumers and businesses resulting from certain indirect auto financing guidance, H8310 [18NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H731 [3FE]

Holmes, Robert R.: American Society of Civil Engineers Government Civil Engineer of the Year award recipient, E1503• [21OC]

Houston, MO: anniversary of D&L Florist (business), E817• [2JN]

——— anniversary of Texas County Food Pantry, E294• [3MR]

——— tribute to Texas County Memorial Hospital, E814• [2JN]

Huber, Eric: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E491• [14AP]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4269 [12JN]

Ivey, Loyd: Consumer Electronics Association Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame inductee, E136• [30JA]

Letterman, Andrew: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1746• [9DE]

Licking, MO: anniversary of Licking United Methodist Church, E948• [23JN]

McClain, Gwen: VFW Patriot’s Pen Award recipient, E333• [16MR]

Mo-Sci Corp.: anniversary, E818• [2JN]

National Forest Products Week: observance, H7169 [23OC]

New Madrid, MO: anniversary of New Madrid County Courthouse, E106• [22JA]

Ozark Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1573• [2NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H731 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H731 [3FE]

Potosi, MO: anniversary of VFW Washington County Memorial Post 6996, E314• [6MR]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8957 [2DE]

Rolla, MO: anniversary of Rolla Area Sheltered Workshop, E458• [13AP], E481• [14AP]

——— tribute to Al West Collision Center, E879• [11JN]

Ste. Genevieve, MO: Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recipient of Missouri Hospital Association Auxiliary of the Year Award, E1696• [2DE]

Stolba, Kaleb: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1749• [9DE]

Surdyke, Thomas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E819• [2JN]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, H9292 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, H391• [14JA], E305•, E308• [4MR]

Wal-Mart Inc.: St. James, MO, Wal-Mart Distribution Center Distribution Center of the Year award recipient, E822• [2JN]

Weigand, Kyle: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E1748• [9DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1564 [3MR]

Tributes

Allen, Sheila, E1361• [25SE]

Bess, Gene, E46• [9JA]

Dobbins, Kenneth, E357• [18MR]

Fiebelman, Ken, E1363• [25SE]

Haley, Cindy, E916• [17JN]

McGinnis, Leroy and Ovia M., E398• [24MR]

Moore, Curtis, E1698• [2DE]

Moriarty, William S., E1625• [16NO]

Nash, Frank, E884• [11JN]

Plank, David, E478• [14AP]

Rose, Maxwell, E330• [16MR]

Stafford, Thomas G., E989• [25JN]

Wolfe, William, E248• [25FE]