VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4086 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

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), H8242 [16NO]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H4345 [12JN]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H858 [5FE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 893), H2115 [26MR]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 2015), H2464 [23AP]

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), H5850 [8SE]

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]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2156 [13AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H2109 [26MR]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H5776 [29JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2087), H6138 [17SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H1501 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H5469 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see H.R. 1877), H6836 [6OC]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 3284), H6180 [18SE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H6893 [7OC]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2311 [16AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H3214 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H4003 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1076), H9080 [8DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H155 [8JA]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H4594 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H984 [11FE]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6189 [22SE]

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

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

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H3214 [14MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5944 [10SE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

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

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

EPA: appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 1923), H9271 [10DE]

——— authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H534 [22JA]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2156 [13AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1502 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7391 [2NO]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1624 [6MR]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 3635), H6704 [29SE]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H583 [26JA]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6836 [6OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 820), H2270 [15AP]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H664 [28JA]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1614 [4MR]

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), H6706 [29SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1114 [24FE]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H5032 [9JY]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2115 [26MR]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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), H9692 [17DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3565 [21MY]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H6975 [9OC]

——— 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), H664 [28JA]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3061), H6228 [24SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H5981 [15SE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see H.R. 3690), H8971 [2DE]

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see H.R. 3514), H6189 [22SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H5849 [8SE]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see H.R. 2844), H5867 [9SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 430), H478 [21JA]

Pope Francis: congratulate on election and recognize inspirational statements and actions (see H. Res. 15), H1166 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H919 [10FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H858 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1117 [24FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H9329 [15DE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H9375 [16DE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1502 [27FE]

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams Post Office, Elkhart, IN: designate (see H.R. 2413), H3386 [19MY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H7090 [21OC]

Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 2103), H2653 [29AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H3507 [20MY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see H.R. 415), H9026 [7DE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H6894 [7OC]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H6976 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 2682), H3914 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require use of iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 2683), H3914 [4JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (H.R. 2682), H3916 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require use of iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (H.R. 2683), H3916 [4JN]

Remarks

Air Force: Air National Guard time-sensitive emergency operations technology funding, H4054 [10JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for authorization of military force against Iraq, H4118 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) after a certain date unless authorized by Congress, H4114 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H4117 [10JN]

Army: Bradley Fighting Vehicle modernization funding, H4070 [10JN]

——— 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, H4090 [10JN]

Black History Month: observance, E141• [2FE]

Bochnowski, David: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Globe Award recipient, E1568• [2NO]

Corps of Engineers: Formerly Used Defense Sites environmental restoration funding, H4064 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: Afghanistan Reconstruction Fund funding, H4098 [10JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4086 [10JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4126 [10JN]

——— Iraq Train and Equip Program funding, H4099 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), H4051, H4054, H4055, H4064, H4070, H4073, H4086, H4090, H4093, H4096, H4098, H4099, H4101, H4104, H4114, H4115, H4116, H4117, H4118, H4120, H4121, H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4128, H4129, H4130 [10JN]

——— military response to Russian violations of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty funding, H4073 [10JN]

——— National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund funding, H4093 [10JN]

——— prohibit civilian employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4124 [10JN]

——— prohibit Defense Logistics Agency funding to implement SBA interim rule relative to procurement of footwear, H4116 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for certain military activities on public lands in the Northern Mariana Islands, H4120 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for defense counsel for any foreign individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4128, H4129 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for intelligence community to subvert or interfere with the integrity of any cryptographic standard that is proposed, developed, or adopted by NIST, H4125 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the President’s authority to promote the military’s ability to prevent the recruitment of U.S. youth into terrorists, H4129 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to procure any Army aircrew combat uniforms, H4122 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H4115 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to propose, plan, or execute any additional base realignment and closure rounds, H4130 [10JN]

——— prohibit transfer of flash-bang grenades to local law enforcement agencies, H4121 [10JN]

——— Syria Train and Equip Program funding, H4101 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II, H4055 [10JN]

Eastland (vessel): honor victims, survivors, and responders on anniversary of sinking in the Chicago River, E1085• [21JY]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, H4270• [12JN]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Christ Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., E327• [16MR]

——— anniversary of Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic basketball tournament, E1658• [19NO]

——— tribute to opening of St. Timothy Community Church Reverend Dr. Robert E. Lowery Ministry Center, E167• [5FE]

Gary Frontiers Service Club (organization): tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E57• [13JA]

Hammond, IN: tribute to individuals taking oath of citizenship, E998• [7JY], E1482• [20OC], E1618• [16NO]

Hebron, IN: anniversary, E1289• [16SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1286• [16SE]

Hobart, IN: anniversary of Hobart Carnegie Library, Hobart Historical Society, and Hobart Garden Club, E997• [7JY]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: anniversary, E1599• [5NO]

Iran: approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5896 [10SE], E1285• [16SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5896 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), Senate amendment, H4270• [12JN]

Ivy Tech Community College: tribute to Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana inductees, E1713• [7DE]

Kouts, IN: anniversary, E1213• [8SE]

Marine Corps: search and rescue units funding, H4121 [10JN]

Merrillville, IN: tribute to Croatian Fraternal Union Croatian Sons Lodge No. 170 Golden Member Banquet, E1481• [20OC]

——— tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees, E589• [28AP]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary, E1575• [3NO]

National EMS Week: observance, E701• [14MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, E281• [2MR]

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.: tribute to Luminary Award recipients, E1288• [16SE]

Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Labor and Community Awards recipients, E1541• [27OC]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H4096 [10JN]

——— prohibit waiver of conditions relative to assistance funding, H4104 [10JN]

Polish Heritage Day: observance, E1247• [10SE]

Powers, Mamon and Cynthia: Calumet Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipients, E1626• [16NO]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H4270• [12JN]

Ukraine: prohibit funding to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion, H4123 [10JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1567• [2NO]

Tributes

Harris, Earl, E450• [13AP]

Oliver, Virginia, E1214• [8SE]

Potesta, Jay, E1381• [29SE]

Umbarger, R. Martin, E778• [21MY]

Whiteside, Jacob A., E13• [6JA]