WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H165 [9JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4775 [25JN], H4819 [7JY]

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), H7580 [3NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA], H7338 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5943 [10SE]

BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (see H.R. 1437), H2310 [16AP]

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

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H3391 [19MY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H4137 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H5591 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H5031 [9JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H5469 [23JY]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H4344 [12JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H9329 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see H.R. 1438), H2310 [16AP]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see H.R. 1436), H2310 [16AP]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H2154 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 1669), H5943 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 3805), H7137 [22OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]

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

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), H2155 [13AP]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 734), H811 [4FE]

——— exempt application of joint sales agreement (JSA) attribution rule in case of existing agreements in order to protect local television broadcasting (see H.R. 3148), H5330 [21JY]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H8646 [30NO]

——— prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 2666), H3914 [4JN]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 1641), H2107 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 427), H5117 [13JY]

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

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H5173 [14JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H6229 [24SE]

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

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3574 [22MY]

——— 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), H2212 [14AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1806 [19MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H3582 [29MY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5593 [28JY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see H.R. 599), H1806 [19MR]

Labor unions: provide for mandatory appointment of a board of inquiry into slowdowns, strikes, or lock-outs when certain specified events occur (see H.R. 3932), H8149 [5NO]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H2315 [17AP]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H2356 [21AP]

Medicare: 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), H2467 [23AP]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H3565 [21MY]

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2895), H5777 [29JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H9080 [8DE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H2356 [21AP]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 628), H1806 [19MR] (see H.R. 1919), H2880 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2156 [13AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H9080 [8DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4862 [7JY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H4862 [7JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H42 [6JA]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H6893 [7OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H4544 [18JN]

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), H7139 [22OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2467 [23AP]

Monuments and memorials: protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of creation of national monuments (see H.R. 3946), H8243 [16NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H2772 [30AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 805), H855 [5FE]

Native Americans: require that certain Federal lands be held in trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon (see H.R. 2791), H4431 [16JN]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1072 [13FE]

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), H4862 [7JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2271 [15AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H6706 [29SE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H2794 [1MY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H3564 [21MY]

Portland Timbers (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 568), H9691 [17DE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H2155 [13AP]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6936 [8OC]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H2212 [14AP]

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), H7028 [20OC]

States: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H6837 [6OC]

Taxation: improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 2940), H5849 [8SE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H4863 [7JY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H814 [4FE]

——— 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. 1249), H2156 [13AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H1850 [23MR]

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

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H2821 [8MY]

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), H3214 [14MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 1985), H2463 [23AP]

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. 303, 333), H2879 [12MY]

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), H660 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H1848 [23MR]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (see H.R. 2583), H3581 [29MY]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 1555), H1848 [23MR]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see H.R. 1762), H2153 [13AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see H.R. 745), H812 [4FE]

Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (see H.R. 3826), H7174 [23OC]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (H.R. 1555), H1849 [23MR]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 2583), H3582 [29MY]

Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (H.R. 1555), H1849 [23MR]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (H.R. 1762), H2154 [13AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (H.R. 745), H814 [4FE]

Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (H.R. 3826), H7175 [23OC]

Remarks

BLM: prohibit funding to implement revision of resource management plan for forests in western Oregon, H4820 [7JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide Klamath Project contractors in California and Oregon with Endangered Species Act applicant status to ensure consultation on issues that may impact project operations, H5276, H5277 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4820 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5276, H5277 [16JY]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (H.R. 734), H1095, H1097 [24FE]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 2583), H8182, H8184, H8185 [16NO]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4989 [9JY]

——— reform management plan of Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands (O&C Lands), H4989 [9JY]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 350), H4979 [9JY]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E710• [14MY]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E799• [1JN], E1294•, E1296• [16SE], E1485• [20OC]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E710• [14MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of Wes Cooley, H961 [11FE]

McMinnville, OR: tribute to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Oregon Medal of Honor Exhibit, E408• [25MR]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2038 [26MR]

National Medal of Honor Day: observance, E408• [25MR]

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, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H2038 [26MR]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2038 [26MR]

Tributes

Brown, Georgette, E122• [27JA]

Cooley, Wes, H961 [11FE]

Griffin, Thomas, E1140• [28JY]

Pyle, Paulette, E1433• [6OC]

Webb, Gertie, E842• [4JN]