WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H162 [9JA]

Amendments

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), H7682 [4NO]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H2949 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H6229 [24SE]

——— encourage countries to provide first-time access to electricity and power services for a minimum number of people in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2847), H6894 [7OC]

Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 632), H667 [30JA]

Animals: require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see H.R. 2742), H4652 [24JN]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4774 [25JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 239), H1567 [3MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4652 [24JN]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 1989), H2463 [23AP]

——— clarify situations in which the U.S. will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member who dies overseas (see H.R. 2662), H5332 [21JY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H2036 [25MR]

——— provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (see H.R. 4200), H9205 [9DE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2500 [28AP]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1545), H1848 [23MR]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see H.R. 829), H2035 [25MR]

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: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

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

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H1723 [17MR]

Congressional Research Service: provide public Internet access to certain publications (see H. Res. 34), H2156 [13AP]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H581 [26JA]

Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 2362), H5089 [10JY]

Crime: denounce attacks on healthcare centers for women, providers of healthcare for women, and patients and affirm right of women to access reproductive services without fear of violence or intimidation (see H. Res. 558), H9079 [8DE]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 635), H758 [3FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 403), H482 [21JA]

——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 634), H758 [3FE] (see H.R. 664), H2467 [23AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 197), H408 [14JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 3532), H6189 [22SE]

——— improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (see H.R. 2088), H2652 [29AP]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H916 [10FE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 985), H2155 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3565 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1399), H2773 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5173 [14JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1806 [19MR]

——— establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H7175 [23OC]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7028 [20OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H6706 [29SE]

——— 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), H8646 [30NO]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H2115 [26MR]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 1271), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H3214 [14MY]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H5089 [10JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H3917 [4JN]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H5976 [11SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4593 [23JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 576), H6180 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see H.R. 2014), H2464 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure credit assistance pilot program (see H.R. 199), H482 [21JA]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H7028 [20OC]

——— make grants to assist units of local government in developing and implementing Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries (see H.R. 1274), H1807 [19MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 2495), H3558 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudicate and pay survivor’s benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim (see H.R. 2691), H4652 [24JN]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H404 [14JA]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

——— 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), H3879 [3JN]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1319), H1663 [16MR]

——— direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H6835 [6OC]

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

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

——— 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), H5089 [10JY]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]

——— establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors (see H.R. 3422), H5768 [29JY]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1969), H5293 [16JY]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1948), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2214), H3310 [18MY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (see H.R. 2999), H5173 [14JY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H4345 [12JN]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5238 [15JY]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 353), H404 [14JA]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2193), H3215 [14MY]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see H.R. 1369), H3879 [3JN]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 288), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H2467 [23AP]

——— 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), H2420 [22AP]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H8242 [16NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H1850 [23MR]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1567), H6789 [1OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H984 [11FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H482 [21JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 932), H1373 [26FE]

EPA: assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising revenue for projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 1705), H2110 [26MR]

——— authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H1723 [17MR]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 1736), H2773 [30AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 1031), H1166 [25FE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H2271 [15AP]

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), H5118 [13JY]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 909), H3254 [15MY]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of inspectors general (see H.R. 1938), H6138 [17SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H2115 [26MR]

FEMA: enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H8242 [16NO]

——— establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see H.R. 1043), H1113 [24FE]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H6307 [28SE]

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see H.R. 1523), H6706 [29SE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 381), H1850 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H5404 [22JY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4243 [11JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H10712 [18DE]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 2979), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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), H3565 [21MY]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 957), H1035 [12FE]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6308 [28SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (see H.R. 6), H3642 [1JN]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 117), H1069 [13FE]

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H6973 [9OC]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 32), H641 [27JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

House of Representatives: require all Members, officers, and employees of the House to complete annual ethics training (see H.R. 1037), H1723 [17MR]

House Rules: prohibit former House officials with business before Congress from admission to the Hall of the House for ceremonial or educational functions (see H. Res. 93), H855 [5FE]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 213), H2499 [28AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 551), H638 [27JA]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 218), H155 [8JA]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5943 [10SE]

International Year of Soils: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2213 [14AP]

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), H8155 [5NO]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see H.R. 316), H357 [13JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2728), H5776 [29JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4345 [12JN]

Law enforcement: increase penalties if a defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of the victim’s military service or status as a veteran (see H.R. 2862), H4592 [23JN]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1663 [16MR]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H2420 [22AP]

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

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

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1611), H2879 [12MY]

——— 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), H3391 [19MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 2759), H6750 [30SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2124), H3310 [18MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1526 [2MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H2467 [23AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 663), H919 [10FE]

——— 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. 1919), H3215 [14MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H1526 [2MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H2879 [12MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5089 [10JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H3507 [20MY]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 2083), H6836 [6OC]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H6706 [29SE]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H6706 [29SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H757 [3FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1662 [16MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5173 [14JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H8362 [18NO]

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), H4863 [7JY]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H3917 [4JN]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 486), H7138 [22OC]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1267), H1663 [16MR]

National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see H.R. 1614), H2032 [25MR]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 3337), H5764 [29JY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 107), H4004 [9JN]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 107), H4004 [9JN]

National Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 221), H2465 [23AP]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance (see H. Res. 479), H6974 [9OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H1723 [17MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H6138 [17SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 799), H855 [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H477 [21JA]

——— reinstate limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts (see H.R. 154), H4543 [18JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H408 [14JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H1723 [17MR]

——— reinstate overnight delivery standards for market-dominant products (see H.R. 784), H854 [5FE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H1663 [16MR]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H5089 [10JY]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1618 [4MR]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H6975 [9OC]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1771 [18MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H2500 [28AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H8155 [5NO]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H2500 [28AP]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1526 [2MR]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 842), H6228 [24SE]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see H.R. 1404), H2156 [13AP]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H5592 [28JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3310 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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), H5238 [15JY]

——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 2457), H3917 [4JN]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H6076 [16SE]

——— eliminate lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 1286), H1611 [4MR]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H4544 [18JN]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H8414 [19NO]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H4863 [7JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H4343 [12JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1723 [17MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H4774 [25JN]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H5404 [22JY]

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

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2111 [26MR]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 461), H480 [21JA]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H3565 [21MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2156 [13AP]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 154), H2116 [26MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

Ukraine: authorize assistance and sustainment to military and national security forces (see H.R. 955), H1035 [12FE]

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), H2154 [13AP] (see H.R. 333), H1850 [23MR]

——— prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2863), H4592 [23JN]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H3214 [14MY]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H2035 [25MR]

——— 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]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate age restriction on commencement of receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 4124), H8411 [19NO]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see H.R. 203), H104 [7JA]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5768 [29JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H1613 [4MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: eliminate age restriction on commencement of receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (H.R. 4124), H8414 [19NO]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (H.R. 3173), H5467 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1384), H1662 [16MR]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H105 [7JA]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 3423), H5775 [29JY]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (H.R. 1331), H1617 [4MR]

Remarks

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus: tribute to annual Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clay Competition, H3620 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), H3930 [9JN]

——— improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (H.R. 2088), H3929 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1384), H8176 [16NO]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H199 [12JA]

——— extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents, H6726• [30SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), H6726• [30SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H4605 [24JN]