WEBER, RANDY K., SR. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4652 [24JN], H4841 [7JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2656 [29AP]

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), H6308 [28SE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H866 [9FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H431 [20JA]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1695), H2109 [26MR]

Afghanistan: call for U.S. recognition of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization (see H. Con. Res. 13), H919 [10FE]

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), H7175 [23OC]

Animals: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H4003 [9JN]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see H.R. 3139), H5850 [8SE]

——— recognize right of members assigned to duty at recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office (see H.R. 3138), H5850 [8SE]

ATF: abolish and transfer functions relating to firearms, explosives, arson, violent crime, and terrorism to the FBI and transfer functions relating to alcohol and tobacco smuggling to the DEA (see H.R. 1329), H1636 [13MR]

——— prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2773 [30AP]

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

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H42 [6JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2773 [30AP]

Business and industry: affirm private equity plays an important role in growing and strengthening U.S. businesses and that it has fostered significant investment in the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 464), H6835 [6OC]

——— require certifications by prospective Government contractors that they are not boycotting a country with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement (see H.R. 1572), H2357 [21AP]

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

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), H6261 [25SE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 564), H9306 [11DE]

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]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 11), H641 [27JA]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H5468 [23JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H4774 [25JN]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1565 [3MR]

Credit provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 1113), H1368 [26FE]

Crime: combat trafficking in human organs (see H.R. 3694), H8646 [30NO]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see H.R. 159), H431 [20JA]

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 181), H2773 [30AP]

——— lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H8861 [1DE]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H7626 [3NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: change eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2383), H3252 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the U.S. acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 654), H758 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: repeal certain programs in order to provide more State and local control of education (see H.R. 773), H853 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see H.R. 1158), H1498 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see H.R. 1998), H2463 [23AP]

——— eliminate offsetting accounts available for use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (see H.R. 2825), H4541 [18JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 276), H3916 [4JN]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see H.R. 1073), H3642 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 595), H661 [28JA]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia from Tier 3 country in Trafficking in Persons Report (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6706 [29SE]

——— offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, and Steven J. Sotloff (see H.R. 751), H852 [5FE]

——— provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving (see H.R. 1920), H5776 [29JY]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H7623 [3NO]

——— use ‘‘best value’’ contracting when hiring local security firms to protect diplomats in high-risk areas (see H.R. 2533), H3560 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

Dept. of Transportation: discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancements as part of Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2606), H4345 [12JN]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 486), H531 [22JA]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

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 (see H.R. 563), H8241 [16NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H4383 [15JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see H.R. 2100), H2960 [13MY]

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), H3561 [21MY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1147), H1526 [2MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6749 [30SE]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 72), H8362 [18NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see H.J. Res. 71), H8362 [18NO]

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

——— prohibit from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities (see H.R. 4271), H9692 [17DE]

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

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see H.R. 1030), H1113 [24FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1029), H1113 [24FE]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6261 [25SE]

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

Europe: encourage cooperation between European governments, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and law enforcement with Jewish community groups to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 354), H5405 [22JY]

——— express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 130), H3759 [2JN]

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), H5866 [9SE]

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

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

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H3642 [1JN]

——— limit authority over providers of broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 279), H224 [12JA]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see H.R. 1212), H1618 [4MR]

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), H478 [21JA]

——— require Congress to review and renew agencies every ten years (see H.R. 1950), H4243 [11JN]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 2010), H6789 [1OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 1658), H2108 [26MR]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5298 [20JY]

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

——— prohibit Federal issuance or enforcement of a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of certain ammunition (see H.R. 1180), H1626 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 774), H919 [10FE]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H2656 [29AP]

Foreign aid: establish guidelines for measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring of evaluation plans for U.S. foreign development and economic assistance programs and increase transparency (see H.R. 3766), H7626 [3NO]

Foreign policy: express conditions for U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (see H. Res. 218), H8415 [19NO]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see H. Res. 524), H8282 [17NO]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign assistance and through stronger responses to violations and extremism (see H.R. 1150), H2155 [13AP]

——— reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H7742 [4NO]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H9026 [7DE]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3118), H5297 [20JY]

——— establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee and for certain activities of the Board of Governors (see H.R. 3189), H5944 [10SE]

——— improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 2913), H4769 [25JN]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 1266), H2115 [26MR]

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

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

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3574 [22MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H3574 [22MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H5783 [31JY]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 21), H104 [7JA]

Human rights: identify strategies to prevent children from becoming victims of trafficking, review trafficking prevention efforts, and improve trafficking victims’ assistance grants (see H.R. 350), H404 [14JA]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see H.R. 624), H3758 [2JN]

——— provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 62), H662 [28JA]

——— submit reports on definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (see H.R. 400), H641 [27JA]

Immigration: assert illegality of Executive orders to implement immigration reform notwithstanding passage of Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2116 [26MR]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H5866 [9SE]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5029 [9JY]

——— detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 2942), H4863 [7JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H5118 [13JY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H9013 [3DE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1526 [2MR]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1526 [2MR]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4032), H8279 [17NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 583), H757 [3FE]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 1148), H1526 [2MR]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

——— prohibit executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 38), H482 [21JA]

——— prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H226 [12JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H157 [8JA]

——— require enactment of a joint resolution approving the number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year (see H.R. 3573), H8282 [17NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (see H.R. 4038), H8362 [18NO]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]

——— immediately release U.S. citizens that it holds and provide all known information on any U.S. citizens that have disappeared within its borders (see H. Res. 233), H2880 [12MY]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6139 [17SE]

——— provide more effective sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity to counter support for international terrorism and assistance to the Assad regime in Syria (see H.R. 4312), H10710 [18DE]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9272 [10DE]

——— reaffirm role of the House in review and approval or disapproval of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and disapprove U.N. Security Council consideration prior to congressional review (see H. Res. 379), H5467 [23JY]

——— urge the President and International Atomic Energy Agency to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into with Iran relative to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see H. Res. 553), H9011 [3DE]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 3338), H5765 [29JY]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: express that provisions do not apply to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program and that such agreement is a treaty subject to advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 410), H5867 [9SE]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

——— condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4544 [18JN]

——— express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, and recertify that U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority is conditioned upon recognition of Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 485), H7089 [21OC]

——— express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5293 [16JY]

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see H.R. 825), H1116 [24FE]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 114), H431 [20JA]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against, prohibit diplomatic recognition, and relist as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 204), H190 [9JA]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2656 [29AP]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8243 [16NO]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1502 [27FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 3222), H9080 [8DE]

Law enforcement: increase the penalty for fraudulent 9-1-1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2031), H2960 [13MY]

Lebanon: condemn terrorist attacks in Beirut, offer condolences to families of the victims and to the injured, and support efforts to bring to justice those involved in planning and execution of attacks (see H. Res. 535), H8412 [19NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4958 [8JY]

Macedonia: support accession to NATO (see H. Res. 56), H3215 [14MY]

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), H6261 [25SE]

Medicare: provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H7390 [2NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5775 [29JY]

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

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1054), H1373 [26FE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 179), H431 [20JA]

Middle East: call for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to come from direct bilateral negotiations without preconditions and without interference from the U.N. (see H. Res. 222), H2498 [28AP]

——— express that Christians are victims of genocide and offer those fleeing genocide priority in receiving refugee status and being admitted into the U.S. (see H. Res. 459), H6788 [1OC]

——— support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H4864 [7JY]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2039), H2495 [28AP]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 469), H8362 [18NO]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see H. Res. 235), H2654 [29AP]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H3917 [4JN]

NSF: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (see H.R. 3293), H5763 [29JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H5776 [29JY]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H9026 [7DE]

Palestinian Authority: deplore actions to join International Criminal Court and undertake legal action against Israel and oppose illegitimate use of law, known as lawfare (see H. Res. 209), H4652 [24JN]

Passports: waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 3750), H6974 [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1664), H3879 [3JN]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 420), H1073 [17FE]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5776 [29JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H3574 [22MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H2794 [1MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H6076 [16SE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 143), H1071 [13FE]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5089 [10JY]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H2036 [25MR]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5405 [22JY]

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), H8972 [2DE]

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 lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 1992), H3391 [19MY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 513), H7743 [4NO]

Refugees: condemn persecution and threats to ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, call for protection and assistance for such persons, and document and respond to human rights abuses (see H. Res. 440), H6938 [8OC]

——— suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H5981 [15SE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H4652 [24JN]

——— recognize that Christians and Yazidis in certain countries are targets of genocide and provide expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals (see H.R. 3942), H8150 [5NO]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see H. Res. 50), H919 [10FE]

——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 93), H2879 [12MY]

Senate Rules: disapprove modern filibuster rule, end process of anonymous holds, and reaffirm House commitment to work with the Senate to end gridlock and pass legislation (see H. Res. 431), H6229 [24SE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H6893 [7OC]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (see H.R. 2262), H2876 [12MY]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H6139 [17SE]

——— 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), H6750 [30SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2567), H3561 [21MY]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 307), H4433 [16JN]

Supreme Court: disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage (see H. Res. 359), H5239 [15JY]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H6077 [16SE]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H3215 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H4491 [17JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2773 [30AP]

——— phaseout and repeal the renewable energy production tax credit and reduce corporate income tax (see H.R. 1901), H5981 [15SE]

——— 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. 1328), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 2061), H6260 [25SE]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1723 [17MR]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H6307 [28SE]

Technology: provided for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (see H.R. 1806), H2268 [15AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 3815), H8362 [18NO]

——— require a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (see H.R. 3654), H7028 [20OC]

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), H3564 [21MY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 2716), H5118 [13JY]

Turkey: urge respect for human rights and freedom of expression, including online or in social media, and reaffirm U.S. relationship (see H. Res. 279), H3565 [21MY]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 3667), H8155 [5NO]

——— promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 3829), H7347 [29OC]

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), H8411 [19NO]

——— express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see H. Res. 544), H8972 [2DE]

Ukraine: support right to freely elect their government and determine their future (see H. Res. 348), H4861 [7JY]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H4652 [24JN]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H5238 [15JY]

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), H5405 [22JY]

——— 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), H3561 [21MY]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember Holocaust victims, and support educational efforts on the Holocaust and prevention of future genocide (see H. Res. 49), H664 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 3113), H5291 [16JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 3425), H5768 [29JY]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 439), H479 [21JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Taxation: prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see H.R. 1332), H1613 [4MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (H.R. 4084), H8413 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (H.R. 3113), H5292 [16JY]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 824), H917 [10FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 3425), H5775 [29JY]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (H.R. 439), H481 [21JA]

Taxation: prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (H.R. 1332), H1617 [4MR]

Remarks

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H5324 [21JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H5324 [21JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 19), H123 [8JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), H954, H955 [11FE]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, H3457 [20MY]

——— energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H3325 [19MY]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), consideration (H. Res. 48), H614 [27JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4841 [7JY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), H8833 [1DE]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), H8833 [1DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement regulations in contravention of the Clean Air Act requirement to evaluate potential loss or shifts in employment resulting from proposed regulations, H4841 [7JY]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (H.R. 1030), H1738 [18MR]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (H.R. 1029), H1684 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H3596 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3596 [1JN]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5179 [15JY]

——— approve agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3461), H5908 [10SE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: find that President Obama has not complied with section 2 relative to congressional review and oversight (H. Res. 411), H5908 [10SE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H123 [8JA]

Taxation: prevent claims of the earned income tax credit and child tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (H.R. 1332), H1854 [24MR]

Technology: provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), H3421, H3457 [20MY]

——— provide for investment in innovation through research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve U.S. competitiveness (H.R. 1806), consideration (H. Res. 271), H3325 [19MY]

Tributes

Kilroy, Helen, H1169 [26FE]