YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H3156, H3200 [14MY], H3226 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4803 [7JY]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3607 [1JN]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H6917 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 816), H6260 [25SE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H8242 [16NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H7391 [2NO]

American Indian Trust Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 2760), H4343 [12JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

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), H5525 [27JY]

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]

ATF: prevent reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing (see H.R. 1365), H4383 [15JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1488), H1802 [19MR]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management (see H.R. 2358), H4594 [23JN]

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

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1803 [19MR]

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), H2109 [26MR]

Citizenship: clarify that oath of allegiance administered in naturalization process may not be altered (see H.R. 3296), H5763 [29JY]

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]

Coast Guard: establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H2500 [28AP]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 540), H1501 [27FE]

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

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1038 [12FE]

——— transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see H.R. 4131), H9013 [3DE]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 3052), H6894 [7OC]

Crime: improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H4771 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a program for local, sustainable forest management (see H.R. 2316), H3211 [14MY]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 845), H6189 [22SE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 1061), H5591 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs (see H.R. 3096), H5290 [16JY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4004), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2356 [21AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H9329 [15DE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H2212 [14AP]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H3214 [14MY]

——— 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), H7139 [22OC]

——— 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]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H3391 [19MY]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H1618 [4MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1723 [17MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1312), H2271 [15AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H7347 [29OC]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2880 [12MY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 3166), H6139 [17SE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see H.R. 1101), H2959 [13MY]

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), H4957 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1723 [17MR]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 188), H6076 [16SE]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 1593), H1900 [24MR]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 249), H534 [22JA]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a tribal transportation self-governance program (see H.R. 1068), H1163 [25FE]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see H.R. 1120), H1771 [18MR]

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

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2109 [26MR]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see H.R. 652), H758 [3FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 800), H984 [11FE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1806 [19MR]

——— conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see H.R. 1338), H3391 [19MY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5332 [21JY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 2327), H3211 [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), H1771 [18MR]

——— 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H9271 [10DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H482 [21JA]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H984 [11FE]

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

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H5592 [28JY]

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

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 1538), H1847 [23MR]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1940), H2415 [22AP]

Endangered species: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species (see H.R. 843), H1806 [19MR]

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), H8415 [19NO]

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

——— 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]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2108 [26MR]

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), H1502 [27FE]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H1502 [27FE]

——— revise hiring practices for air traffic controller positions (see H.R. 1964), H2475 [27AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H4243 [11JN]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see H.R. 3806), H7137 [22OC]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 913), H1032 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H2211 [14AP]

——— 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 procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2044), H2496 [28AP]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see H.R. 1531), H1847 [23MR]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative (see H.R. 1371), H5469 [23JY]

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: modify (see H.R. 2717), H4135 [10JN]

FEMA: award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 1009), H1069 [13FE]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 1546), H1848 [23MR]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 1422), H5775 [29JY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H4862 [7JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA]

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H2035 [25MR]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 131), H360 [13JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H2155 [13AP] (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), H4135 [10JN]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see H.R. 1413), H3214 [14MY]

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), H854 [5FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 723), H811 [4FE]

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

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

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H225 [12JA]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H980 [11FE]

Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2306 [16AP]

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

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 519), H8152 [5NO]

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), H3254 [15MY]

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

——— 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), H5850 [8SE]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 1058), H2155 [13AP]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5525 [27JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H5118 [13JY]

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

McKinley County, NM: implement property division of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity between the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation (see H.R. 1028), H1113 [24FE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H1807 [19MR]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2212 [14AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5592 [28JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H814 [4FE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3879 [3JN]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 1202), H2212 [14AP]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H3642 [1JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H2155 [13AP]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H3310 [18MY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H8414 [19NO]

Monuments and memorials: require State approval of Presidential proclamation of national monuments (see H.R. 4132), H9026 [7DE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 251), H2799 [5MY]

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 September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H8414 [19NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 360), H404 [14JA]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 2719), H4345 [12JN]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 511), H1501 [27FE]

——— enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities (see H.R. 3477), H6180 [18SE]

——— provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H360 [13JA]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 2174), H2769 [30AP]

——— revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (see H.R. 533), H582 [26JA]

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see H.R. 895), H981 [11FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H9080 [8DE]

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), H8414 [19NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H6076 [16SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H705 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1663 [16MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H7090 [21OC]

——— 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), H2310 [16AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H3916 [4JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H535 [22JA]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H639 [27JA]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 47), H2464 [23AP]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H7139 [22OC]

——— 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), H919 [10FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H6937 [8OC]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H1372 [26FE]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 2213), H4383 [15JN]

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), H1502 [27FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H5332 [21JY]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see H.R. 129), H534 [22JA]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

Ships and vessels: promote the recycling of vessels (see H.R. 2876), H5777 [29JY]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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), H916 [10FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 2406), H6837 [6OC]

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), H5592 [28JY]

——— 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), H8282 [17NO]

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

Taxation: 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), H5332 [21JY]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1855), H2306 [16AP]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1842), H2305 [16AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H984 [11FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3508 [20MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H3643 [1JN]

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

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 2657), H9026 [7DE]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 855), H1663 [16MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1372 [26FE] (see H.R. 2061), H2880 [12MY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H2773 [30AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 232), H2499 [28AP]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H2500 [28AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1568 [3MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H360 [13JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H225 [12JA]

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), H2155 [13AP]

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see H.R. 1074), H1163 [25FE]

——— improve the Federal Flight Deck Officers program (see H.R. 4300), H10710 [18DE]

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), H357 [13JA]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H5118 [13JY]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H5118 [13JY]

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), H6308 [28SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1732), H2151 [13AP]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 3363), H5766 [29JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Alaska: convey certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (see H.R. 4289), H9691 [17DE]

——— prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast (see H.R. 332), H358 [13JA]

——— retain and provide for future use of certain land on Point Spencer, support missions and duties of the Coast Guard, and convey certain Point Spencer lands to Bering Straits Native Corp., and the State (see H.R. 2284), H2877 [12MY]

——— reverse designation of certain communities as nonrural (see H.R. 2388), H3252 [15MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans (see H.R. 2387), H3252 [15MY]

——— provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 2386), H3252 [15MY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 1730), H2111 [26MR]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 331), H358 [13JA]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see H.R. 334), H358 [13JA]

Coast Guard: convey certain property in Tok, AK (see H.R. 2038), H2474 [27AP]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: implement (see H.R. 3269), H5589 [28JY]

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: modify accreditation standards to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and American Indian teacher candidates (see H. Res. 405), H5770 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 1728), H2111 [26MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide notice of certification that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration agreement (see H.R. 325), H358 [13JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 395), H406 [14JA]

——— convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (see H.R. 521), H532 [22JA]

——— prohibit sharing of personally identifiable information obtained through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace for marketing (see H.R. 633), H667 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 328), H358 [13JA]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 339), H358 [13JA]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada (see H.R. 326), H358 [13JA]

——— allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 327), H358 [13JA]

——— protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see H.R. 697), H756 [3FE]

EPA: allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land (see H.R. 3271), H5589 [28JY]

FAA: clarify whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights qualifies for public aircraft status (see H.R. 819), H866 [9FE]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 393), H406 [14JA]

FERC: authorize expansion of an existing hydroelectric project in Alaska (see H.R. 4193), H9079 [8DE]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 394), H406 [14JA]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 1335), H1613 [4MR]

Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 392), H405 [14JA]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (see H.R. 336), H358 [13JA]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2743), H4242 [11JN]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2744), H4242 [11JN]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Medicare: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 672), H754 [3FE]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see H.R. 330), H358 [13JA]

National forests: authorize States to select and acquire certain lands to be managed and operated by the State for timber production and other purposes under the laws of the State (see H.R. 3650), H6705 [29SE]

Native Americans: exempt Alaska Native and American Indian programs from budget sequestration (see H.R. 3063), H5172 [14JY]

——— exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material (see H.R. 3270), H5589 [28JY]

——— facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see H.R. 329), H358 [13JA]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (see H.R. 538), H582 [26JA]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 2684), H3914 [4JN]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (see H.R. 337), H358 [13JA]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1763), H2153 [13AP]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (see H.R. 338), H358 [13JA]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (see H.R. 1729), H2111 [26MR]

Constitutional authority statements

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 335), H360 [13JA]

Alaska: convey certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (H.R. 4289), H9691 [17DE]

——— prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast (H.R. 332), H360 [13JA]

——— reverse designation of certain communities as nonrural (H.R. 2388), H3254 [15MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans (H.R. 2387), H3254 [15MY]

——— provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (H.R. 2386), H3253 [15MY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (H.R. 1730), H2115 [26MR]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (H.R. 331), H360 [13JA]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 335), H360 [13JA]

Coast Guard: convey certain property in Tok, AK (H.R. 2038), H2475 [27AP]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: implement (H.R. 3269), H5591 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (H.R. 1728), H2115 [26MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (H.R. 395), H408 [14JA]

——— convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (H.R. 521), H534 [22JA]

——— prohibit sharing of personally identifiable information obtained through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace for marketing (H.R. 633), H668 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (H.R. 328), H360 [13JA]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 339), H360 [13JA]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada (H.R. 326), H360 [13JA]

——— allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (H.R. 327), H360 [13JA]

——— protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (H.R. 697), H757 [3FE]

EPA: allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land (H.R. 3271), H5591 [28JY]

FAA: clarify whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights qualifies for public aircraft status (H.R. 819), H867 [9FE]

FDA: require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (H.R. 393), H408 [14JA]

FERC: authorize expansion of an existing hydroelectric project in Alaska (H.R. 4193), H9080 [8DE]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (H.R. 394), H408 [14JA]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H1618 [4MR]

Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (H.R. 392), H408 [14JA]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 335), H360 [13JA]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (H.R. 336), H360 [13JA]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2743), H4243 [11JN]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2744), H4243 [11JN]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 335), H360 [13JA]

Medicare: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (H.R. 672), H756 [3FE]

Native Americans: exempt Alaska Native and American Indian programs from budget sequestration (H.R. 3063), H5172 [14JY]

——— exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material (H.R. 3270), H5591 [28JY]

——— facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (H.R. 329), H360 [13JA]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H583 [26JA]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (H.R. 2684), H3916 [4JN]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (H.R. 337), H360 [13JA]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (H.R. 1763), H2154 [13AP]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 335), H360 [13JA]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (H.R. 338), H360 [13JA]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (H.R. 461), H482 [21JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (H.R. 1729), H2115 [26MR]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: prohibit funding for revised comprehensive conservation plan, H4803 [7JY]

Dept. of HHS: convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (S. 230), H6003 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (H.R. 1076), H9216 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4803 [7JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5425• [23JY]

——— impact of genetically engineered salmon on wild salmon stocks and the fishing industry, H5425• [23JY]

Fish and fishing: improve Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery by providing flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H3610 [1JN]

——— prohibit fast-track analyses of environmental concerns required under the National Environmental Policy Act, H3604 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3592, H3593, H3604, H3606, H3608, H3610, H3616 [1JN], E306• [4MR]

——— provide for additional information for stock assessments, use of students to collect marine recreational fishing data, and clarification of information for fishery management council reviews, H3608 [1JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, H3616 [1JN]

Forest Service: create pilot program that executes contracts with Indian tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act, H6918 [8OC]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (H.R. 308), H8159, H8164 [16NO]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (H.R. 336), H3617, H3618 [1JN]

Indian Child Welfare Act: reform, H3589 [1JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7110 [22OC]

National Ocean Council: develop a process for decommissioning oil and gas rigs that eliminates harm to the red snapper stock and improve habitat, H3606 [1JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 360), H1820 [23MR]

Native Americans: clarify eligibility for review and comment of environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands, H6917 [8OC]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), H6911, H6913, H6915, H6917, H6918 [8OC]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 538), motion to recommit, H6919 [8OC]

——— prohibit any activity to contravene Executive order protecting Indian sacred sites, H6919 [8OC]

——— revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (H.R. 533), H3589 [1JN]

NOAA: importance of surveying sea subsurface and shoreline of Alaska, E827• [3JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), E827• [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, E58• [13JA], E182• [10FE]

Tributes

Binkley, Mary, E1321• [18SE]

Coghill, Jack, E1320• [18SE]

Dalton, Kathleen (Mike), E1321• [18SE]

Hackney, Glenn, E1319• [18SE]