AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4653 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H190 [9JA]
Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H2271 [15AP]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H7175 [23OC]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H5032 [9JY]
Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]
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]
——— award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in shootings at military sites in Chattanooga, TN (see H. Res. 383), H5523 [27JY]
——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see H.R. 2259), H3759 [2JN]
Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2059), H2795 [1MY]
BLM: incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H4862 [7JY]
——— validate certain patent and associated land reconfiguration in Clark and Lincoln Counties, NV (see H.R. 2307), H6975 [9OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H42 [6JA]
——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1610), H2032 [25MR]
Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see H.R. 472), H3758 [2JN]
Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1107), H1368 [26FE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1343), H1625 [10MR]
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), H5783 [31JY]
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]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H3879 [3JN]
Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H1618 [4MR]
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), H4652 [24JN]
——— 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 unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H2155 [13AP]
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), H3879 [3JN]
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), H1723 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: continue national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess military vehicle is transferred to State or local firefighting agencies (see H.R. 177), H42 [6JA]
Dept. of Education: clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see H.R. 452), H1636 [13MR]
——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H3879 [3JN]
Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 1869), H2306 [16AP]
Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H2212 [14AP]
——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H2156 [13AP]
——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H6894 [7OC]
——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H1567 [3MR]
——— 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), H6837 [6OC]
——— 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), H2773 [30AP]
——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H8971 [2DE]
——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 1462), H2799 [5MY]
——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H1038 [12FE]
——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H4652 [24JN]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H2154 [13AP]
——— 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), H4594 [23JN]
——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H4003 [9JN]
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), H5849 [8SE]
——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see H.R. 1300), H2156 [13AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H1501 [27FE]
——— improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 3345), H5765 [29JY]
——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H4493 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 3121), H5329 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 1669), H4432 [16JN]
Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see H.R. 3651), H6837 [6OC]
——— modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 1084), H1502 [27FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1875), H4137 [10JN]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H8414 [19NO]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]
——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1384), H5591 [28JY]
——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H2271 [15AP]
——— 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), H6180 [18SE]
——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2622), H6138 [17SE]
——— 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), H6076 [16SE]
——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H6893 [7OC]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see H.R. 1356), H5775 [29JY]
——— make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 1017), H1166 [25FE]
——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 288), H2154 [13AP]
——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1994), H3879 [3JN]
——— 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), H1900 [24MR]
——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H6180 [18SE]
——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see H.R. 572), H3758 [2JN] (see H.R. 577), H639 [27JA]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H157 [8JA]
——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see H.R. 373), H405 [14JA]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]
——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 2722), H4135 [10JN]
Drought: provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H705 [2FE]
Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see H.R. 2352), H3310 [18MY]
——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 3162), H5402 [22JY]
——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 2109), H2773 [30AP]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see H.R. 1667), H2311 [16AP]
EPA: authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 223), H3879 [3JN]
——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]
——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 704), H810 [4FE]
——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2108 [26MR]
Europe: 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), H2271 [15AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 597), H661 [28JA]
——— reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 3611), H6308 [28SE]
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), H3391 [19MY]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H2212 [14AP]
FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2773 [30AP]
——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H2271 [15AP]
——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H3215 [14MY]
——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H5404 [22JY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H1662 [16MR]
——— improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 348), H1850 [23MR]
——— include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]
——— prohibit certain agencies from using or purchasing certain firearms and require GAO report on Federal units receiving tactical training that respond to certain high-risk situations (see H.R. 4164), H8971 [2DE]
——— provide incentives to increase operating efficiency (see H.R. 579), H1567 [3MR]
——— 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), H2880 [12MY]
Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see H.R. 722), H811 [4FE]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1651), H2271 [15AP]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative (see H.R. 1371), H2500 [28AP]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1188), H2821 [8MY]
——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H3879 [3JN]
——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H7189 [26OC]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H482 [21JA]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 986), H1166 [25FE]
——— 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]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H1618 [4MR]
——— require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]
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]
Forest Service: stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 1555), H4862 [7JY]
Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 695), H755 [3FE]
Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 653), H4003 [9JN]
FRS: 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), H5776 [29JY]
——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]
Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H2959 [13MY]
——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H3507 [20MY]
Highway Trust Fund: provide for sustainable funding (see H.R. 1846), H2306 [16AP]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H8414 [19NO]
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), H583 [26JA]
Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 3987), H8415 [19NO]
——— reform EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see H.R. 616), H662 [28JA]
——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 1805), H3391 [19MY]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1662 [16MR]
——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see H.R. 1478), H3310 [18MY]
——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H3310 [18MY]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Res. 367), H5291 [16JY]
——— 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]
IRS: provide a safe harbor for de minimis errors on information returns and payee statements (see H.R. 3856), H9376 [16DE]
——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 709), H810 [4FE]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1019), H4544 [18JN]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 3382), H5767 [29JY]
Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H1499 [27FE]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3508 [20MY]
Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1215), H2156 [13AP]
Master Chief Petty Officer Jesse Dean Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Laughlin, NV: designate (see H.R. 3969), H8151 [5NO]
McCarthy, Regina: impeach (see H. Res. 417), H5975 [11SE]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H1636 [13MR]
——— 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), H2879 [12MY]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 2043), H3759 [2JN]
——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H2500 [28AP]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H4652 [24JN]
——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 672), H754 [3FE]
——— modify payment policies for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and prosthetic devices (see H.R. 1526), H4862 [7JY]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H2500 [28AP]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H5404 [22JY]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H5332 [21JY]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H6138 [17SE]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H4594 [23JN]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H9080 [8DE]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H4593 [23JN]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H3310 [18MY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H1526 [2MR]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H3758 [2JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 818), H1636 [13MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 2210), H2791 [1MY]
——— support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 330), H4542 [18JN]
Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 2646), H4652 [24JN]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 731), H1618 [4MR]
Mining and mineral resources: provide support to mining schools (see H.R. 3734), H8414 [19NO]
Monuments and memorials: protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of creation of national monuments (see H.R. 3946), H8150 [5NO]
Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 2675), H6076 [16SE]
National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see H.R. 1614), H2500 [28AP]
National parks and recreation areas: broaden an exemption to minimum wage and maximum hours provisions for certain seasonal workers in national parks and forests (see H.R. 2215), H2791 [1MY]
National September 11 Memorial: designate as a national memorial (see H.R. 3036), H10712 [18DE]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 360), H404 [14JA]
Native Americans: 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), H9376 [16DE]
Nevada: facilitate pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, modify boundaries of certain wilderness areas, and implement conservation plan for the Virgin River (see H.R. 1815), H2268 [15AP]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7625 [3NO]
NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H2315 [17AP]
OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H4493 [17JN]
Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 9), H3390 [19MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]
——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H5404 [22JY]
——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H5776 [29JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 2050), H9307 [11DE]
——— 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 funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2794 [1MY]
——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]
——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H1526 [2MR]
Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 702), H5031 [9JY]
Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H9011 [3DE]
Postal Service: cap rural post office closures and consolidations and establish closure and consolidation guidelines (see H.R. 1885), H2501 [28AP]
——— ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H6139 [17SE]
Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H7175 [23OC]
——— 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]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 602), H1526 [2MR]
Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see H.R. 443), H641 [27JA]
Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 510), H3879 [3JN]
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), H1069 [13FE]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 2663), H5293 [16JY]
Roads and highways: extend Interstate Route 11 (see H.R. 1612), H2310 [16AP]
Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 209), H2154 [13AP]
——— 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]
States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4774 [25JN]
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), H5591 [28JY]
——— 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 increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H6076 [16SE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1850 [23MR]
——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 2883), H4650 [24JN]
——— improve certain education savings plans (see H.R. 529), H705 [2FE]
——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H5118 [13JY]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1142), H2155 [13AP]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]
——— 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), H3913 [4JN]
——— provide a charitable deduction for service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel (see H.R. 343), H3758 [2JN]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H1662 [16MR] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H4544 [18JN]
——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H2799 [5MY]
——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H3758 [2JN]
——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see H.R. 1542), H6076 [16SE]
——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 767), H853 [5FE]
——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H8362 [18NO]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 160), H41 [6JA]
——— repeal occupational tax on gambling on wagers authorized under State law (see H.R. 2854), H4591 [23JN]
——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H36 [6JA]
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), H1618 [4MR]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1401), H2035 [25MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]
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), H534 [22JA] (see H.R. 333), H482 [21JA]
——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H3879 [3JN]
Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 594), H660 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H10710 [18DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (see H.R. 1214), H1565 [3MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes in Nevada (see H.R. 2733), H4241 [11JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 926), H1033 [12FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: convey certain Federal lands to Nevada in fulfillment of Nevada Statehood Enabling Act (see H.R. 1484), H1802 [19MR]
——— convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (see H.R. 2324), H3211 [14MY]
——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see H.R. 1485), H1802 [19MR]
Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see H.R. 925), H1033 [12FE]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 488), H531 [22JA]
Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 501), H7332 [28OC]
Constitutional authority statements
Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (H.R. 4298), H10711 [18DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (H.R. 1214), H1566 [3MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes in Nevada (H.R. 2733), H4242 [11JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (H.R. 926), H1036 [12FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: convey certain Federal lands to Nevada in fulfillment of Nevada Statehood Enabling Act (H.R. 1484), H1805 [19MR]
——— convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (H.R. 2324), H3213 [14MY]
——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (H.R. 1485), H1805 [19MR]
Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (H.R. 925), H1036 [12FE]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H2418 [22AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (H.R. 488), H533 [22JA]
Remarks
Carson City (NV) Nevada Appeal: anniversary, H2970 [14MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (H.R. 1214), H5996 [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), H9101 [9DE]
Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4989 [9JY]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7112 [22OC]
Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (H.R. 2130), consideration (H. Res. 556), H9101 [9DE]