BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H379 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4652 [24JN], H4813 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3880 [3JN], H3882 [4JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2657 [29AP], H2759 [30AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3356 [19MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3643 [1JN], H3728 [2JN]

Appointments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Select Investigative Panel, H7170 [23OC]

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1495 [27FE]

Articles and editorials

Iran Inspections in 24 Days? Not Even Close, Hillel Fradkin and Lewis Libby, Wall Street Journal, H5339 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 3504), H5980 [15SE]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 3515), H6750 [30SE]

——— 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), H5466 [23JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H477 [21JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H37 [6JA]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA]

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

——— condemn policy advising the observance of cultural and religious practices in Afghanistan that allow sexual abuse and reinstate Charles Martland as a member of the Army (see H. Res. 451), H7255 [27OC]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see H.R. 3115), H5297 [20JY]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see H.R. 1739), H2152 [13AP]

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

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

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]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

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]

Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 383), H858 [5FE]

Colleges and universities: ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H641 [27JA]

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), H5238 [15JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H155 [8JA]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see H.R. 1283), H1611 [4MR]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1733), H2151 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 578), H3214 [14MY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1627), H4957 [8JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 650), H1662 [16MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3472), H5941 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 3421), H5783 [31JY]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2417), H4774 [25JN]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 970), H2155 [13AP]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5976 [11SE]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H356 [13JA]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1785), H2209 [14AP]

——— remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see H.R. 3072), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 3952), H9307 [11DE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1209), H5089 [10JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H5943 [10SE]

——— establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H5850 [8SE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H2310 [16AP]

——— prohibit sale or transactions involving human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3429), H5783 [31JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 1818), H2773 [30AP]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 2540), H3560 [21MY]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see H.R. 647, 648), H1072 [13FE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see H.R. 1344), H2959 [13MY]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3428), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 471), H530 [22JA]

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), H408 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3769), H7026 [20OC]

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

——— repeal the Transportation Alternatives Program (see H.R. 2609), H4493 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 1016), H2356 [21AP]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H5292 [16JY]

——— 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), H4652 [24JN]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 3549), H6229 [24SE]

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

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2722), H5174 [14JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see H.J. Res. 43), H2271 [15AP]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H530 [22JA]

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), H2959 [13MY]

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

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 1086), H4957 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 2818), H5293 [16JY]

——— 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), H4003 [9JN]

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

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 1078), H1163 [25FE]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H8362 [18NO]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 2017), H3879 [3JN]

——— withdraw approval for the Essure permanent birth control system (see H.R. 3920), H7741 [4NO]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure functionality and security of new Federal websites that collect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 451), H705 [2FE]

——— 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 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 aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 918), H5238 [15JY]

Financial institutions: establish deferred presentment transaction requirements (see H.R. 4018), H8861 [1DE]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 1233), H5849 [8SE]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 766), H1850 [23MR]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 1309), H5469 [23JY]

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

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H43 [6JA]

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]

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

Gordy, Berry, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 550), H9011 [3DE]

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

——— 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), H2957 [13MY]

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

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), 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), H7391 [2NO]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H2772 [30AP]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [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), H404 [14JA]

Immigration: 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]

——— 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 funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to Congress (see H.R. 191), H103 [7JA]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2998), H5029 [9JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H5777 [29JY]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H2156 [13AP]

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

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see H.R. 3457), H6706 [29SE]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see H.R. 1654), H2108 [26MR]

——— condemn campaign of genocide against the Kurdish people and reaffirm friendship with the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 403), H5770 [29JY]

IRS: prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see H.R. 1817), H2960 [13MY]

Israel: 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]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H2959 [13MY]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H8415 [19NO]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1526 [2MR]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H9375 [16DE]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H9375 [16DE]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H661 [28JA]

Medicaid: provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

——— transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (see H.R. 1400), H2156 [13AP]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 556), H6260 [25SE]

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8150 [5NO]

——— delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2506), H3558 [21MY]

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

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see H.R. 2878), H7391 [2NO]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H3505 [20MY]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H5849 [8SE]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2582), H3581 [29MY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9079 [8DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H2156 [13AP]

——— prevent application of budget sequestration to payment for certain physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2156 [13AP]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies (see H.R. 1018), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H7027 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H2155 [13AP]

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

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H6228 [24SE]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H4544 [18JN]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H9376 [16DE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H5117 [13JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— 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), H858 [5FE]

——— sunset certain penalties relating to meaningful electronic health records use by eligible professionals and hospitals (see H.R. 3780), H7088 [21OC]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see H.R. 887), H4544 [18JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H5031 [9JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H223 [12JA]

——— provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3922 [8JN]

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), H4594 [23JN]

Middle East: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H1618 [4MR]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2403), H5469 [23JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 530), H8362 [18NO]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see H. Res. 276), H3388 [19MY]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 511), H7624 [3NO]

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

National security: ensure preparedness for chemical, radiological, biological, and nuclear threats (see H.R. 3299), H6308 [28SE]

National Spine Ability Month: designate (see H. Res. 432), H10713 [18DE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see H. Res. 458), H6792 [2OC]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1893), H2794 [1MY]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H3215 [14MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3508 [20MY]

Pacific Maritime Association: resolve labor negotiations with International Longshore and Warehouse Union with assistance of a mediator and allow Presidential intervention if ports shut down due to a lack of settlement (see H. Res. 108), H1117 [24FE]

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]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H5592 [28JY]

——— exempt insurance plans in States that do not have exchanges from certain regulations (see H.R. 2819), H4541 [18JN]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 392), H5769 [29JY]

——— impose restrictions on risk corridor program (see H.R. 724), H811 [4FE]

——— 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), H2310 [16AP]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 903), H1072 [13FE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 221), H155 [8JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 596), H668 [30JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see H.R. 1547), H1848 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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), H4593 [23JN]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 248), H431 [20JA]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2307 [16AP]

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

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H5404 [22JY]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 863), H7139 [22OC]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 666), H754 [3FE] (see H.R. 702), H810 [4FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

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: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2233), H3215 [14MY]

——— 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), H3214 [14MY]

Public debt: ensure payment of interest and principal of the debt of the U.S. (see H.R. 692), H755 [3FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3013), H5850 [8SE]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 3314), H9307 [11DE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 1734), H2151 [13AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H2212 [14AP]

——— 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]

Senate Rules: end abuse of Standing Rules and improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (see H. Res. 545), H8971 [2DE]

Small business: improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (see H.R. 2868), H5239 [15JY]

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

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), H5788 [4AU]

——— 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]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 1457), H7625 [3NO] (see H.R. 1457), H8155 [5NO]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H8362 [18NO]

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

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]

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see H.R. 1853), H3759 [2JN]

Tariff: eliminate on technological goods providing educational value for children (see H.R. 1063), H1163 [25FE]

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]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film and television productions and provide for special expensing for live theatrical productions (see H.R. 2405), H4594 [23JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4863 [7JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2152 [13AP]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H1116 [24FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H5118 [13JY]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for healthcare services (see H.R. 1185), H1499 [27FE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1105), H1636 [13MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H4001 [9JN]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H5866 [9SE]

——— 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), H703 [2FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow use of a concealed handgun license as a verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 4026), H8415 [19NO]

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]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 868), H1072 [13FE]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7255 [27OC]

——— 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]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 2800), H5032 [9JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appalachian Regional Commission: add Hickman, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN, to the Appalachian region (see H.R. 88), H39 [6JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 39, 49), H37 (see H.R. 58), H38 [6JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see H.R. 1273), H1610 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H1498 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H4954 [8JY]

FCC: deny retransmission consent to a television station if a radio station of the same licensee transmits a recording without providing compensation and prohibit imposition of radio tuner mandates for mobile devices (see H.R. 1999), H2463 [23AP]

——— limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (see H.R. 1106), H1368 [26FE]

——— 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), H1565 [3MR]

FDA: modify composition and size of Reagan-Udall Foundation Board of Directors (see H.R. 2435), H3387 [19MY]

——— provide for the regulation of health software (see H.R. 2396), H3308 [18MY]

GPO: prohibit assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts (see H.R. 3767), H7026 [20OC]

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

Housing: establish a secondary reserve fund for a housing enterprise under conservatorship to protect taxpayers against loss in the event of a housing downturn (see H.R. 1673), H2108 [26MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H4954 [8JY]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4218), H9269 [10DE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

Internet: prohibit the sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets and provide criminal penalties for such acts (see H.R. 708), H810 [4FE]

Israel: 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), H5172 [14JY]

Medicaid: provide greater clarity for States relative to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive (see H.R. 3494), H5974 [11SE]

Medicare: coverage of high cost durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2437), H3387 [19MY]

——— permit eligible seniors to elect to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for high deductible health insurance plan premiums, or both and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4090), H8410 [19NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a safe harbor period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 3018), H5088 [10JY]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see H.R. 87), H39 [6JA]

NIH: publish guidelines on appropriate age groupings to be included in clinical research studies involving human subjects (see H.R. 2436), H3387 [19MY]

Privacy: require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 1770), H2208 [14AP]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 603), H661 [28JA]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 603), H661 [28JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Appalachian Regional Commission: add Hickman, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN, to the Appalachian region (H.R. 88), H45 [6JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 39), H44 [6JA]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 49), H44 [6JA]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 58), H45 [6JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (H.R. 1273), H1615 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (H.R. 1151), H1500 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 2964), H4956 [8JY]

——— limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (H.R. 1106), H1371 [26FE]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (H.R. 1212), H1566 [3MR]

FDA: modify composition and size of Reagan-Udall Foundation Board of Directors (H.R. 2435), H3389 [19MY]

——— provide for the regulation of health software (H.R. 2396), H3309 [18MY]

GPO: prohibit assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts (H.R. 3767), H7027 [20OC]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (H.R. 865), H982 [11FE]

Housing: establish a secondary reserve fund for a housing enterprise under conservatorship to protect taxpayers against loss in the event of a housing downturn (H.R. 1673), H2113 [26MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 2964), H4956 [8JY]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (H.R. 4218), H9271 [10DE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 543), H640 [27JA]

Medicaid: provide greater clarity for States relative to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive (H.R. 3494), H5975 [11SE]

Medicare: coverage of high cost durable medical equipment (H.R. 2437), H3389 [19MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide a safe harbor period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (H.R. 3018), H5088 [10JY]

NIH: publish guidelines on appropriate age groupings to be included in clinical research studies involving human subjects (H.R. 2436), H3389 [19MY]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (H.R. 603), H663 [28JA]

Letters

Clinton Foundation’s tax-exempt status: Margaret Von Lienen, IRS, H4166 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement activities relative to children in custody: by, H8286 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement activities report: by, H8286 [18NO]

Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2330 [21AP]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2330 [21AP]

Lists

Democratic Members of Congress who voted for Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, H6086 [17SE]

Inspector General reports—waste, fraud, and abuse, H4601 [24JN]

Legislation associated with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H6086 [17SE]

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, H5322 [21JY], H6157 [18SE]

——— condemn video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, H6153 [18SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H5073 [10JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H490 [22JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H509 [22JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 39), H113 [8JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1944 [25MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): establish a Select Investigative Panel to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (H. Res. 461), H6871 [7OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H176 [9JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1944 [25MR]

Crime: combat human trafficking, H563 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, H7197 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for ceiling fan and light kit standards, H2726 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, promulgate, or enforce proposed rule relative to efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces, H2759 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: improve transparency of Office of Refugee Resettlement, H8285 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), H237 [13JA], H379, H380 [14JA]

——— prohibit funding for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to consider or adjudicate any new, renewal, or previously denied applications, H379, H380 [14JA]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (H.R. 471), H2329, H2330, H2332 [21AP]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 2964), H4965 [9JY], H5179 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4813, H4814 [7JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4813, H4814 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3883 [4JN]

Direct Selling Day: observance, E1556• [28OC]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2736 [30AP]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H2759, H2761 [30AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2726, H2759, H2761 [30AP]

EPA: impact of Clean Power Plan on Tennessee, H3648 [2JN]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, H1125 [25FE]

FDA: provide for the regulation of health software, H5010 [9JY], E1061• [14JY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H4600 [24JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5156, H5157 [14JY]

General Federation of Women’s Clubs: anniversary, H2421 [23AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6152, H6153 [18SE]

GraceWorks Ministries (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E283• [2MR]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices (H.R. 6), H3399 [20MY], H5010 [9JY], H5073 [10JY], E1061• [14JY]

——— support cures for preventable childhood diseases, H7039 [21OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H724 [3FE]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5444 [23JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 2964), H4965 [9JY], H5179 [15JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H237 [13JA]

——— suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security, H8286 [18NO]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, H5156, H5157 [14JY], H5339 [22JY]

——— 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]

IRS: response to letter requesting an investigation of the Clinton Foundation tax-exempt status, H4165 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, H5809 [8SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction with the exception of Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, and the Sergeant at Arms accounts, H3356, H3357 [19MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2250), H3356, H3357 [19MY]

Lexington, TN: tribute to VFW Post 1294 and the Ladies Auxiliary, E1295• [16SE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6160 [18SE], H6325 [29SE]

Medicare: improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (H.R. 2582), H4486 [17JN]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2072 [26MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H8655 [1DE], H9017 [7DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H724 [3FE], H7095 [22OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H724 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7154 [23OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, H6085 [17SE], H6325 [29SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6152, H6153, H6154, H6156, H6157, H6158, H6159, H6160, H6161, H6162 [18SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), motion to recommit, H6165 [18SE]

——— women’s health care services funding, H6156, H6157, H6158, H6159 [18SE]

Ramer, TN: tribute to Ramer School, E1290• [16SE]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, H6800 [6OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3728 [2JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), H3728 [2JN]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2072 [26MR]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), H2160 [14AP]

——— rates, H2160 [14AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), H4447 [17JN]

TVA: tribute to Watts Bar nuclear facility, H3648 [2JN]

Whitehead, Cathy: Tennessee Dept. of Education Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1627• [16NO]

Women: ensure funding for women’s health services, H6165 [18SE]

——— protect medical privacy of all women, including victims of rape or incest, relative to her choice of or use of comprehensive health insurance coverage, H509 [22JA]

Tributes

Callicott, Clint, E855• [9JN]

Chandler, John, E1297• [16SE]

Michaels, Robert, H5860 [9SE]

Nelms, Brunette Crawford, E258• [26FE]

Thompson, Fred, H7401 [3NO]