BUTTERFIELD, G.K. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1938 [25MR]

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 (H.R. 1734), H5374 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H7090 [21OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

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), H535 [22JA]

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

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

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

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see H. Res. 214), H4243 [11JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H9307 [11DE]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1565), H1898 [24MR]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3524), H6074 [16SE]

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

——— 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), H5118 [13JY]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H7027 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

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), H1502 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1434), H2310 [16AP]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H5776 [29JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H814 [4FE]

——— support Promise Neighborhoods (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see H.R. 2408), H8414 [19NO]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H7091 [21OC]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H2772 [30AP]

——— 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]

——— prioritize treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries through the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4052), H8280 [17NO]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2342), H7139 [22OC]

——— 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), H2821 [8MY]

——— provide loan repayment incentives for the physician assistants (see H.R. 3943), H9080 [8DE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 861), H1038 [12FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H9080 [8DE]

——— enhance community-law enforcement relations through improved accreditation, development programs, due process, and data collection, combatting misconduct, and providing medallions for fallen officers (see H.R. 2875), H4650 [24JN]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4432 [16JN]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H4432 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 391), H405 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H4003 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see H.R. 2147), H4493 [17JN]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H1626 [10MR]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 1512), H1803 [19MR]

——— 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), H7027 [20OC]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H5775 [29JY]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H5332 [21JY]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

Dominica: increase relief and assistance (see H. Res. 453), H6790 [1OC]

Earth Science Week: designate (see H. Res. 472), H6936 [8OC]

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

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

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see H.R. 2669), H4004 [9JN]

——— prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone and video service rates (see H.R. 3638), H6704 [29SE]

——— promulgate rules in an open proceeding relative to updating its competitive bidding rules (see H.R. 1506), H2115 [26MR]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 2125), H2767 [30AP]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 1599), H2031 [25MR]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H1067 [13FE]

——— reform program allowing for expanded access to certain experimental treatments or breakthrough drugs for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 909), H1032 [12FE]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (see H.R. 2949), H4861 [7JY]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 313), H357 [13JA]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 2929), H4770 [25JN]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H6937 [8OC]

Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 916), H1032 [12FE]

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

GAO: assess the FDA’s current regulatory pathway for reviewing generic versions of nonbiologic complex drug products (see H.R. 1576), H1899 [24MR]

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

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

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

——— improve access, certainty, and innovation relative to vaccines (see H.R. 786), H854 [5FE]

Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H9080 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7743 [4NO]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H6981 [16OC]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

Immigration: prohibit Executive agencies from using the term ‘‘alien’’ to refer to an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and establish a uniform definition for the term ‘‘foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3785), H7139 [22OC]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

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

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H6228 [24SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H4493 [17JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide alternatives to incarceration for youth (see H.R. 3158), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the expungement and sealing of youth criminal records (see H.R. 3156), H5402 [22JY]

——— provide for the humane treatment of youths in police custody (see H.R. 3155), H5402 [22JY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see H.R. 1174), H8414 [19NO]

Law enforcement officers: provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H7333 [28OC]

Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office, Winston-Salem, NC: designate (see H.R. 3735), H6973 [9OC]

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H916 [10FE]

——— require States to provide to the Dept. of HHS certain information with respect to provider terminations (see H.R. 3716), H6935 [8OC]

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

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see H.R. 1784), H4544 [18JN]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 1906), H2354 [21AP]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3081), H5783 [31JY]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H3391 [19MY]

——— 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), H9691 [17DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H660 [28JA]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1726), H8242 [16NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H7090 [21OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1220), H2419 [22AP]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H6938 [8OC]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see H.R. 2150), H2768 [30AP]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H157 [8JA]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see H.R. 2198), H2791 [1MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H5291 [16JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: increase and improve public access to motor vehicle safety information, enhance accountability, and protect motor vehicle consumers (see H.R. 1181), H1499 [27FE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 57), H4541 [18JN]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 238), H2770 [30AP]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 184), H103 [7JA]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1786), H7175 [23OC]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see H. Res. 147), H4345 [12JN]

NIH: funding (see H.R. 777), H854 [5FE]

Nonprofit organizations: clarify that organizations such as Habitat for Humanity can accept donated mortgage appraisals (see H.R. 3704), H6892 [7OC]

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

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H157 [8JA]

——— require congressional approval for any closure, consolidation, or sale of any historic postal facility (see H.R. 1501), H1802 [19MR]

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

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. 4187), H9079 [8DE]

——— 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), H867 [9FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H5866 [9SE]

——— submit annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 224), H8414 [19NO]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H1038 [12FE]

Randy D. Doub U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC: designate (see H.R. 1642), H2107 [26MR]

Religion: condemn violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslim Americans and express condolences to victims of hate crimes (see H. Res. 569), H9691 [17DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 2410), H3643 [1JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H8971 [2DE]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H7175 [23OC]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

Social Security: extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5850 [8SE]

——— 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: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see H.R. 1087), H3391 [19MY]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 427), H6137 [17SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1943), H3508 [20MY]

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

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 2628), H3877 [3JN]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4003 [9JN]

——— make certain contract research eligible for the research credit (see H.R. 2481), H3565 [21MY]

——— make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and allow Head Start teachers the same deduction (see H.R. 2692), H4001 [9JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 235), H3879 [3JN]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3110), H5850 [8SE]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6976 [9OC]

Virgin Islands: issue commemorative postage stamp commemorating the anniversary of the purchase of the territories (see H. Res. 291), H4546 [19JN]

Virgin Islands of the U.S. Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2615), H4546 [19JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H1800 [19MR]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4493 [17JN]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2867), H4775 [25JN]

Water: anniversary of community water fluoridation (see H. Res. 416), H7091 [21OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 51), H5333 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

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), H1611 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 2211), H2791 [1MY]

District of Columbia: provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (see H.R. 1949), H2416 [22AP]

Duke University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 202), H2269 [15AP]

EPA: establish a Residence Star program for property owners who retrofit their properties for energy conservation purposes (see H.R. 3322), H5764 [29JY]

FDA: reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 1537), H1847 [23MR]

Judge Randy D. Doub U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC: designate (see H.R. 3937), H8149 [5NO]

National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (see H.R. 2730), H4241 [11JN]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see H.R. 1844), H2305 [16AP]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 1288), H1616 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (H.R. 2211), H2793 [1MY]

District of Columbia: provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (H.R. 1949), H2418 [22AP]

EPA: establish a Residence Star program for property owners who retrofit their properties for energy conservation purposes (H.R. 3322), H5771 [29JY]

FDA: reauthorize a program of priority review to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (H.R. 1537), H1849 [23MR]

Judge Randy D. Doub U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, NC: designate (H.R. 3937), H8153 [5NO]

National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (H.R. 2730), H4242 [11JN]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (H.R. 1844), H2308 [16AP]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H.R. 3034), H5117 [13JY]

Remarks

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H687 [2FE]

——— impact of high levels of incarceration and homicide rates of young African-American males on families and communities, H4364 [15JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (H. Con. Res. 27), H1941 [25MR]

Business and industry: tribute to cable industry’s commitment to diversity, E1465• [9OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437 [30NO]

——— budget priorities, H1941 [25MR]

——— domestic priorities, H7379 [2NO]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, E756• [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4962 [9JY]

District of Columbia: provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (H.R. 1949), H5999 [16SE]

Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp.: anniversary, E1375• [28SE]

Duke University: tribute to men’s basketball team (H. Res. 202), H2254 [15AP]

Durham, NC: unveiling of Durham Hebrew Cemetery memorial to Dachau Concentration Camp victims, E536• [21AP]

EPA: ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), H5420 [23JY]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H5110 [13JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

Jones, Howard C.: Rural Economic Development (organization) Rural Leader of the Year award recipient, H6712 [30SE]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute, H7379 [2NO]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H7380 [2NO]

Littleton, NC: anniversary of Oak Grove Baptist Church, E1558• [28OC]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, H1513 [2MR]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2074 [26MR]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H2663 [30AP]

National Forest Products Week: observance, E1607• [5NO]

National Park Service: allow display of U.S. flag, POW/MIA flag, or restricted display of Confederate flags in national cemeteries and reaffirm policy to request removal of Confederate flag from concession stands, H4962 [9JY]

National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (H.R. 2730), H4388 [16JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Paul L. Modrich for chemistry, E1463• [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H726 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H726 [3FE]

Princeville, NC: anniversary, E148• [2FE]

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 (H.R. 1734), H5374, H5375 [22JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2074 [26MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H1655 [16MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1654 [16MR]

World War II: anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, E130• [28JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8439 [30NO]

Tributes

Blount, Alvin V., Jr., E146• [2FE]

Bond, Julian, H6294 [28SE]

Bradshaw, Willie R., E423• [25MR]

Bryant, R. Kelly, Jr., E1783• [11DE]

Ciotti, Cora, E841• [4JN]

Farmer, Marian Sewell, E190• [10FE]

Hagans, Addie Scipio, E190• [10FE]

Johnson, Eva M. Silver, E1353• [24SE]

Jones, Sam, E319• [10MR]

Kelly, Representative Robin L., H8437 [30NO]

Krzyzewski, Mike, H586 [27JA]

Long, Carl R., E82• [20JA]

McCray, Victoria Whitehead, E186• [10FE]

Payne, Representative, H8437 [30NO]

Poole, Bessie M., E187• [10FE]

Robinson, Amelia Boynton, H6294 [28SE]

Royal, Randy B., E1188• [29JY]

Ruffin, Peggy Williams, E189• [10FE]

Stephens, Rusty, E1186• [29JY]

Stokes, Louis, H6294 [28SE]

Tyson, Joseph, E1798• [15DE]

Vivian, C.T., E144• [2FE]