ASHFORD, BRAD (a Representative from Nebraska)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H1390 [15MR]

——— require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H651 [9FE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 2293), H595 [8FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H101 [6JA]

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H1000 [26FE]

——— grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 1845), H3564 [8JN]

——— increase maximum reimbursement amount authorized for travel expenses incurred by certain members of the Reserves to attend inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances (see H.R. 4424), H431 [1FE]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 250), H592 [4FE]

——— recognize anniversary of the First Aero Squadron’s participation as the first aviation unit in military operations and the group’s contribution to the Nation’s airpower heritage (see H. Res. 644), H1389 [15MR]

——— recognize importance of land forces, revise end-strength levels for such forces, and specify new permanent active duty end-strength minimum levels (see H.R. 4534), H773 [11FE]

——— reimburse members for amounts paid by a spouse for new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State and encourage State license portability (see H.R. 5683), H4548 [7JY]

——— specify a minimum number of parental leave days available for a member in connection with the birth of a child or adoption or foster care of a child (see H.R. 4796), H3504 [7JN]

Black History Month: support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 610), H650 [9FE]

BLM: establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land (see H.R. 4786), H1461 [17MR]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5587), H5017 [14JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1197), H893 [24FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): terminate the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (see H. Res. 769), H3665 [9JN]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 169), H6103 [28SE]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H1680 [13AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 3238), H3296 [26MY]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H5501 [14SE]

——— provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H3095 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel (see H.R. 3817), H1390 [15MR]

——— establish a grant program to award funds to certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities to award scholarships to students attending such institutions (see H.R. 6020), H5500 [14SE]

——— provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4420), H711 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 541), H651 [9FE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2350), H2282 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide assistance to the Dept. of Defense to address energy resources utilized by, or would be beneficial to, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see H.R. 4826), H1552 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS: develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 4625), H1766 [15AP]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 2515), H4054 [21JN]

——— ensure access to affordable, quality child care for low-income families with infants and toddlers by increasing mandatory funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (see H.R. 4524), H1146 [3MR]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see H.R. 1192), H3503 [7JN]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H1000 [26FE]

——— establish education programs for patients and health care providers on cell-free DNA prenatal screening (see H.R. 3441), H1737 [14AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H1420 [16MR]

——— improve access to tribal health care through Indian Health Service workforce and funding allocation reforms (see H.R. 5406), H3563 [8JN]

——— 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), H433 [1FE]

——— increase preference given in awarding certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine and asthma-related rescue medication (see H.R. 4662), H2845 [18MY]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H1345 [14MR]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H1146 [3MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1345 [14MR]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H1600 [11AP]

——— support a comprehensive public health response to the heroin and prescription drug abuse crisis (see H.R. 4396), H651 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: complete digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) (see H.R. 6087), H5867 [22SE]

——— establish the U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (see H.R. 4860), H2152 [29AP]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 5619), H4275 [5JY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H1495 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H1600 [11AP]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 4073), H651 [9FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2197), H497 [2FE]

——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see H.R. 4919), H6108 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: urge labor unions and businesses to recruit, hire, and train unemployed young African American men to rebuild infrastructure, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems (see H.R. 6021), H5500 [14SE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2368), H5097 [6SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve tax compliance in the construction industry, including clarifying employment status of service providers (see H.R. 5008), H3095 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H711 [10FE]

——— 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), H3817 [14JN]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H6180 [14NO]

——— furnish mental health care to certain former Armed Forces members who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care (see H.R. 4684), H3095 [24MY]

——— pay special compensation to certain veterans with loss or loss of use of creative organs used for reproduction (see H.R. 4892), H1681 [13AP]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see H.R. 4351), H1045 [29FE]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 5980), H5254 [9SE]

——— reinstate requirement for an annual report on the capacity to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans (see H.R. 5091), H3266 [25MY]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 6108), H6109 [28SE]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see H.R. 1247), H1553 [22MR]

Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see H.R. 5044), H3297 [26MY]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see H.R. 4229), H1390 [15MR]

——— prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H1152 [7MR]

——— promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see H.R. 5182), H4815 [12JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 22), H5098 [6SE]

EPA: clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 5685), H4573 [8JY]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H1637 [12AP]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H3754 [13JN]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H776 [11FE]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 971), H1152 [7MR]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H4550 [7JY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 5170), H2845 [18MY]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1660), H1464 [17MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H1636 [12AP]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals (see H.R. 4479), H2342 [12MY]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H1345 [14MR]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 4184), H1420 [16MR]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 4481), H4277 [5JY]

——— provide assistance to foreign countries to interdict or seize shipments of items in contravention of U.N. Security Council resolutions on Lebanon-Israel conflict resolution and Iranian nuclear program (see H.R. 5197), H2281 [11MY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2963 [23MY]

GAO: provide for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4928 [13JY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H1853 [19AP]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 4616), H1637 [12AP]

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), H1345 [14MR]

——— provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H497 [2FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3268), H1600 [11AP]

House Rules: require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence (see H. Res. 694), H3969 [16JN]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H1636 [12AP]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 815), H1084 [1MR]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see H.R. 5447), H3915 [15JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 220), H1767 [15AP]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H951 [25FE]

——— recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see H. Res. 551), H1637 [12AP]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H3297 [26MY]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 784), H4550 [7JY]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2111 [28AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 1814), H1924 [21AP]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H1345 [14MR]

——— protect enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see H.R. 5100), H2283 [11MY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see H.R. 835), H2282 [11MY]

——— require States to provide cranial prostheses when a physician finds such treatment necessary for individuals affected by diseases and medical conditions that cause hair loss (see H.R. 4989), H3095 [24MY]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H6366 [29NO]

——— 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), H1553 [22MR]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4632), H3095 [24MY]

——— 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), H1996 [26AP]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H1345 [14MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H1345 [14MR]

——— prohibit further action on proposed rule on testing of part B prescription drug models (see H.R. 5122), H4187 [28JN]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 4442), H1146 [3MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H5712 [20SE]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H1636 [12AP]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 729), H1463 [17MR]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 5799), H5039 [25JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H3503 [7JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H2386 [13MY]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1686), H1045 [29FE]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2519), H2282 [11MY]

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), H1553 [22MR]

Men’s Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 705), H1995 [26AP]

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), H4574 [8JY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H2282 [11MY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 5844), H5008 [14JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H2428 [16MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 867), H6002 [27SE]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H1420 [16MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 593), H596 [8FE]

Orlando, FL: condemn shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and their families and friends, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see H. Res. 789), H3967 [16JN]

OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 5213), H5163 [7SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H102 [6JA]

——— better align grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law (see H.R. 5410), H4661 [11JY]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 4293, 4294), H855 [23FE]

Pharmaceuticals: increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (see H.R. 4784), H5437 [13SE]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see H.R. 2980), H1996 [26AP]

Political campaigns: reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H1680 [13AP]

Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 501), H819 [12FE]

Privacy: protect financial information of consumers and require notice of security breaches (see H.R. 2205), H1389 [15MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1779), H1464 [17MR]

SBA: clarify certain guarantee fees for loans repayable in 1 year or less (see H.R. 5029), H3817 [14JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2902), H5097 [6SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 846), H496 [2FE]

Sneddon, David: investigate disappearance of U.S. citizen in China (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1637 [12AP] (see H. Res. 891), H5913 [26SE]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 1391), H5016 [14JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 973), H6179 [14NO]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H819 [12FE]

Takai, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 869), H5501 [14SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1882), H1635 [12AP]

——— allow individuals to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn an income (see H.R. 4795), H1766 [15AP]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 4381), H3503 [7JN]

——— allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans to donor-advised funds (see H.R. 4907), H6240 [15NO]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H568 [3FE]

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H1302 [10MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H3266 [25MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H1600 [11AP]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H6181 [14NO]

——— provide a credit to small employers for certain newly hired employees (see H.R. 3198), H3817 [14JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1718), H1898 [20AP]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3591), H7181 [5DE]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4474), H590 [4FE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H3754 [13JN]

——— establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related financial crimes (see H.R. 5594), H4661 [11JY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure foreign air carriers applying to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 5090), H4277 [5JY]

Wiesel, Elie: tribute (see H. Res. 810), H4548 [7JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5644 [19SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H6001 [27SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H281 [11JA]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H4277 [5JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 83), H1116 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure dislocated workers are provided consultation and advice for starting a small business as part of the rapid response activities for dislocated workers (see H.R. 5022), H1922 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow State and local governments to establish local hiring incentives for veterans on federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 5355), H3294 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities (see H.R. 5099), H2108 [28AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn long-range rocket launch and restart of plutonium reactor (see H. Con. Res. 116), H817 [12FE]

Members of Congress: reduce salaries, eliminate pensions, and prohibit use of funds for non-coach-class airline accommodations, long-term vehicle leases, and promotional mass mailings (see H.R. 5993), H5337 [12SE]

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 4975), H1801 [18AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 83), H1117 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure dislocated workers are provided consultation and advice for starting a small business as part of the rapid response activities for dislocated workers (H.R. 5022), H1923 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow State and local governments to establish local hiring incentives for veterans on federally funded transportation projects (H.R. 5355), H3296 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities (H.R. 5099), H2109 [28AP]

Members of Congress: reduce salaries, eliminate pensions, and prohibit use of funds for non-coach-class airline accommodations, long-term vehicle leases, and promotional mass mailings (H.R. 5993), H5338 [12SE]

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4975), H1802 [18AP]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5814 [22SE], H5921 [27SE]

Remarks

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H.R. 4336), H259 [11JA]

Black History Month: observance, H953 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities (H.R. 5099), H7305 [7DE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (H. Res. 591), E931• [16JN]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H4664 [12JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H5922 [27SE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5451 [14SE]

Omaha, NE: tribute to Tri-Faith Initiative, H1507 [22MR]

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4975), H2926, H2927 [23MY]

Walker, Coral: Dept. of Justice Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipient, H2847 [19MY]

Tributes

Clements, Grace E. (Betty), H259 [11JA]

Gouveia, Lourdes, H5922 [27SE]

Hanrahan, Kevin, H4827 [13JY]

Marchese, Susan, H5175 [8SE]

Maroney, Michael, H953 [26FE]

Moore, Terry, Jr., E1396• [28SE]

Rich, Seth, H4982 [14JY]

Smith, Phil, H2286 [12MY]

Sodoro, John, H5815 [22SE]

Washington, Marguerita, H1035 [29FE]