BISHOP, MIKE (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (H.R. 5046), H2308 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 524, Dept. of Justice grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, H2458 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adulyadej, Bhumibol: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7058 [30NO]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H775 [11FE]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H5913 [26SE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H818 [12FE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H1945 [25AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H281 [11JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H592 [4FE]

——— establish a Federal regulatory budget and impose cost controls on that budget (see H.R. 5319), H4172 [22JN]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5587), H4468 [6JY]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 752), H3915 [15JN]

Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic, Traverse City, MI: designate (see H.R. 5228), H2385 [13MY]

Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H176 [7JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 590), H5713 [20SE]

Crime: increase transparency in civil asset forfeiture process, protect innocent property owners, and implement additional protections to ensure property owners have the opportunity to contest seizures (see H.R. 5283), H3705 [10JN]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H5913 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 5351), H5163 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see H.R. 3099), H1390 [15MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H818 [12FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H950 [25FE]

——— strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect by monitoring and overseeing States to ensure they are meeting current child welfare requirements (see H.R. 4843), H2068 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law (see H.R. 4007), H4171 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see H.R. 953), H1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 5046), H1944 [25AP]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H281 [11JA]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related and forensics testing grant programs (see H.R. 4602), H4815 [12JY]

——— reauthorize Sex Offender Management Assistance Program and U.S. Marshals Service program providing Federal assistance for violations of sex offender registration requirements (see H.R. 6133), H5863 [22SE]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see H.R. 6094), H5799 [21SE]

——— disapprove rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities (see H.J. Res. 95), H3967 [16JN]

——— prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see H.R. 4773), H1637 [12AP]

——— train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 4406), H568 [3FE]

Dept. of State: submit annual report to Congress on efforts to restore or repair Christian property in Egypt that was damaged or destroyed during sectarian violence in August, 2013 (see H.R. 5974), H6366 [29NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: mail paper forms to any individual who filed a paper return for the preceding taxable year (see H.R. 3673), H1420 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: terminate the Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 4917), H1634 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3462 [3JN]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H1418 [16MR]

——— improve the Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 5392), H3754 [13JN]

——— improve veterans’ health care appointments scheduling (see H.R. 6207), H6099 [28SE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H3915 [15JN]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4661 [11JY]

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), H3705 [10JN]

——— promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see H.R. 5182), H5017 [14JY]

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), H3915 [15JN]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H3705 [10JN]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 4775), H1997 [26AP]

——— notify the public about dangerous lead levels in drinking water and improve information flow between utilities, States, and consumers (see H.R. 4470), H589 [4FE]

European Union: oppose interpretive notice on labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in certain areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 567), H652 [9FE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H592 [4FE]

FBI: require the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within a certain number of days (see H.R. 4980), H5712 [20SE]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H5338 [12SE]

Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 4768), H1419 [16MR]

——— establish a moratorium on significant midnight rules between a Presidential election and the inauguration when the President is not serving a consecutive term (see H.R. 4612), H1637 [12AP]

——— establish entities tasked with improving program and project management (see H.R. 2144), H568 [3FE]

——— limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party (see H.R. 5063), H1994 [26AP]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 3438), H5225 [8SE]

——— provide for accountability and improve effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by requiring retrospective review and report (see H.R. 5513), H3966 [16JN]

——— require all fines, fees, penalties, or proceeds from a settlement to be transferred to the Treasury and subjected to the appropriations process (see H.R. 5499), H3965 [16JN]

Firearms: express that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and it is fully applicable to States (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5011 [14JY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4928 [13JY]

FTC: specify certain effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, and guidance (see H.R. 5318), H3093 [24MY]

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), H5338 [12SE]

Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5999), H7144 [2DE]

Government regulations: provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’ imposed by an outgoing Presidential administration without transparency, scrutiny, and oversight (see H.R. 5982), H5254 [9SE]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H3817 [14JN]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H3705 [10JN]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 4528), H709 [10FE]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see H.R. 5447), H4054 [21JN]

——— 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), H1737 [14AP]

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. 5104), H2108 [28AP]

Iran: prohibit cash payments (see H.R. 5931), H5437 [13SE]

——— secure authority of State and local governments to adopt and enforce measures restricting investment in business enterprises in Iran (see H.R. 4448), H566 [3FE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 4938), H3817 [14JN]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees until it is certified that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt (see H.R. 1206), H1737 [14AP]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H3266 [25MY]

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

ITC: establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (see H.R. 4923), H1898 [20AP]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 5963), H5712 [20SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H4549 [7JY]

Law enforcement: require Internet service providers to provide law enforcement a limited window of time to investigate before notifying suspected child predators of the existence of lawfully-issued subpoenas (see H.R. 5218), H2341 [12MY]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5523 [15SE]

Mary Eleanora McCoy Post Office Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 5028), H2215 [10MY]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 5168), H4054 [21JN]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see H.R. 670), H3664 [9JN]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H1420 [16MR]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (see H.R. 5961), H6240 [15NO]

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

National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges: establish (see H.R. 4651), H1044 [29FE]

National Pet Adoption Day: designate (see H. Res. 838), H6366 [29NO]

National Pet Adoption Month: designate (see H. Res. 838), H6366 [29NO]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 675), H1898 [20AP]

Obama, President: provide that no Federal funds, fees, or resources may be used to implement certain Executive orders and suspend rulemaking authority of agencies during the remainder of Presidency (see H.R. 4956), H1764 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H5016 [14JY]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 4262), H893 [24FE]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 4293, 4294), H1001 [26FE]

POW: clarify that any action by the President in contravention of the restriction on transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is without legal effect (see H.R. 4126), H950 [25FE]

Presidential appointments: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from making recess appointments (see H.J. Res. 96), H4276 [5JY]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H775 [11FE]

Religion: 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. 4017), H819 [12FE]

Social Security: 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), H3704 [10JN]

Taxation: increase amount that can be withdrawn without penalty from individual retirement plans as first-time homebuyer distributions (see H.R. 4114), H371 [25JA]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1997 [26AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H5039 [25JY]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H592 [4FE]

——— provide a lower rate of tax on a portion of pass-through business income (see H.R. 5374), H5023 [18JY]

——— provide for expensing of property used to comply with Federal laws (see H.R. 5818), H5007 [14JY]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2698), H568 [3FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1218), H1635 [12AP]

U.N.: disapprove U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution and affirm U.S. commitment to Israel (see H. Res. 957), H7637 [30DE]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2290), H2215 [10MY]

Water: provide assistance to communities for the emergency improvement of water systems (see H.R. 5013), H1896 [20AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5225 [8SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H2962 [23MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H1636 [12AP]

Remarks

Bouchard, Mike: National Sheriffs’ Association Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year award recipient, H1713 [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide option under Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent may require the Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person to secure delivery (H.R. 4712), H5774, H5775 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use to develop, implement, or expand the use of programs that utilize secure containers for prescription drugs, H2308 [12MY]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (H.R. 5046), H2308 [12MY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to University of Detroit Jesuit High School students who have volunteered to be pallbearers for homeless veterans at Great Lakes National Cemetery, H7136 [2DE]

Diseases: failure to compensate victims of fungal meningitis outbreak resulting from tainted medication, H2971 [24MY]

EPA: notify the public about dangerous lead levels in drinking water and improve information flow between utilities, States, and consumers (H.R. 4470), H665 [10FE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a process for the review of rules and sets of rules (H.R. 1155), H70 [6JA]

——— require publication of information relative to pending agency regulatory actions (H.R. 5226), H5472 [14SE]

Flint, MI: provide Federal assistance to reduce high lead levels in drinking water and monitor health of exposed individuals, H665 [10FE]

Howell, MI: anniversary of Livingston Area Council Against Spousal Abuse (LACASA) Center, H3494 [7JN]

IRS: prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (H.R. 3724), H1904 [21AP]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of Rotary Club of Lansing, H2094 [28AP]

Native Americans: support efforts to stop theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the U.S. and internationally (H. Con. Res. 122), H5772, H5773 [21SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H27 [6JA]

Patriot Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 58), H5351 [13SE]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization, E1328• [21SE]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 2315), H5769, H5770, H5772 [21SE]

Van Tassel, JoAnn: Orion, MI, Area Parade Group Citizen of the Year award recipient, H7401 [8DE]

Tributes

Clark, Kent, H3578 [9JN]

Dunleavy, Margaret, H259 [11JA], H421 [1FE]

McCarrick, Howard (Red), H5201 [8SE]

Rose, Collin, H6375 [30NO]

Yachnin, Beverly, H1557 [23MR]