BLACK, DIANE (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 5303), H5987 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4775 [12JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3230 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 4924), H1679 [13AP]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H1420 [16MR]

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: restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who retired or separated from service for combat-related injuries (see H.R. 5015), H5163 [7SE]

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: rescind directive requiring special country of origin labeling of Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (see H.R. 4555), H816 [12FE]

Children and youth: fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings (see H.R. 5456), H3753 [13JN]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 752), H6366 [29NO]

Civil rights: invalidate the reinterpretation of Title IX provisions through guidance issued by the Depts. of Education and Justice relative to gender discrimination (see H.R. 5294), H3266 [25MY]

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 4456), H6271 [16NO]

Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H434 [1FE]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 1258), H568 [3FE]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H775 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (see H.R. 4819), H2282 [11MY]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H1737 [14AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require the search of all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 4301), H2282 [11MY]

——— require use of testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates to counter terrorist recruitment (see H.R. 4820), H1945 [25AP]

——— terminate U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program (see H.R. 5141), H2149 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H3504 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 5035), H1922 [21AP]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see H.R. 6094), H5867 [22SE]

——— disapprove final rule relative to interpretation of the ‘advice’ exemption in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (see H.J. Res. 87), H2152 [29AP]

——— disapprove rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see H.J. Res. 88), H1925 [21AP]

——— 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), H2701 [17MY]

Dept. of State: transfer regulation of common domestic firearms and related items from U.S. Munitions List to Dept. of Commerce Commerce Control List (see H.R. 6176), H5999 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3297 [26MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 969), H5016 [14JY]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, provide access to walk-in clinics, expand pharmacy operating hours, encourage peer reviews, and expand telemedicine (see H.R. 5262), H2846 [18MY]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see H.R. 4063), H281 [11JA]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H2215 [10MY]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5734), H4814 [12JY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H5017 [14JY]

EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H4054 [21JN]

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

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see H.R. 4775), H1766 [15AP]

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), H2215 [10MY]

Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 4768), H2845 [18MY]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see H.R. 3438), H5436 [13SE]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 1591), H1924 [21AP]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H1345 [14MR] (see H.R. 5170), H2215 [10MY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H365 [13JA]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance from countries that deny or delay acceptance of nationals of such countries who have been ordered removed from the U.S. and prohibit issuance of visas to nationals of such countries (see H.R. 5224), H3504 [7JN]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: establish (see H.R. 6135), H5863 [22SE]

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), H4550 [7JY]

——— submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. and its treatment under Medicaid (see H.R. 4978), H1898 [20AP]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H5162 [7SE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 865), H2962 [23MY]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (see H. Con. Res. 75), H102 [6JA]

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), H1600 [11AP]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3011), H3503 [7JN]

——— provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State (see H.R. 5881), H5010 [14JY]

——— suspend, and subsequently terminate, admission of certain refugees into the U.S. and examine impact on national security of admitting refugees and costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 5816), H5007 [14JY]

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), H4181 [24JN]

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

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), H1637 [12AP]

——— prevent from directly or indirectly receiving assistance from the Eximbank (see H.R. 5608), H4277 [5JY]

Iraq: impose sanctions on persons, including Iran and its affiliates, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq (see H.R. 5727), H4813 [12JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 4938), H1735 [14AP]

——— nullify proposed regulations that would eliminate valuation discounts on liquidation of an interest relative to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 6100), H6180 [14NO]

——— prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 5053), H2701 [17MY]

Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H4055 [21JN]

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

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), H1898 [20AP]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H5163 [7SE]

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

——— improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5210), H2340 [12MY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 1559), H5016 [14JY]

——— remove consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the hospital value-based purchasing program to eliminate a potential penalty on physicians who refuse to overprescribe opioid drugs (see H.R. 4499), H1045 [29FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H1636 [12AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H1738 [14AP]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 5457), H4928 [13JY]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 867), H5501 [14SE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 724), H2281 [11MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 675), H1634 [12AP]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 850), H5223 [8SE]

Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H711 [10FE]

——— 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), H5225 [8SE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H855 [23FE]

Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 501), H433 [1FE]

Presidential Medal of Freedom: affirm the power of the President to revoke medal from William H. Cosby, Jr., and provide for criminal penalties for anyone who wears or publicly displays a medal that has been revoked (see H.R. 4354), H222 [8JA]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration (see H.R. 5320), H3565 [8JN]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 379), H432 [1FE]

Schools: protect authority of States and local governments to enact and enforce policies relative to use of sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 5275), H3266 [25MY]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (see H.R. 6131), H5863 [22SE]

Sneddon, David: investigate disappearance of U.S. citizen in China (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5867 [22SE] (see H. Res. 891), H5913 [26SE]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H496 [2FE]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4362), H280 [11JA]

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, and hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes (see H.R. 5732), H6180 [14NO]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2096), H365 [13JA]

——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 4016), H3665 [9JN]

——— impose excise tax on U.S. dollar clearing done for the benefit of Iran or Iranians (see H.R. 5550), H4053 [21JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2315), H4815 [12JY]

——— modify application of certain rules relative to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 5545), H4053 [21JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1637 [12AP]

——— oppose President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (see H. Con. Res. 112), H3504 [7JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H5023 [18JY]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H1636 [12AP]

——— provide appropriate rules for application of deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities relative to certain contract manufacturing or production arrangements (see H.R. 4770), H4054 [21JN]

——— provide for recovery of improper overpayments resulting from certain federally subsidized health insurance (see H.R. 4723), H1301 [10MR]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H855 [23FE]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see H.R. 4167), H281 [11JA]

Terrorism: add support of a foreign terrorist organization to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality (see H.R. 4186), H102 [6JA]

TVA: anniversary of unified development of Tennessee River system (see H. Res. 812), H4548 [7JY]

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]

——— express that the U.S. should continue to exercise its veto in the Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2881 [19MY]

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), H1925 [21AP]

United Kingdom: promote further commercial and economic cooperation and establish basis for trade agreement negotiations with the U.S. and support continued economic ties with the European Union (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4925 [13JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3296 [26MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H3969 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: allow for a stay of Federal district court actions pending resolution of unsettled and ambiguous questions of State law (see H.R. 4502), H650 [9FE]

Health care professionals: support important role of the health care industry in identifying victims of sex trafficking (see H. Res. 730), H2385 [13MY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see H.R. 5654), H4546 [7JY]

Library of Congress: retain headings ‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal Aliens’’ in list of Library of Congress Subject Headings (see H.R. 4926), H1679 [13AP]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied relative to certain hospitals (see H.R. 4428), H495 [2FE]

——— improve accountable care organization program (see H.R. 6101), H5799 [21SE]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see H.R. 4442), H566 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in areas with no health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see H.R. 6067), H5644 [19SE]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 5994), H5337 [12SE]

——— provide for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible (see H.R. 5652), H4546 [7JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: allow for a stay of Federal district court actions pending resolution of unsettled and ambiguous questions of State law (H.R. 4502), H650 [9FE]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (H.R. 5654), H4548 [7JY]

Library of Congress: retain headings ‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal Aliens’’ in list of Library of Congress Subject Headings (H.R. 4926), H1680 [13AP]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied relative to certain hospitals (H.R. 4428), H496 [2FE]

——— improve accountable care organization program (H.R. 6101), H5800 [21SE]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (H.R. 4442), H567 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in areas with no health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (H.R. 6067), H5644 [19SE]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (H.R. 5994), H5338 [12SE]

——— provide for coverage by high deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without deductible (H.R. 5652), H4548 [7JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H4833, H4847, H4859 [13JY]

Belgium: condemn terrorist attacks in Brussels, offer condolences to the victims and their families, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (H. Res. 658), E374• [23MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 933), H7088 [1DE]

——— provide further funding for the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices, H7088 [1DE]

Corps of Engineers: improve communication with local utility providers, governments, and other stakeholders on responsibilities relative to cost sharing for dam safety repair projects, H5987, H5988 [27SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 5303), H5987, H5988 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (H.R. 3691), H2290 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4775, H4776 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (H.R. 3442), H731 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (H.R. 4063), H2290 [12MY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H2290 [12MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3230, H3231 [25MY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, H3230, H3231 [25MY]

EPA: prohibit funding to implement medium- and heavy-duty truck Phase 2 fuel-efficiency and emissions standards for glider kits and glider vehicles, H4775, H4776 [12JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4504 [7JY]

GAO: submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. and its treatment under Medicaid (H.R. 4978), H2290 [12MY]

Human rights: express that those who commit or support targeted atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities are committing ‘‘war crimes’’, ‘‘crimes against humanity’’, and ‘‘genocide’’ (H. Con. Res. 7, H1332 [14MR]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (H.R. 5654), H4504 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law, H4504 [7JY]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (H.R. 5053), H3780 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (S. 304), H4847, H4859 [13JY]

——— allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (S. 304), consideration (H. Res. 822), H4833 [13JY]

National Police Week: observance, H2847 [19MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1537, H1540 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H58 [6JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), veto, H445 [2FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H58 [6JA]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), H3669, H3676 [10JN]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (H.R. 3590), H5384 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1104• [2MR], H1569• [23MR], H1754• [15AP], H3688• [10JN], E95• [2FE], E374• [23MR], E880•, E883•, E888• [10JN], E1047• [6JY], E1153• [18JY]

Wildfires: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, wildfires in Tennessee, H6372 [30NO]

Women: ensure access to opportunities to succeed, H1537, H1540 [22MR]

Tributes

Pitts, Representative, H7385 [7DE]

Ramsey, Ron, H1541 [22MR]