BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3096 [24MY], H3248 [25MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4437, H4460 [6JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3654 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H6180 [14NO]

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), H5913 [26SE]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H5016 [14JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H176 [7JA]

Armed Forces: 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), H1085 [1MR]

——— 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), H2068 [27AP]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H6180 [14NO]

Arts and humanities: recognize magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure (see H. Res. 642), H3705 [10JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H1117 [2MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: delay release of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings (see H.R. 6088), H6180 [14NO]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: recognize failure to follow legal and ethical obligations and responsibilities expected of a Federal agency head during her tenure as Sec. of State (see H. Res. 884), H5865 [22SE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal funding to institutions that remove, censor, take down, prohibit, or otherwise halt display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 6433), H7144 [2DE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H855 [23FE]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H1766 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish a policy against sexual abuse on all U.S. military installations, whether located in the U.S. or overseas (see H.R. 4717), H1637 [12AP]

——— prohibit transfer of detainees to the U.S. or other countries, closure of detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and construction or modification of U.S. facilities to house such detainees (see H.R. 4895), H1637 [12AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct a study on designation of surgical health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4959), H4815 [12JY]

——— 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), H1997 [26AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H1084 [1MR]

——— 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), H6180 [14NO]

——— 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), H6180 [14NO]

——— prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children (see H.R. 4537), H774 [11FE]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1859), H6179 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take appropriate actions to ensure that an illegal alien sex offender is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register as a sex offender (see H.R. 2793), H2386 [13MY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H6180 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H1117 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities (see H.J. Res. 95), H5163 [7SE]

——— 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), H1766 [15AP]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H855 [23FE]

——— 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), H4550 [7JY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H4550 [7JY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H2701 [17MY]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5734), H6240 [15NO]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 2739), H2067 [27AP]

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

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H1997 [26AP]

EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H5017 [14JY]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 194), H2881 [19MY]

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H4187 [28JN]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for certain drugs developed or labeled so as to reduce drug abuse (see H.R. 5127), H6180 [14NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees and protect rights relative to use of dues, union elections, and privacy (see H.R. 4461), H589 [4FE]

——— 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), H5867 [22SE]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see H.R. 5276), H2844 [18MY]

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]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H1302 [10MR]

——— provide that any Executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution has no force or effect (see H.R. 4321), H100 [6JA]

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), H2385 [13MY]

FTC: require an annual plan and a report on elder fraud (see H.R. 5098), H2108 [28AP]

——— specify certain effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, and guidance (see H.R. 5118), H2109 [28AP] (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), H5867 [22SE]

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]

Health care professionals: prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 3100), H7588 [13DE]

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]

——— 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), H1045 [29FE]

Iran: enhance congressional oversight over administration of sanctions against certain Iranian terrorism financiers (see H.R. 3662), H102 [6JA]

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), H5914 [26SE]

Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H3915 [15JN]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5092), H2108 [28AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H2215 [10MY]

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

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

Medicaid: prioritize the most vulnerable patients (see H.R. 6462), H7397 [7DE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: improve (see H.R. 6518), H7568 [8DE]

Medicare: delay demonstration for pre-claim review of home health services (see H.R. 6226), H6181 [14NO]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4275), H6366 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H4660 [11JY]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4212), H6366 [29NO]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H4661 [11JY] (see H.R. 5942), H5225 [8SE]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H1045 [29FE]

——— impose a moratorium on implementation of a proposed local coverage determination on lower limb prostheses (see H.R. 5045), H4550 [7JY]

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

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 5721), H6366 [29NO]

——— preserve beneficiary access to ventilators (see H.R. 6012), H7571 [8DE]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 6139), H6181 [14NO]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H1996 [26AP]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 1530), H6302 [17NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 5001), H1895 [20AP]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 5457), H4575 [8JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over Internet domain name system unless specifically authorized to do so by Congress (see H.R. 5418), H5163 [7SE]

Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H176 [7JA]

——— condemn and censure relative to responsibilities as Commander in Chief, foreign affairs and military strategies, and national security policy (see H. Res. 588), 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), H4815 [12JY]

——— 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), H4468 [6JY]

——— 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), H2111 [28AP]

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), H568 [3FE]

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), H3095 [24MY]

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

Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 4381), H2067 [27AP]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 4469), H6180 [14NO]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H2155 [3MY]

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]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 4559), H3565 [8JN]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see H. Res. 334), H4928 [13JY]

Unemployment: require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H2110 [28AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3704 [10JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 5230), H2385 [13MY]

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

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require verification of eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in insurance plans (see H.R. 5589), H4185 [28JN]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 4666), H1116 [2MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (H.R. 5230), H2386 [13MY]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: establish (H.R. 6135), H5866 [22SE]

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 (H.R. 5104), H2110 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require verification of eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in insurance plans (H.R. 5589), H4186 [28JN]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 4666), H1116 [2MR]

Letters

Digital Millenium Copyright Act reform: several musicians, H4061 [22JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H4845, H4853, H4858, H4860 [13JY]

Adamsville, TN: anniversary of Mount Sharon Presbyterian Church, E1177• [6SE]

Bradley, Harold: Nashville Songwriters Association International Cecile Scaife Visionary Award recipient, E739• [18MY]

Brentwood, TN: tribute to first responders, E1246• [12SE]

Columbia State Community College: anniversary, E309• [15MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 933), H7087 [1DE]

——— provide further funding for the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices, H7087 [1DE]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, H503 [3FE]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (H.R. 1283), H4061 [22JN]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (H.R. 1733), H4061 [22JN]

Dept. of Commerce: proposal to transfer control and oversight of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to U.N., H5042 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (H.R. 471), H2288 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4776, H4777 [12JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4776, H4777 [12JY]

Diseases: ensure policies relative to health care providers that do not provide abortions do not reduce services to prevent or respond to Zika virus, H4860 [13JY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H2288 [12MY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H3248, H3249 [25MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3248, H3249 [25MY]

FCC: prohibit from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service (H.R. 2666), H1743 [15AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed regulations relative to Internet service providers privacy obligations, H4437, H4438 [6JY]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H4460, H4461 [6JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4437, H4438, H4460, H4461 [6JY]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: establish (H.R. 6135), H6321 [29NO]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, H6996 [30NO]

Immigration: express disapproval of the President’s plan to accept Syrian refugees, H283 [12JA]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (H.R. 4218), H283 [12JA], H2007 [27AP], H2708 [18MY]

——— suspend admission of Syrian refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met, H3836 [15JN]

Internet: prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets (S. 3183), H7326 [7DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 5104), H5294 [12SE]

Kennedy, Sam: State Open Government Hall of Fame inductee, E1412• [29SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide necessary equipment for officers to defend communities from attacks by terrorists and violent criminals, H3836 [15JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction other than Capitol Police, its buildings, and the Sergeant at Arms, H3654, H3655 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3654, H3655 [9JN]

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), H4844, H4845, H4853, H4858 [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), motion to recommit, H4860 [13JY]

Nashville, TN: Competitive Carriers Association partnership with Hands on Nashville (organization) for a day of service at Napier Elementary School, E459• [14AP]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (H.R. 87), H3484 [7JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), Senate amendment, H6996 [30NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2707 [18MY]

——— evaluation of foreign policy, H2707 [18MY]

Orlando, FL: express condolences for victims of shooting at Pulse nightclub, H3836 [15JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt certain individuals covered under a terminated qualified plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 954), H5958, H5959 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H59 [6JA], H6011 [28SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H59 [6JA]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (H.R. 603), H2707 [18MY]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (H.R. 603), H2707 [18MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1246• [12SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), Senate amendment, H3028 [24MY]

Vanderbilt University: tribute to ‘‘Beauty Behind Bars’’ event, E1212• [7SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1403• [16MR]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H584 [4FE]

Statements

Conscience Protection Act: Chris Lewis, H4854 [13JY]

——— Donna J. Harrison, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H4855 [13JY]

——— Fe Esperanza Racpan Vinoya, H4854 [13JY]

——— Marie-Alberte Boursiquot, Catholic Medical Association, H4853 [13JY]

——— William J. Cox, Alliance for Conscience Rights, H4854 [13JY]

Tributes

Fotopoulos, Dimitris (JD), E1285• [15SE]

Hunter, Grayson L., H503 [3FE]

Lynch, Linda, E1259• [13SE]

Modrall, Betty R., E503• [18AP]