BOUSTANY, CHARLES W., JR. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4777, H4778 [12JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2841 [18MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require publication of information relative to pending agency regulatory actions (H.R. 5226), H5474 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Louisiana Woman Makes U.S. Army History, Troy Washington, ksla.com (Internet site), E424• [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H1637 [12AP]

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 3706), H6108 [28SE]

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), H4815 [12JY]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H1636 [12AP]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H1586 [23MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H2342 [12MY]

——— 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), H5017 [14JY]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H281 [11JA]

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]

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]

Congress: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with duties under the Constitution relative to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee transfers (see H. Res. 617), H5163 [7SE]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H3454 [27MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency coordinating committee on pulmonary hypertension (see H.R. 3520), H223 [8JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H3503 [7JN]

——— 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), H1803 [18AP]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 292), H1496 [21MR]

——— require States to adopt a centralized system to expedite placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and provide grants to States to develop such a system (see H.R. 4472), H1390 [15MR]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 1151), H1802 [18AP]

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), H1586 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H2343 [12MY]

——— reform Moving to Work demonstration program (see H.R. 5137), H3705 [10JN]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H3266 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize provisions relative to Independent Counsel (see H.R. 5271), H5017 [14JY]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see H.R. 6094), H5914 [26SE]

——— disapprove rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see H.J. Res. 88), H1852 [19AP]

——— 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), H1925 [21AP]

Dept. of State: allow commercial export of firearms silencers to foreign markets where silencers are legal to own and operate (see H.R. 5135), H3565 [8JN]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H2152 [29AP]

——— 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 the Interior: conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 5577), H4816 [12JY]

——— oppose Coastal Climate Resilience Program (see H. Con. Res. 136), H3704 [10JN]

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), H6108 [28SE]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H3266 [25MY]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H1152 [7MR]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H2215 [10MY]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule on the practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses (see H.R. 6277), H6102 [28SE]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 5149), H2149 [29AP]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: report on Countering Violent Extremism Task Force (see H.R. 5911), H5502 [14SE]

Disasters: improve mitigation programs by providing incentives for adoption and active enforcement of State building codes (see H.R. 5177), H4054 [21JN]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H2214 [10MY]

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

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

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), H568 [3FE]

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

FAA: improve hiring of certain air traffic control specialists (see H.R. 5292), H4172 [22JN]

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), H1997 [26AP]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 1301), H893 [24FE]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products (see H.R. 2058), H893 [24FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding for purchase of heavy water from Iran (see H.R. 5119), H4661 [11JY]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see H.R. 1336), H1389 [15MR] (see H.R. 5170), H2429 [16MY]

FEMA: establish a deadline for approval of claims made under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6104), H5799 [21SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1941), H568 [3FE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see H.R. 2896), H1084 [1MR]

Firearms: allow interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs (see H.R. 4928), H2215 [10MY]

——— 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]

——— modify definition of ‘‘antique firearm’’ (see H.R. 1114), H4276 [5JY]

——— 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]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H3503 [7JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 2901), H1996 [26AP]

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), H6001 [27SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H776 [11FE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 1486), H1737 [14AP]

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), H4468 [6JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 4893), H2215 [10MY]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H1803 [18AP]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H2282 [11MY]

House Rules: amend to exclude existing or proposed Corps of Engineers water resources development projects from the definition of earmark (see H. Res. 813), H5098 [6SE]

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), H1117 [2MR]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see H.R. 4197), H1390 [15MR]

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]

——— prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see H.R. 5053), H3665 [9JN]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H2845 [18MY]

——— recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see H. Res. 551), H856 [23FE]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H5339 [12SE]

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

John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5722), H4816 [12JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 757), H281 [11JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H1600 [11AP]

Lafleur, Joseph V. (Verbis): award Distinguished Service Cross (see H.R. 5623), H4275 [5JY]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4521), H709 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see H.R. 4880), H4468 [6JY]

Lebanon: call for international assistance, support Syrian refugees and efforts to end Syrian conflict, support U.N. resolution on disarmament of armed groups, and recognize Lebanese Armed Forces as defender of sovereignty (see H. Res. 852), H5224 [8SE]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1221), H1853 [19AP]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3355), H5225 [8SE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 793), H1345 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H4575 [8JY]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H1802 [18AP]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1221), H1853 [19AP]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see H.R. 1178), H1464 [17MR]

——— prohibit further action on proposed rule on testing of part B prescription drug models (see H.R. 5122), H2148 [29AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H1045 [29FE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 1516), H1045 [29FE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 1427), H3095 [24MY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 605), H1463 [17MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H1345 [14MR]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2404), H1146 [3MR]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 3229), H3095 [24MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 4277), H1117 [2MR]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see H.R. 1530), H5867 [22SE]

——— suspend implementation of a comprehensive care for joint replacement (CJR) payment model for episode-based payment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 4848), H2429 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H1636 [12AP]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 4592), H4660 [11JY]

National Guard: ensure certain members serving on full-time duty and their dependents remain eligible for TRICARE program when the members are responding to a disaster (see H.R. 4554), H1997 [26AP]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 2817), H1586 [23MR]

Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H281 [11JA]

——— 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), H1766 [15AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2658), H2282 [11MY]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H4574 [8JY]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H3296 [26MY]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 4293, 4294), H433 [1FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 12), H4055 [21JN]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 6045), H5523 [15SE]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 54), H4055 [21JN]

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]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see H.R. 999), H1117 [2MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1299), H1635 [12AP]

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

Supreme Court: support Senate in its constitutional duty to vet and approve any nominee and urge the Senate to consider a nominee who has demonstrated an adherence to limits on judicial power in the Constitution (see H. Res. 615), H893 [24FE]

Taxation: 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), H2429 [16MY]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 4381), H1117 [2MR]

——— ensure pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations (see H.R. 5076), H2066 [27AP]

——— ensure that tax return preparers demonstrate minimum standards of competency (see H.R. 4141), H3266 [25MY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H1390 [15MR]

——— exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see H.R. 5007), H5017 [14JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2752), H950 [25FE]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 5994), H6002 [27SE]

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

——— improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 4622), H948 [25FE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 4813), H3817 [14JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1085 [1MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H1853 [19AP]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H1803 [18AP]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 33), H3975 [20JN]

——— 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), H2282 [11MY]

——— provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 5082), H2066 [27AP]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H3817 [14JN]

——— tax business income on a cash flow basis (see H.R. 4377), H363 [13JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H1553 [22MR]

Tom Stagg Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Shreveport, LA: designate (see H.R. 5011), H2152 [29AP]

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), H2152 [29AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 4818), H3455 [27MY]

Unemployment: allow States to drug test applicants for unemployment compensation to ensure they are ready to work (see H.R. 5945), H5161 [7SE]

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]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5458), H3915 [15JN]

Wildlife: exempt certain water transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from the Lacey Act and Lacey Act Amendments ban on trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 5430), H3663 [9JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H3564 [8JN]

——— 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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into contracts with administrative contractors to process claims for hospital care and medical services furnished in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4689), H1143 [3MR]

——— develop uniform policy guidelines for evaluating potential lessors relative to leasing property on which to build medical facilities (see H.R. 5822), H5007 [14JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: permit removal of certain civil actions filed in State courts to U.S. district courts (see H.R. 6169), H5912 [26SE]

Floods: provide disaster assistance to Louisiana in connection with flooding events (see H.R. 5964), H5223 [8SE]

Government regulations: require a general notice of proposed rulemaking for a major rule to include a cost-benefit analysis (see H.R. 5328), H3264 [25MY]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see H.R. 5447), H3703 [10JN]

Medicare: permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 6404), H7058 [30NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5009), H1896 [20AP]

National Weather Service: maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site near each State capital city (see H.R. 5089), H2108 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude certain health arrangements from excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 4832), H1552 [22MR]

Taxation: extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits (see H.R. 6228), H6100 [28SE]

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

——— oppose President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (see H. Con. Res. 112), H650 [9FE]

——— provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by severe storms and flooding in Louisiana (see H.R. 6137), H5863 [22SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5821), H5013 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into contracts with administrative contractors to process claims for hospital care and medical services furnished in non-departmental facilities (H.R. 4689), H1145 [3MR]

——— develop uniform policy guidelines for evaluating potential lessors relative to leasing property on which to build medical facilities (H.R. 5822), H5013 [14JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: permit removal of certain civil actions filed in State courts to U.S. district courts (H.R. 6169), H5913 [26SE]

Floods: provide disaster assistance to Louisiana in connection with flooding events (H.R. 5964), H5224 [8SE]

Government regulations: require a general notice of proposed rulemaking for a major rule to include a cost-benefit analysis (H.R. 5328), H3265 [25MY]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (H.R. 5447), H3704 [10JN]

Medicare: permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (H.R. 6404), H7059 [30NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (H.R. 5009), H1897 [20AP]

National Weather Service: maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site near each State capital city (H.R. 5089), H2109 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exclude certain health arrangements from excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 4832), H1553 [22MR]

Taxation: extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits (H.R. 6228), H6105 [28SE]

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

——— provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by severe storms and flooding in Louisiana (H.R. 6137), H5866 [22SE]

Letters

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7218 [6DE]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7218 [6DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H4834 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: flood mitigation funding, H5967 [27SE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 5303), H5967 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (H.R. 6094), H6063 [28SE]

——— disapprove rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (H.J. Res. 88), H2083 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to implement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rules or guidelines relative to financial assurances for oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf, H4777 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement rules relative to blowout preventer and well-control guidelines for oil exploration and development on the Outer Contiental Shelf, H4778, H4779 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4777, H4778, H4779 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit granting bonuses to VA emergency medical care processing staff until claims are processed in a timely and efficient manner, H2841 [18MY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 5620), H5396 [13SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2841 [18MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require publication of information relative to pending agency regulatory actions (H.R. 5226), H5474 [14SE]

Floods: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding in Louisiana, E1206• [7SE]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (H.R. 875), H7215, H7218, H7220 [6DE]

Government regulations: require a general notice of proposed rulemaking for a major rule to include a cost-benefit analysis, H5474 [14SE]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (H.R. 5447), H4021, H4022, H4023 [21JN]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (H.R. 5053), H3779 [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), consideration (H. Res. 822), H4834 [13JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2842 [18MY]

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), H5956 [27SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 1270), H4327 [6JY]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate, H58 [6JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H58 [6JA]

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

Taxation: extend waiver of limitations relative to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals (H.R. 6438), H7220 [6DE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), H3670 [10JN]

——— oppose President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (H. Con. Res. 112), H3677, H3680, H3683 [10JN]

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

VFW: tribute to Louisiana State convention, E967• [21JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2253• [11MY]

Tributes

Barnett, Tammy G., E424• [12AP]

Edmondson, Gary, E849• [8JN]

Moody, Braxton I. (B.I.), E72• [1FE]

Stovall, Ellen Lewis, E168• [11FE]