BRADY, KEVIN (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 2943, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4566 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H4661 [11JY]

——— 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), H3266 [25MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H568 [3FE]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H7272 [6DE]

Corps of Engineers: making supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in Houston, TX (see H.R. 5025), H2387 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: require Office of Refugee Resettlement to obtain State approval before placing or resettling refugees in such States (see H.R. 5804), H5006 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: complete digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) (see H.R. 6087), H5710 [20SE]

——— establish the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program (see H.R. 5859), H5009 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see H.R. 4816), H1738 [14AP]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H2881 [19MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5621), H4575 [8JY]

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

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 4721), H1301 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see H.R. 4768), H1586 [23MR]

——— 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: permit certain law enforcement officers and other persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone (see H.R. 4550), H856 [23FE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 923), H3754 [13JN]

——— 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]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H281 [11JA]

FRS: provide an exemption from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules and regulations for community financial institutions (see H.R. 3048), H5867 [22SE]

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), H776 [11FE]

Immigration: 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]

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

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see H. Con. Res. 40), H6366 [29NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H1996 [26AP]

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), H1583 [23MR]

LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC, Post Office, Sugar Land, TX: designate (see H.R. 4877), H1583 [23MR]

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

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H3969 [16JN]

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: 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), H3266 [25MY]

SEC: exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 686), H375 [28JA]

Stephens, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6221), H6100 [28SE]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4721), H1301 [10MR]

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), H950 [25FE]

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

——— officially recognize service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4816 [12JY]

Zapata Veterans Post Office, Zapata, TX: designate (see H.R. 5591), H4928 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: repeal Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 4724), H1301 [10MR]

E. Marie Youngblood Post Office, Coldspring, TX: designate (see H.R. 5356), H3294 [26MY]

Internal Revenue Code: make technical corrections (see H.R. 4891), H1599 [11AP] (see H.R. 6439), H7271 [6DE]

ITC: establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (see H.R. 4923), H1679 [13AP]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: repeal Social Services Block Grants Program (H.R. 4724), H1302 [10MR]

E. Marie Youngblood Post Office, Coldspring, TX: designate (H.R. 5356), H3296 [26MY]

Internal Revenue Code: make technical corrections (H.R. 4891), H1599 [11AP]

——— make technical corrections (H.R. 6439), H7271 [6DE]

ITC: establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (H.R. 4923), H1680 [13AP]

Medicare: establish annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (H.R. 2507), H6104 [28SE]

——— improve integrity (H.R. 1021), H6104 [28SE]

——— provide for value-based purchasing of post-acute care services (H.R. 3298), H6104 [28SE]

Unemployment: allow States to drug test applicants for unemployment compensation to ensure they are ready to work (H.R. 5945), H5162 [7SE]

Letters

AGOA Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5150 [7SE]

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2017 [27AP]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H2017 [27AP]

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7157 [5DE]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H7157 [5DE]

Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7218 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E730 [18MY]

Enhancing Treasury’s Anti-Terror Tools Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4589 [11JY]

Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5286 [12SE]

Exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from Endangered Species Act licensing requirements: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5067 [6SE]

Extension of deposition authority for certain committees of the House: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H39 [6JA]

Federal Advisory Committee Act amendments to increase transparency of Federal advisory committees: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1060 [1MR]

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7150 [5DE]

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7296 [7DE]

Iran Accountability Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4948 [14JY]

Iran Sanctions Extension Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6202 [15NO]

Medicare long-term care hospital payment rules, coverage for end-stage renal disease, and outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5688 [20SE]

Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment (PADME) Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4233 [5JY]

Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5689 [20SE]

Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property Through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools (RESPECT) Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5692 [20SE]

Small Business Health Care Relief Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4024 [21JN]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4024 [21JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4024 [21JN]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H921 [25FE]

Stability and Democracy (STAND) for Ukraine Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5784 [21SE]

Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2393 [16MY]

Syria Civilian Protection Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6199 [15NO]

Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7076 [1DE]

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6318 [29NO]

Remarks

Armed Forces: restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who retired or separated from service for combat-related injuries (H.R. 5015), H7156, H7157, H7158 [5DE]

Conroe, TX: anniversary of Crighton Players theater company, E1135• [14JY]

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), H728 [11FE]

E. Marie Youngblood Post Office, Coldspring, TX: designate (H.R. 5356), H5677 [20SE]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, H7002, H7004 [30NO]

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

Internal Revenue Code: make technical corrections (H.R. 4891), E393• [11AP]

——— make technical corrections (H.R. 6439), E1601• [6DE]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (H.R. 5053), H3777, H3778 [14JN]

ITC: anniversary, E1187• [6SE]

——— establish a process for submission and consideration of petitions for temporary duty suspensions and reductions (H.R. 4923), H2014, H2016, H2019 [27AP]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief for certain providers of services and suppliers and increase transparency in hospital coding and enrollment data (H.R. 5273), H3475• [7JN]

Native Americans: facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (H.R. 329), H7297 [7DE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), Senate amendment, H7002, H7004 [30NO]

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), H5960• [27SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 1270), H4329 [6JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), Senate amendment, H55 [6JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), veto, H447 [2FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H55 [6JA], H447 [2FE]

Pulmonary Hypertension Association: tribute, E885• [10JN]

Taxation: modify tax treatment of certain equity grants (H.R. 5719), H5822, H5824 [22SE]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (H.R. 3590), H5380 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H355• [13JA], H3731•, H3732• [13JN], E279• [7MR], E514•, E517• [19AP], E1201• [7SE]

Reports filed

Accelerating Individuals Into the Workforce Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2990) (H. Rept. 114–646), H4185 [28JN]

Activities During the 114th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 114–887), H7626 [23DE]

Advanced Nuclear Power Facilities Production Tax Credit Modification: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5879) (H. Rept. 114–863), H7566 [8DE]

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4923) (H. Rept. 114–519), H1944 [25AP]

CO-OP Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 954) (H. Rept. 114–784), H5862 [22SE]

Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3957) (H. Rept. 114–749), H5643 [19SE]

Empowering Employees Through Stock Ownership Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5719) (H. Rept. 114–748), H5643 [19SE]

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3724) (H. Rept. 114–500), H1801 [18AP]

Exempt Aircraft Management Services From Excise Taxes Imposed on Transportation by Air: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3608) (H. Rept. 114–793), H5999 [27SE]

Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis (ESRD) Choice Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5659) (H. Rept. 114–751), H5643 [19SE]

Family First Prevention Services Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5456) (H. Rept. 114–628), H4052 [21JN]

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3590) (H. Rept. 114–657), H4275 [5JY]

Health Care Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5445) (H. Rept. 114–627), H3974 [20JN]

Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare (HEALTTH) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5406) (H. Rept. 114–882), H7621 [20DE]

Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5273) (H. Rept. 114–604), H3501 [7JN]

Impose a Ban on Bonuses to IRS Employees Until a Comprehensive Customer Service Strategy Is Developed and Implemented: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4890) (H. Rept. 114–501), H1801 [18AP]

Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2952) (H. Rept. 114–648), H4185 [28JN]

IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4885) (H. Rept. 114–498), H1801 [18AP]

Medicare Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals Extension: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5613) (H. Rept. 114–696), H5030 [21JY]

Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4472) (H. Rept. 114–460), H1494 [21MR]

Native American Health Savings Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5452) (H. Rept. 114–631), H4052 [21JN]

No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1206) (H. Rept. 114–499), H1801 [18AP]

Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2285) (H. Rept. 114–380), H5643 [19SE]

Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5053) (H. Rept. 114–612), H3662 [9JN]

Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4723) (H. Rept. 114–475), H1581 [23MR]

Recovering Missing Children Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 114–542), H2212 [10MY]

Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4724) (H. Rept. 114–462), H1581 [23MR]

Reducing Poverty Through Employment Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2966) (H. Rept. 114–645), H4185 [28JN]

Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4722) (H. Rept. 114–476), H1581 [23MR]

Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property Through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools (RESPECT) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5523) (H. Rept. 114–730), H5254 [9SE]

Small Business Health Care Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5447) (H. Rept. 114–634), H4052 [21JN]

Social Impact Partnerships To Pay for Results Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5170) (H. Rept. 114–616), H3703 [10JN]

Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5320) (H. Rept. 114–702), H5038 [25JY]

Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3832) (H. Rept. 114–567), H2385 [13MY]

Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5204) (H. Rept. 114–861), H7566 [8DE]

Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4294) (H. Rept. 114–512), H1895 [20AP]

Student Worker Exemption Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 210) (H. Rept. 114–655), H4275 [5JY]

Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5713) (H. Rept. 114–761), H5709 [20SE]

TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 2959) (H. Rept. 114–644), H4185 [28JN]

Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 114–656), H4275 [5JY]

U.S. Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5946) (H. Rept. 114–762), H5709 [20SE]

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5458) (H. Rept. 114–809), H6177 [14NO]

Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4220) (H. Rept. 114–862), H7566 [8DE]

What Works To Move Welfare Recipients Into Jobs Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5169) (H. Rept. 114–615), H3703 [10JN]

Tributes

Aldrighetti, Rino, E885• [10JN]

Burns, Brenda, E670• [11MY]

Domino, Larry, E897• [13JN]

Gage, Tommy, E1710• [12DE]

Harju, Lori, E1724• [16DE]

Hosford, Patrick E., E129• [8FE]

Hostetler, Margaret, E241• [26FE]

Laughter, Ray, E242• [26FE]

Strokoff, Sandra L., E1089• [12JY]