BRAT, DAVE (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4909), H2780 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4791 [12JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3267 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H2067 [27AP]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 1714), H3503 [7JN]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 2903), H2215 [10MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 241), H3503 [7JN]

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see H.R. 2726), H4927 [13JY]

Appropriations: amend consolidated appropriations legislation (see H.R. 4371), H651 [9FE]

——— eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H1344 [14MR]

Armed Forces: prevent unlawful aliens from enlisting (see H.R. 5710), H4659 [11JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 12), H819 [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 85), H1144 [3MR]

——— establish a Federal regulatory budget and impose cost controls on that budget (see H.R. 5319), H3093 [24MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H1898 [20AP]

Clean Air Act: repeal provisions relative to regulation of certain international air pollution (see H.R. 4544), H1117 [2MR]

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: establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 5759), H4925 [13JY]

——— 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), H1117 [2MR]

——— require all bills, legislation, and other documents be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats (see H.R. 5760), H4925 [13JY]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 4335), H101 [6JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1671), H592 [4FE]

Courts: create special motion to dismiss strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) (see H.R. 2304), H1737 [14AP]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 3326), H1636 [12AP]

Crime: establish a criminal penalty for an alien who lacks lawful immigration status and is present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5102), H4928 [13JY]

——— require inclusion of a term of supervised release as a part of a sentence for certain offenders and provide for the removal of deportable alien offenders (see H.R. 5103), H4928 [13JY]

Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H5913 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide that certain convicted felons shall be ineligible to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4420), H592 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see H.R. 3235), H5712 [20SE]

——— require deposit of Transitional Reinsurance Program funds into the general fund of the Treasury (see H.R. 5904), H5011 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require the check of an alien’s Internet activity prior to issuance of a visa (see H.R. 4310), H4815 [12JY]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see H.R. 5646), H4466 [6JY]

——— 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), H1600 [11AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: require U.S. attorneys to prosecute offenses relative to entry or reentry of unauthorized immigrants into the country (see H.R. 5101), H4928 [13JY]

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

——— disapprove final rule relative to interpretation of the ‘advice’ exemption in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (see H.J. Res. 87), H1765 [15AP]

——— disapprove rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see H.J. Res. 88), H1997 [26AP]

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

——— prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see H.R. 4773), H1766 [15AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H375 [28JA]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H1636 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H433 [1FE]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H1681 [13AP]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 4640), H1637 [12AP]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5166), H2154 [3MY]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 4901), H1633 [12AP]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 465), H1389 [15MR]

——— reduce barriers to employment on military installations, in the District of Columbia, and at national military parks, battlefields, and memorials by reforming occupational licensing requirements (see H.R. 6312), H6178 [14NO]

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), H14 [5JA]

EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H5097 [6SE]

——— amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 4149), H5023 [18JY]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H1766 [15AP]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (see H.R. 4169), H1636 [12AP]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 703), H6108 [28SE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H3665 [9JN]

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]

FCC: place a cap on support provided through Lifeline program (see H.R. 4884), H2111 [28AP]

——— prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 5525), H4055 [21JN]

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

——— establish a moratorium on significant midnight rules between a Presidential election and the inauguration when the President is not serving a consecutive term (see H.R. 4612), H1085 [1MR]

——— limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party (see H.R. 5063), H3665 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit funding for purchase of heavy water from Iran (see H.R. 5119), H3817 [14JN]

——— provide for accountability and improve effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by requiring retrospective review and report (see H.R. 5513), H4550 [7JY]

——— require a notice and comment process for interpretative rules if there is a change to a previously issued rule (see H.R. 2631), H710 [10FE]

——— 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), H5437 [13SE]

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

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), H1679 [13AP]

——— 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), H331 [12JA]

——— 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), H332 [12JA]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 3799), H1636 [12AP]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H5712 [20SE]

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), H2881 [19MY]

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: prohibit funding for executive branch overreach and clarify that proper constitutional authority for social transformation belongs to Congress (see H.R. 5812), H5712 [20SE]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 5876), H5010 [14JY]

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see H.R. 3012), H1636 [12AP]

House Rules: amend relative to budget-related points of order (see H. Res. 648), H1419 [16MR]

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]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H592 [4FE]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 3437), H4815 [12JY]

——— 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), H592 [4FE]

——— prohibit admission of refugees from countries containing terrorist-controlled territories (see H.R. 4143), H4815 [12JY]

——— prohibit entities receiving Federal funds that fail to comply with lawful requests for information or detainment of an alien made by Federal immigration enforcement authorities from receiving additional funds (see H.R. 6468), H7397 [7DE]

——— provide resources and incentives for enforcement of immigration laws in the interior of the U.S. (see H.R. 4597), H4815 [12JY]

——— reform congressional authority to admit refugees, permit States option of resettling refugees, enhance integrity of refugee program, and curb fraud (see H.R. 4731), H1600 [11AP]

——— require fencing along, and operational control of, the southwest border (see H.R. 4034), H4660 [11JY]

——— 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]

——— transfer authority to designate temporary protected status to foreign nationals from the executive branch to Congress and set time limits for the duration of such protection (see H.R. 6345), H6299 [17NO]

Iran: codify regulations relative to transfers of funds (see H.R. 4992), H2387 [13MY]

——— impose sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 4815), H2429 [16MY]

——— secure authority of State and local governments to adopt and enforce measures restricting investment in business enterprises in Iran (see H.R. 4448), H1997 [26AP]

IRS: 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), H5799 [21SE]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H1636 [12AP]

——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see H. Res. 729), H3095 [24MY]

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

Kazakhstan: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4219), H1898 [20AP]

Koskinen, John A.: impeach (see H. Res. 494), H332 [12JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3222), H365 [13JA]

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

Library of Congress: ensure that bills or resolutions available on Congress.gov (website) are presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and track changes online within the same document (see H.R. 5493), H5525 [15SE]

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

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

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1342), H3968 [16JN]

Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, Arlington County, VA: designate (see H.R. 5457), H3753 [13JN]

National George C. Marshall Museum and Library, Lexington, VA: designate (see H. Con. Res. 123), H1144 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 138), H3975 [20JN]

National Security Council: require compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 4922), H2160 [6MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 702), H1995 [26AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: authorize the Speaker of the House to initiate a civil action to prohibit relinquishing control over Internet domain name system (see H. Res. 853), H5525 [15SE]

——— 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), H1764 [15AP]

Office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: tribute to ongoing role in identifying and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. Res. 665), H1738 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H775 [11FE]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H1390 [15MR]

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]

Privacy: restrict inclusion of Social Security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3779), H950 [25FE]

Refugees: condemn persecution and threats to ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, call for protection and assistance for such persons, and document and respond to human rights abuses (see H. Res. 440), H15 [5JA]

Roads and highways: support establishment of Interstate 73 corridor transportation compact (see H. Res. 585), H497 [2FE]

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]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see H. Res. 886), H5865 [22SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4362), H497 [2FE]

SSA: prohibit use of determinations to consider an indivdual to be adjudicated as metally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H3462 [3JN]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 1935), H3817 [14JN]

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), H1001 [26FE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1397), H365 [13JA]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H433 [1FE]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H2386 [13MY]

——— provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled (see H.R. 5204), H5098 [6SE]

——— repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 6098), H5799 [21SE]

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

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H2701 [17MY]

Thomas, Clarence: tribute (see H. Res. 942), H7181 [5DE]

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. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3704 [10JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H4574 [8JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H1146 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify authority relative to immigration detainers (see H.R. 5826), H5007 [14JY]

——— prohibit assistance to or engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood and associated persons (see H.R. 5823), H5007 [14JY]

——— subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (see H.R. 4791), H1461 [17MR]

Freedom of religion: prohibit foreign nationals from a country that limits the free exercise of religion from making any expenditure to promote a religion in the U.S. (see H.R. 5824), H5007 [14JY]

House Rules: require the Committee on Appropriations (House) to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending (see H. Res. 698), H1923 [21AP] (see H. Res. 707), H2066 [27AP]

Immigration: amend certain provisions of law prohibiting restrictions on any government entity or official sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see H.R. 5825), H5007 [14JY]

Louisa, VA: allow certain property to be used for purposes related to compliance with water quality standards (see H.R. 5032), H1922 [21AP]

Taxation: expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits to such accounts (see H.R. 5324), H3264 [25MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify authority relative to immigration detainers (H.R. 5826), H5013 [14JY]

——— prohibit assistance to or engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood and associated persons (H.R. 5823), H5013 [14JY]

——— subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (H.R. 4791), H1463 [17MR]

Freedom of religion: prohibit foreign nationals from a country that limits the free exercise of religion from making any expenditure to promote a religion in the U.S. (H.R. 5824), H5013 [14JY]

Immigration: amend certain provisions of law prohibiting restrictions on any government entity or official sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (H.R. 5825), H5013 [14JY]

Louisa, VA: allow certain property to be used for purposes related to compliance with water quality standards (H.R. 5032), H1924 [21AP]

Taxation: expand permissible use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase contribution limits to such accounts (H.R. 5324), H3265 [25MY]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H1074 [1MR]

——— deficit, H1074 [1MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H1074 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: subject U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to appropriations process (H.R. 4791), H1794 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4791 [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), H733, H734 [11FE]

Henrico County, VA: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, E658• [10MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit funding to enforce certain land use contracts and agreements that were entered into with States and local governments, H4791 [12JY]

National George C. Marshall Museum and Library, Lexington, VA: designate (H. Con. Res. 138), H4601, H4602, H4603 [11JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, H1794 [18AP]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Texas relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1794 [18AP]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1317• [20SE]

Votes: position on missed, H51• [6JA], H745• [11FE], H3843• [15JN], H4561• [8JY], H7326• [7DE]

Tributes

Bliley, Tom, H484 [2FE]

Shaw, James R., H4288 [6JY]