BUCK, KEN (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Courts: prevent fraudulent joinder (H.R. 3624), H913 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4909), H2732 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5293), H3885, H3886 [15JN]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3071 [24MY], H3247 [25MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4462 [6JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1997 [26AP]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H651 [9FE]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H1001 [26FE]

Arts and humanities: recognize magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure (see H. Res. 642), H1345 [14MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H776 [11FE]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 168), H6302 [17NO]

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), H951 [25FE]

Courts: provide a safe harbor for employers who accurately report violent behavior of employees or past employees to their potential future employers (see H.R. 4532), H1586 [23MR]

Denver Broncos (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 614), H774 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 5351), H5256 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: 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 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. 5619), H5017 [14JY]

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), H1803 [18AP]

Dept. of State: allow commercial export of firearms silencers to foreign markets where silencers are legal to own and operate (see H.R. 5135), H2148 [29AP]

——— eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H4171 [22JN]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3892), H433 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: terminate the Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 4917), H1634 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system (see H.R. 4352), H3462 [3JN]

District of Columbia: require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 4348), H175 [7JA]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4715), H3462 [3JN]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H2963 [23MY]

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

——— limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party (see H.R. 5063), H1994 [26AP]

——— 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), H3965 [16JN]

——— require publication of information relative to pending agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 5226), H2429 [16MY]

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]

Government: restore authority of the American people and the separation of powers (see H. Res. 613), H774 [11FE]

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), H568 [3FE]

Immigration: allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations submitted advisory opinions (see H.R. 3636), H2962 [23MY]

——— 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]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 4720), H1152 [7MR]

——— make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief (see H.R. 4856), H1738 [14AP]

Iraq: condemn attack on, and provide for safety and security of Iranian dissidents living in, Camp Liberty/Hurriya and permit use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement (see H. Res. 650), H4468 [6JY]

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), H6180 [14NO]

Library of Congress: retain headings ‘‘Aliens’’ and ‘‘Illegal Aliens’’ in list of Library of Congress Subject Headings (see H.R. 4926), H1767 [15AP]

Medicare: remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 169), H1766 [15AP]

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

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]

PFC James Dunn VA Clinic, Pueblo, CO: designate (see H.R. 5901), H5011 [14JY]

Public lands: dispose of certain Federal lands to benefit education, consolidate and improve Federal land management, and acquire lands for recreational and other opportunities (see H.R. 5836), H5008 [14JY]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 27), H818 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: amend consolidated appropriations legislation (see H.R. 4371), H330 [12JA]

Federal employees: provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (see H.R. 6426), H7143 [2DE]

Law enforcement officers: make an attack on a police officer a hate crime (see H.R. 4760), H1418 [16MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: amend consolidated appropriations legislation (H.R. 4371), H331 [12JA]

Federal employees: provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (H.R. 6426), H7144 [2DE]

Law enforcement officers: make an attack on a police officer a hate crime (H.R. 4760), H1419 [16MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H821 [23FE]

Remarks

Colorado: tribute to 4th Congressional District service academy nominees, E776• [24MY]

——— tribute to 4th Congressional District representatives to National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Congress of Future Medical Leaders, E427• [12AP]

——— tribute to 4th Congressional District representatives to National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders, E432• [12AP]

Cooley, Brad: 4th Congressional District of Colorado Congressional App Challenge winner, E188• [23FE]

Courts: allow joinder of certain State court cases when the plaintiff seeks compensation resulting from the bad faith of an insurer, H914, H915 [25FE]

——— clarify that, relative to preventing fradulent joinder, a single defendant having a legitimate connection to a case can allow a case to remain in State court, H913 [25FE]

——— prevent fraudulent joinder (H.R. 3624), H909, H913, H914, H915 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4909), H2733, H2734 [18MY]

——— evaluate different types of energy and purchase the most cost effective option, H2733, H2734 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5293), H3885, H3886 [15JN]

——— prohibit funding for climate change-related activities, H3885 [15JN]

——— prohibit partnering with private organizations to create or expand national heritage areas in southeast Colorado, H3886 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency and renewable energy, fossil energy research and development, and nuclear energy subsidies funding, H3071, H3072 [24MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement energy conservation efficiency regulations for certain household appliances, H3248 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for partnering with private organizations to create or expand national heritage areas in southeast Colorado, H4791, H4792 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5538), H4791, H4792 [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), consideration (H. Res. 609), H668 [10FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5055), H3071, H3072 [24MY], H3248 [25MY]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance security of Federal information systems (H.R. 4361), H4338 [6JY]

Federal employees: modify probationary periods relative to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service, H4338 [6JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5485), H4462, H4463 [6JY]

Holcomb, Riley: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E158• [10FE]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E408• [12AP]

IRS: prohibit funding for Commissioner’s salary until appointment of a new Commissioner, H4462, H4463 [6JY]

Law enforcement officers: make an attack on a police officer a hate crime (H.R. 4760), H2329 [12MY]

——— tribute to officers killed in the line of duty, H2329 [12MY]

National Police Week: observance, H2329 [12MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1404 [16MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, H1796 [18AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), E1045• [6JY]

Staff: tribute to volunteer office staff, E1122• [14JY]

Steiner, Nicole: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E157• [10FE]

Supreme Court: authorize Speaker Ryan to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House in the matter of U.S. v. Texas relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform (H. Res. 639), consideration (H. Res. 649), H1425 [17MR]

——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Texas relative to use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H1796 [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, E247•, E248• [29FE]

Women: importance of role of women in political and economic affairs, H1404 [16MR]

Yuma, CO: Yuma High School recipient of Inspire Colorado (organization) Eliza Prickell Routt Award for Outstanding Voter Registration Efforts, E1244• [12SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H889 [24FE]

Tributes

Austrian, Rob, E1584• [5DE]

Cavanagh, Jamison, E879• [10JN]

Cavanagh, Tanner, E879• [10JN]

Eismeier, Sydney, E852• [8JN]

Goodard, Carter, E878• [10JN]

Grieser, Karla L., E1327• [21SE]

Hallett, Jason, E777• [24MY]

Hoppe, Diane, E264• [2MR]

Houston, Bennett R., E247• [29FE]

Kratt, Adam, E858• [8JN]

Messmore, Victoria, E879• [10JN]

Mosimann, Monica, E1584• [5DE]

Neidig, Isabel O., E85• [1FE]

Plaia, Dominic, E879• [10JN]

Rice, Ronna, E30• [11JA]

Rivera, Alexandrea, E878• [10JN]

Rubio, Victoria, E878• [10JN]

Schulhoff, Anna, E878• [10JN]

Storch, Amber, E879• [10JN]

Vannest, Caleb, E879• [10JN]

Weigand, Megan, E878• [10JN]

Westerberg, Jake, E423• [12AP]