NOEM, KRISTI L. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5293), H3868 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 4828), H4468 [6JY]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 4924), H1738 [14AP]

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

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 4730), H2215 [10MY]

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: revise the crime of sexual assault under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include committing a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person (see H.R. 4864), H1582 [23MR]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H5867 [22SE]

Aviation: include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking (see H.R. 4430), H819 [12FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 85), H1496 [21MR]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: call for revocation of security clearances, denial of access to classified information, and denial of access to classified information by certain colleagues (see H.R. 5697), H4816 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 5351), H5225 [8SE]

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

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

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see H.R. 3691), H2215 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking (see H.R. 5061), H4181 [24JN]

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), H3665 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct Community Development Financial Institution Fund to perform outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved communities (see H.R. 6213), H6099 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H5225 [8SE]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H4660 [11JY]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H1803 [18AP]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see H.R. 2566), H5225 [8SE]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H5338 [12SE]

Federal employees: revoke the security clearance of any employee or official who has exercised extreme carelessness in the handling of classified information (see H.R. 5697), H4816 [12JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1635 [12AP]

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), H4276 [5JY]

Government: restore authority of the American people and the separation of powers (see H. Res. 613), H819 [12FE]

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), H1346 [14MR]

Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see H.R. 5447), H3915 [15JN]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see H.R. 2911), H3704 [10JN]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 1199), H2160 [6MY]

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), H6002 [27SE]

——— 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), H1496 [21MR]

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

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

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 1475), H855 [23FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 612), H567 [3FE] (see H.R. 3222), H4187 [28JN]

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

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 5506), H4928 [13JY]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see H.R. 2799), H4550 [7JY]

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

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1453), H4467 [6JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 775), H4549 [7JY]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling (see H. Res. 831), H7577 [12DE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 850), H5223 [8SE]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H2845 [18MY]

OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (see H.R. 5213), H2881 [19MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 769), H2700 [17MY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: exclude receipts and disbursements from the Federal budget (see H.R. 4955), H2387 [13MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H5867 [22SE]

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), H3665 [9JN]

Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H2160 [6MY]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans to donor-advised funds (see H.R. 4907), H2283 [11MY]

——— expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5335), H3265 [25MY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see H.R. 5171), H3754 [13JN]

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see H.R. 3846), H4277 [5JY]

——— make certain contract research eligible for the research credit (see H.R. 2481), H2342 [12MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1853 [19AP]

——— oppose President Obama’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1898 [20AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 4626), H1737 [14AP]

——— permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purpose of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 3209), H651 [9FE]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 5452), H3704 [10JN]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1643), H4550 [7JY]

——— 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), H4468 [6JY]

——— provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 5082), H6108 [28SE]

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]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H5644 [19SE]

——— 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), H3297 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: reform administration of wetland determinations (see H.R. 5605), H4186 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: implement a mandatory random drug testing program for certain employees of the Indian Health Service (see H.R. 5437), H3663 [9JN]

——— improve access to tribal health care through Indian Health Service workforce and funding allocation reforms (see H.R. 5406), H3563 [8JN]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (see H.R. 6029), H5500 [14SE]

Native Americans: repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (see H.R. 6028), H5500 [14SE]

South Dakota: provide for exchange of certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5871), H5009 [14JY]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see H.R. 5240), H2385 [13MY]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 5332), H3264 [25MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: reform administration of wetland determinations (H.R. 5605), H4187 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: implement a mandatory random drug testing program for certain employees of the Indian Health Service (H.R. 5437), H3664 [9JN]

——— improve access to tribal health care through Indian Health Service workforce and funding allocation reforms (H.R. 5406), H3564 [8JN]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (H.R. 6029), H5501 [14SE]

Native Americans: repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (H.R. 6028), H5501 [14SE]

South Dakota: provide for exchange of certain National Forest System lands (H.R. 5871), H5014 [14JY]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (H.R. 5240), H2386 [13MY]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (H.R. 5332), H3265 [25MY]

Remarks

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (H.R. 2908), H1978 [26AP]

BLM: transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery (H.R. 3839), H5074 [6SE]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (S. 3395), H7160 [5DE]

IRS: prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (H.R. 3724), H1900, H1901, H1905 [21AP]

——— prohibit use of funds to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution (H.R. 4903), H1827, H1829 [19AP]

——— provide printed copies of Publication 17, ‘‘Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals),’’ to all taxpayers free of charge (H. Res. 673), H1825, H1826, H1827 [19AP]

Votes: position on missed, E419• [12AP]

Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (H.R. 5332), H6191 [15NO]