NUGENT, RICHARD B. (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see H.R. 4336), H1464 [17MR]
Armed Forces: increase maximum reimbursement amount authorized for travel expenses incurred by certain members of the Reserves to attend inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances (see H.R. 4424), H431 [1FE]
——— recognize importance of land forces, revise end-strength levels for such forces, and specify new permanent active duty end-strength minimum levels (see H.R. 4534), H773 [11FE]
Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 571), H332 [12JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 590), H5163 [7SE]
Corps of Engineers: expedite completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike in Florida (see H.R. 4667), H1681 [13AP]
Cuba: provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance (see H.R. 4247), H3665 [9JN]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 5351), H5437 [13SE]
Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to provide payments to communities in which a nuclear powerplant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel on-site is located (see H.R. 5632), H6109 [28SE]
Dept. of HHS: expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 3381), H2845 [18MY]
——— prohibit use of military bases to temporarily house unaccompanied illegal alien children (see H.R. 4537), H774 [11FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program (see H.R. 5859), H5009 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 228), H432 [1FE]
——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 5035), H1922 [21AP]
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), H2845 [18MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to veterans (see H.R. 5600), H5712 [20SE]
——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4764), H1418 [16MR]
——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 3884), H3297 [26MY]
——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see H.R. 1331), H1802 [18AP]
——— 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]
——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H4171 [22JN]
Disasters: improve mitigation programs by providing incentives for adoption and active enforcement of State building codes (see H.R. 5177), H6108 [28SE]
Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 4365), H1853 [19AP]
Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 194), H2428 [16MY]
Farm Credit System: anniversary (see H. Res. 591), H5018 [14JY]
Federal aid programs: provide for a one-time supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4140), H592 [4FE]
Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5999), H6109 [28SE]
House Rules: amend to exclude existing or proposed Corps of Engineers water resources development projects from the definition of earmark (see H. Res. 813), H5018 [14JY]
Iran: secure authority of State and local governments to adopt and enforce measures restricting investment in business enterprises in Iran (see H.R. 4448), H2155 [3MY]
Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 4514), H5437 [13SE]
Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3722), H1766 [15AP]
Medicare: expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H2962 [23MY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1608), H1853 [19AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve end-of-life care and advanced illness management (see H.R. 5555), H5023 [18JY]
Military Retiree Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H3969 [16JN]
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), H816 [12FE]
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), H6109 [28SE]
Obama, President: condemn and censure for disregarding legislative powers of Congress relative to Executive actions impacting gun sales and possession (see H. Res. 582), H434 [1FE]
Orlando, FL: condemn shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and their families and friends, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see H. Res. 827), H4926 [13JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H3503 [7JN]
Pesticides: amend laws relative to authorized uses of methyl bromide (see H.R. 3710), H5016 [14JY]
Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 4177), H433 [1FE]
——— prohibit Federal officeholders from directly soliciting political contributions (see H.R. 4443), H566 [3FE]
Private First Class Felton Roger Fussell Memorial Post Office, Elfers, FL: designate (see H.R. 3953), H365 [13JA]
Sergeant First Class William ‘Kelly’ Lacey Post Office, Laurel Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 4987), H1801 [18AP]
Sneddon, David: investigate disappearance of U.S. citizen in China (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5018 [14JY] (see H. Res. 891), H5913 [26SE]
Tariff: provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 4065), H5016 [14JY]
Taxation: temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 3957), H3564 [8JN]
U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 4559), H6108 [28SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see H.R. 4818), H6240 [15NO]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2737), H1766 [15AP]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Merchant Marine of World War II (see H.R. 2992), H3095 [24MY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3929), H1636 [12AP]
Remarks
Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of firefighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 2755), H2164, H2165 [10MY], H2326 [12MY]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers killed in the line of duty, H2326 [12MY]
National Police Week: observance, H2326 [12MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4274 [5JY]