AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7358 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H743 [30JA]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H6147 [20JY]

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. 620), H7842 [4OC]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H5140 [23JN]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 60), H39 [3JA]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1243), H4944 [16JN]

Bearss, Edwin C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1225), H7424 [14SE]

Birds: provide for the protection and recovery of the greater sage grouse by facilitating State recovery plans (see H.R. 527), H543 [13JA]

BLM: disapprove rule on resource management planning (see H.J. Res. 44), H745 [30JA]

——— enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management (see H.R. 1873), H3069 [2MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H821 [31JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 660), H683 [24JA]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 115), H2848 [25AP]

Capitol Police Board: make payments from the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund to Capitol Police employees who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (see H.R. 3298), H6147 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H4611 [25MY]

Copyrights: establish database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings to help entities that wish to publicly perform such works and recordings to identify and compensate the rights owners (see H.R. 3350), H9570 [30NO]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 1045), H1183 [14FE]

Credit: provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 2226), H2970 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 4101), H8296 [31OC]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1046), H7843 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: declassify certain documents related to incidents in which members of the Armed Forces were exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3327), H8033 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1528), H6467 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see H.R. 931), H1081 [7FE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H5379 [29JN]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 548), H9710 [6DE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3770), H9599 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate roles of Loretta E. Lynch and James B. Comey, Jr., in matters relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Trump’s campaign and administration (see H. Res. 477), H6466 [26JY]

——— improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 3531), H6572 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (see H.J. Res. 38), H743 [30JA]

——— enhance and support mining and mineral engineering programs by funding activities at mining schools (see H.R. 2053), H2787 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 1096), H2021 [9MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify criteria for selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service Development Program (see H.R. 973), H2350 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities, improve care for women and inspections, and evaluate Veterans Health Administration organizational structure (see H.R. 3874), H7635 [28SE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H946 [2FE]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 411), H1949 [8MR]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 1993), H4571 [24MY]

——— improve appeals process (see H.R. 457), H1317 [21FE]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 902), H1465 [1MR]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 1133), H1298 [16FE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 846), H2021 [9MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 2862), H4818 [8JN]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 2939), H4992 [20JN]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H2628 [3AP]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 1179), H1301 [16FE]

——— disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H1538 [6MR]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1315), H1527 [2MR]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H473 [12JA]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H7974 [11OC]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products and provide for regulation of vapor product batteries and vapor products (see H.R. 1136), H2021 [9MR]

FEC: reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see H.R. 2034), H2786 [6AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 26), H98 [4JA]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 389), H8295 [31OC]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H38 [3JA]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H1127 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 61), H945 [2FE]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4703 [7JN]

Forests: reduce risk posed by wildfires to communities and the most at-risk federally owned forests (see H.R. 4208), H8384 [1NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H37 [3JA]

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. 8), H194 [6JA]

Health: improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved individuals by breaking down barriers to care (see H.R. 2422), H4623 [2JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H2598 [30MR]

House of Representatives: express commitment to conservative environmental stewardship (see H. Res. 195), H2059 [13MR]

House Rules: amend relative to budget-related points of order (see H. Res. 47), H471 [12JA]

Hydroelectric power: provide for operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System that allows certain Snake River dams to continue to operate while also protecting salmon runs (see H.R. 3144), H8272 [26OC]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 1468), H2018 [9MR]

——— 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. 400), H297 [10JA]

——— eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H2793 [6AP]

——— establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 2577), H4389 [19MY]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 281), H946 [2FE]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: discontinue process of consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal to reduce growth rate of Medicare spending (see H.J. Res. 51), H5387 [6JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H2793 [6AP]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see H.R. 1697), H6520 [27JY]

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H4571 [24MY]

——— expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H4821 [8JN]

Israel: support bilateral peace talks with Palestinians and oppose U.N. Security Council resolution on settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution (see H. Res. 11), H184 [5JA]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H6300 [25JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn intercontinental ballistic missile development, urge South Korean countering of such threat, and support U.S. sanctions and international pressure to abandon missile programs (see H. Res. 92), H1186 [14FE]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 2106), H2811 [20AP]

Law enforcement: terminate law enforcement functions of the Forest Service and the BLM and provide block grants to States for the enforcement of Federal law on Federal land under the jurisdiction of these agencies (see H.R. 622), H682 [24JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see H.R. 1454), H2054 [10MR]

Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1421), H5978 [18JY]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1298), H4995 [20JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H6214 [24JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H4821 [8JN]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 4143), H9710 [6DE]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H2185 [17MR]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H1246 [15FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H4390 [19MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H4855 [12JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H4225 [16MY] (see H.R. 3730), H7222 [11SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H4180 [4MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H8076 [23OC]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2589), H5296 [28JN]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1235), H2151 [16MR]

NASA: provide for continuing cooperation with Israel Space Agency (see H.R. 1159), H1532 [2MR]

National parks and recreation areas: broaden an exemption to minimum wage and maximum hours provisions for certain seasonal workers in national parks and forests (see H.R. 2771), H4622 [2JN]

Nevada: facilitate pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, modify boundaries of certain wilderness areas, and fully implement White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act (see H.R. 2374), H4177 [4MY]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1722), H4995 [20JN]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1444), H7843 [4OC]

Palestinian Authority: condition foreign aid on steps to end violence and terrorism against U.S. and Israeli citizens, condemn and investigate such acts, and terminate payments to those imprisoned or who died for such acts (see H.R. 1164), H6467 [26JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1341), H1528 [2MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H2445 [24MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H2151 [16MR]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1057), H4191 [11MY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H2151 [16MR]

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. 3333), H6144 [20JY]

Rankin, Jeannette: tribute (see H. Res. 249), H4360 [18MY]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H392 [11JA]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 825), H944 [2FE]

SSA: disapprove rule on implementation of legislation improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits (see H.J. Res. 40), H744 [30JA]

——— prohibit employees from receiving continued Federal retirement benefits if they are convicted of a felony as it relates to their official job duties (see H.R. 3097), H5380 [29JN]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2193), H4856 [12JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 488), H470 [12JA]

——— enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 3632), H7589 [27SE]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1626), H6520 [27JY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see H.R. 4118), H8224 [25OC]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1465 [1MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1200), H1312 [17FE]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1204), H8076 [23OC]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H2084 [15MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H43 [3JA]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 564), H1186 [14FE]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 2987), H8033 [12OC]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H1087 [7FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1087 [7FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1818), H9901 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 877), H1011 [6FE]

BLM: promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, NV (see H.R. 1107), H1297 [16FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide for certain cost allocations for the Boca Reservoir Dam, Truckee River Storage Project in California (see H.R. 3803), H7429 [18SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (see H.R. 1106), H1297 [16FE]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see H.R. 1330), H1528 [2MR]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (see H.R. 2101), H2807 [17AP]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 520), H543 [13JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 243), H94 [4JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see H.R. 521), H543 [13JA]

Postal Service: modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 166), H1530 [2MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (H.R. 877), H1012 [6FE]

BLM: promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, NV (H.R. 1107), H1303 [16FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide for certain cost allocations for the Boca Reservoir Dam, Truckee River Storage Project in California (H.R. 3803), H7429 [18SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (H.R. 1106), H1303 [16FE]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (H.R. 1330), H1531 [2MR]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (H.R. 2101), H2808 [17AP]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 520), H546 [13JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (H.R. 243), H96 [4JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (H.R. 521), H546 [13JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6848• [6SE], H7358, H7359 [13SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: replace the Director with a 5-person commission, H6848• [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H6848• [6SE], H7358, H7359 [13SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6848• [6SE], H7358, H7359 [13SE]

National Credit Union Administration: prohibit funding to subject to appropriations process, H7358, H7359 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H9585 [1DE]

Tributes

Byers, Joshua T., H2904 [27AP]