BARLETTA, LOU (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abie Abraham VA Clinic, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 609), H608 [23JA]

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 37), H300 [10JA] (see H.R. 4712), H10418 [21DE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H5180 [26JN]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H685 [24JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H300 [10JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H4995 [20JN]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H6521 [27JY]

Animals: establish a working group to determine ways to develop a domestic canine breeding network to produce high quality explosives detection canines (see H.R. 4577), H9708 [6DE]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H4821 [8JN]

——— prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see H.R. 4202), H9599 [1DE]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H7672 [2OC]

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

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 613), H1127 [13FE]

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), H1100 [9FE]

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), H6215 [24JY]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2353), H4649 [6JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 57), H686 [24JA]

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 1731), H2899 [26AP]

Congressional Office of Compliance: prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (see H.R. 4494), H9846 [12DE]

Courts: require impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death (see H.R. 4493), H9568 [30NO]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see H.R. 1865), H8033 [12OC]

——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see H.R. 2437), H8444 [2NO]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see H.R. 439), H390 [11JA]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 692), H685 [24JA]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 909), H1079 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H8595 [7NO]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 4101), H9255 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit any reduction in amount of per diem allowance for Armed Forces members or civilian employees based on duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel (see H.R. 2036), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 2482), H5180 [26JN]

——— improve service-connected disability determinations for purposes of loan discharge (see H.R. 2679), H4603 [25MY]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 949), H2848 [25AP]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 483), H469 [12JA]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 1485), H2898 [26AP]

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

——— disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (see H.J. Res. 43), H744 [30JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H2812 [20AP]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 2644), H7090 [6SE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1676), H2849 [25AP]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 2999), H7751 [3OC]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 3394), H8145 [24OC]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3770), H7637 [28SE]

——— require Office of Refugee Resettlement to obtain State approval before placing or resettling refugees in such States (see H.R. 546), H544 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: detain any unlawfully present alien who is arrested for certain criminal offenses (see H.R. 486), H469 [12JA]

——— establish the Insider Threat Program (see H.R. 666), H684 [24JA]

——— examine actions undertaken to combat vehicular terrorism (see H.R. 4227), H9433 [21NO]

——— facilitate removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (see H.R. 844), H975 [3FE]

——— 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. 174), H42 [3JA]

Dept. of HUD: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 614), H608 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 275), H609 [23JA]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1178), H9435 [24NO]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 377), H234 [9JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1002), H1124 [13FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal rule on metropolitan planning organizations coordination and planning area reform (see H.R. 1346), H1950 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans affected by school closures to continue receiving monthly stipends under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 1216), H1321 [24FE]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 2225), H7534 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H4611 [25MY]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H236 [9JA]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 512), H471 [12JA]

——— 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), H2185 [17MR]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 874), H1011 [6FE]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 2973), H5047 [21JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 4333), H8695 [9NO]

District of Columbia: disapprove law allowing physician-assisted suicide for certain adults diagnosed with a terminal disease (see H.J. Res. 27), H1127 [13FE]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5434 [11JY]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H8275 [27OC]

——— include certain controlled substance analogues under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use, regardless if intended for human consumption (see H.R. 1732), H2463 [27MR]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 3711), H7425 [14SE]

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), H1099 [9FE]

EPA: clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 2917), H4937 [15JN]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H747 [30JA]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 1119), H1297 [16FE]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H682 [24JA]

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), H4199 [15MY]

——— improve and clarify certain nutrition disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see H.R. 772), H818 [31JA]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 113), H747 [30JA]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (see H.R. 2101), H4995 [20JN]

——— 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]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 964), H8699 [9NO]

FEMA: ensure consideration of severe local impact when making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration (see H.R. 1665), H2898 [26AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H548 [13JA]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H4186 [8MY]

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. 82), H1465 [1MR]

Foreign countries: impose a fee for remittance transfers to certain foreign countries (see H.R. 1813), H2597 [30MR]

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), H4856 [12JN]

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]

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. 873), H5434 [11JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 916), H4702 [7JN]

Health: ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 1121), H2793 [6AP]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H8077 [23OC]

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

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H41 [3JA]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3003), H5180 [26JN]

——— end Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and children, and make mandatory and permanent requirements to use electronic employment eligibility verification system (see H.R. 4340), H9436 [24NO]

——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted annually (see H.R. 3775), H7589 [27SE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, and reduce asylum fraud (see H.R. 391), H473 [12JA]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2431), H5140 [23JN]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 3004), H5180 [26JN]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see H.R. 361), H392 [11JA]

——— require State ratification of a refugee plan before refugees may be initially placed or resettled in the State (see H.R. 4310), H9255 [14NO]

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), H819 [31JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H2812 [20AP]

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (see H.R. 678), H685 [24JA]

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), H5379 [29JN]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H7919 [10OC]

Iran: expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H5434 [11JY]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see H.R. 2856), H5435 [11JY]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H7487 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see H.R. 426), H298 [10JA]

——— provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental health and wellbeing of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2228), H7429 [18SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H747 [30JA]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7841 [4OC]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1155), H2812 [20AP]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H4360 [18MY]

——— 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), H4611 [25MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H2849 [25AP]

——— establish a system to educate individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize the enrollment process (see H.R. 2575), H7425 [14SE]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H7223 [11SE]

——— expand and revise classification of and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 750), H946 [2FE]

——— 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), H1183 [14FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H2943 [27AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 592), H560 [20JA]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1316), H4648 [6JN]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H2849 [25AP] (see H.R. 3730), H9710 [6DE]

——— remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see H.R. 2465), H6655 [5SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 807), H876 [1FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H2816 [24AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 314), H4178 [4MY]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H6514 [27JY]

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), H4821 [8JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H94 [4JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H549 [13JA]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H7841 [4OC]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H8598 [7NO]

——— ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 2823), H5140 [23JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 354), H193 [6JA]

Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building, Canonsburg, PA: designate (see H.R. 1950), H2752 [5AP]

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), H690 [24JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H609 [23JA]

——— 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), H5180 [26JN]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H4360 [18MY]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 387), H946 [2FE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1651), H2849 [25AP]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H2898 [26AP]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H2849 [25AP]

Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center, Butler, PA: designate (see H.R. 2210), H3069 [2MY]

Small business: improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (see H.R. 1101), H2151 [16MR]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5434 [11JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H2848 [25AP]

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]

Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building, Wyncote, PA: designate (see H.R. 2873), H4853 [12JN]

Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office, Liberty, PA: designate (see H.R. 1858), H2628 [3AP]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2193), H2940 [27AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5434 [11JY]

Susquehanna National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2991), H5886 [14JY]

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3395), H6618 [25AU]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 176), H43 [3JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2092), H4611 [25MY]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 795), H6147 [20JY]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1550), H2082 [15MR]

——— index gas and diesel tax and rebuild roads, bridges, and transit systems (see H.R. 1664), H2371 [23MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 2310), H3322 [3MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1393 [28FE]

——— provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see H.R. 960), H2241 [20MR]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3009), H5108 [22JN]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H4821 [8JN]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1267), H4611 [25MY]

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), H545 [13JA]

U.N.: disapprove U.N. General Assembly resolution on U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel (see H. Res. 671), H10430 [29DE]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H2848 [25AP]

Volunteer workers: provide for liability protection for volunteer organizations or entities (see H.R. 2432), H4221 [16MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H5434 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2240 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3006), H5108 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (see H.R. 642), H683 [24JA]

——— require inventory of all facilities certified to host infrastructure or systems classified above the Secret level (see H.R. 2443), H4221 [16MY]

FEMA: conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public disaster assistance for certain projects (see H.R. 1214), H1321 [24FE]

——— improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 4460), H9467 [28NO]

——— reauthorize programs and activities (see H.R. 2548), H4388 [19MY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 83), H40 [3JA]

——— criminalize overstaying a visa (see H.R. 643), H683 [24JA]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 1010), H1124 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1991), H2784 [6AP]

Taxation: require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.R. 1671), H2348 [22MR] (see H.R. 2581), H4423 [22MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (H.R. 3006), H5110 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (H.R. 642), H687 [24JA]

——— require inventory of all facilities certified to host infrastructure or systems classified above the Secret level (H.R. 2443), H4223 [16MY]

FEMA: conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public disaster assistance for certain projects (H.R. 1214), H1321 [24FE]

——— improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4460), H9468 [28NO]

——— reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2548), H4389 [19MY]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 83), H49 [3JA]

——— criminalize overstaying a visa (H.R. 643), H687 [24JA]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 1010), H1126 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1991), H2790 [6AP]

Taxation: require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 1671), H2349 [22MR]

——— require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 2581), H4424 [22MY]

Letters

Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2451 [27MR]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2451 [27MR]

Verify First Act: Anne Manetas, NumbersUSA (organization), H4878 [13JN]

——— Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), H4878 [13JN]

Remarks

Building Safety Month: observance, E575• [1MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 69), H6644 [5SE]

Carlisle, PA: tribute to Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, E1618• [29NO]

DeAngelo, Neal A.: Greater Hazleton, PA, Area Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E625• [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (H.R. 642), H780 [31JA]

——— require inventory of all facilities certified to host infrastructure or systems classified above the Secret level (H.R. 2443), H7246, H7247 [12SE]

——— study circumstances which may impact the effectiveness and availability of first responders before, during, or after a terrorist threat or event (H.R. 58), H772, H775 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Keystone Job Corps Center in Drums, PA, E1147• [25AU]

Disasters: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, H10390 [21DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), H10390 [21DE]

FEMA: amend statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments (H.R. 1678), H3023, H3024 [2MY]

——— carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone (H.R. 654), H2450, H2451, H2452 [27MR]

——— conduct a program to use simplified procedures to issue public disaster assistance for certain projects (H.R. 1214), H2449, H2450 [27MR]

——— ensure consideration of severe local impact when making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration (H.R. 1665), H3019, H3020, H3022 [2MY]

——— ensure efforts to modernize grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency (H.R. 1679), H3022, H3023 [2MY]

——— submit a report on certain plans relative to assistance to applicants and grantees during response to an emergency or disaster (H.R. 1117), H2448, H2449 [27MR]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: designate (H.R. 375), H1547 [7MR]

Hazleton, PA: anniversary of St. Joseph of Maramures Romanian Orthodox Church, E1334• [5OC]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3003), H5336 [29JN]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (H.R. 3004), H5336 [29JN]

Javier Vega, Jr., Border Patrol Checkpoint, Sarita, TX: designate (S. 1617), H7900 [10OC]

Luzerne County Community College: anniversary, E1335• [5OC]

Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 1174), H1550 [7MR]

Shavertown, PA: tribute to Shavertown Volunteer Fire Dept., Medal of Valor recipients, E1379• [16OC]

Shippensburg University: tribute to women’s field hockey team, E1648• [4DE]

Sugar Notch, PA: anniversary, E1146• [25AU]

Taxation: require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 2581), H4877, H4878 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, H7615• [28SE], E321• [13MR]

Statements

Verify First Act: Executive Office of the President, H4878 [13JN]

Tributes

DeVoe, Dennis, E347• [20MR]

Dudrick, Stanley, E1016• [19JY]

Ely, Don, E412• [29MR]

Green, Ed, E992• [14JY]

Koziel, Paul, E1145• [25AU]

Rapp, William E., E1047• [25JY]

Tarone, L.A., E911• [27JN]