BILIRAKIS, GUS M. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7072 [6SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2810, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8012 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H4312 [17MY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 644), H683 [24JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 4660), H9940 [14DE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 147), H301 [10JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H542 [13JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H3068 [2MY]

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H5433 [11JY]

American Health Care Act: apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 2192), H2939 [27AP]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H4356 [18MY]

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), H7217 [8SE]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Res. 401), H7673 [2OC]

Argentina: support investigation of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Res. 201), H4505 [23MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish 50th Anniversary Apollo I Memorial (see H.R. 703), H701 [27JA]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2166), H9901 [13DE]

Borinqueneers Post Office Building, Kissimmee, FL: designate (see H.R. 4042), H8030 [12OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H5760 [12JY]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 468), H978 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: disapprove rule on Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Water Control Master Manual (see H.J. Res. 77), H1301 [16FE]

——— expedite completion of reports for projects included in comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see H.R. 2415), H4189 [11MY]

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), H6581 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: include veterans in military adaptive sports program (see H.R. 4347), H8696 [9NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see H.R. 4684), H10246 [19DE]

——— disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (see H.J. Res. 39, 43), H744 [30JA]

——— establish Military Trauma Team Placement Program and Military Trauma Care Provider Placement Program (see H.R. 880), H5296 [28JN]

——— establish National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (see H.R. 3826), H7589 [27SE]

——— establish National Clinical Care Commission to support individuals with complex metabolic or autoimmune diseases, diseases resulting from insulin deficiency or resistance, or complications from such diseases (see H.R. 309), H179 [5JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H8076 [23OC]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 548), H3325 [3MY]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3767), H7751 [3OC]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see H.R. 1539), H4939 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (see H.R. 2152), H7314 [12SE]

Dept. of Labor: remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for purposes of exemptions from Federal overtime rules (see H.R. 2515), H4623 [2JN]

Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 1911), H2751 [5AP]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 380), H703 [27JA]

Dept. of Transportation: provide information on highly automated driving systems to prospective buyers (see H.R. 3388), H6655 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2601), H4503 [23MY]

——— carry out a grant program to provide Veteran Student Centers at institutions of higher education to assist veterans in the pursuit of higher education (see H.R. 3272), H5920 [17JY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2327), H4856 [12JN]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 1181), H2021 [9MR]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H195 [6JA]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 2652), H10421 [21DE]

——— eliminate sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 369), H2021 [9MR]

——— establish a commission to make recommendations on modernization or realignment of health facilities, improve construction and management leases, and amend and fund the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 4243), H8523 [6NO]

——— establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program (see H.R. 4242), H8495 [3NO]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see H.R. 1472), H2018 [9MR]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 1212), H2151 [16MR]

——— make certain improvements in laws (see H.R. 3218), H5830 [13JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 1259), H1392 [28FE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see H.R. 2288), H3066 [2MY]

Diseases and disorders: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1409), H4312 [17MY]

District of Columbia: condemn violence against peaceful protesters outside Turkish Ambassador’s residence and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future (see H. Res. 354), H4649 [6JN]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see H.R. 304), H179 [5JA]

——— promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see H.R. 2641), H6581 [28JY]

Education: encourage more Holocaust education in school curricula (see H. Res. 276), H2846 [25AP]

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), H4702 [7JN]

EPA: 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]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see H. Res. 128), H6044 [19JY]

European Union: urge designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and encourage cross-border cooperation, issue arrest warrants, freeze assets, and prohibit fundraising to increase pressure on Hezbollah (see H. Res. 359), H4606 [25MY]

Evers-Williams, Myrlie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2130), H4648 [6JN]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 911), H5760 [12JY]

——— modify the Passenger Facility Charge Program (see H.R. 1265), H4225 [16MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see H.J. Res. 86), H1948 [8MR]

——— ensure Internet openness, prohibit blocking of content, services, and devices and impairment of Internet traffic, limit authority to preempt State law, and consider Internet service to be an information service (see H.R. 4682), H10245 [19DE]

FDA: clarify intended use of drugs and devices (see H.R. 1703), H4622 [2JN]

——— establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers (see H.R. 1231), H4312 [17MY]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2334), H3323 [3MY]

——— 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), H2465 [27MR]

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]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H6580 [28JY]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 2133), H6630 [29AU]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H98 [4JA]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 1422), H4360 [18MY]

Freedom of religion: improve U.S. ability to advance religious freedom globally and appoint new Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and Special Advisor for International Religious Freedom (see H. Res. 319), H4821 [8JN]

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

Genocide: draw upon relevant lessons of past genocides to help prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups (see H. Res. 220), H2349 [22MR]

Global Partnership for Education (organization): support U.S. role in promoting children’s access to quality education (see H. Res. 466), H9378 [15NO]

Great Britain: encourage return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3067 [2MY]

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), H1297 [16FE]

——— improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved individuals by breaking down barriers to care (see H.R. 2422), H5296 [28JN]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H4313 [17MY]

——— protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 302), H179 [5JA]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H7919 [10OC]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 392), H6043 [19JY]

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), H2630 [3AP]

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), H6147 [20JY]

Internet: protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites and direct the FTC to simplify its complaint reporting system and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 2495), H9710 [6DE]

Iran: condemn 1988 massacre of political prisoners and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 188), H2974 [28AP]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 274), H9941 [14DE]

——— expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2756 [5AP]

——— prohibit military assistance to countries that engage in arms transfers and activities with Iran (see H.R. 4498), H9568 [30NO]

Israel: affirm benefits of U.S.-Israel economic relationship, include science and technology innovation in continued cooperation, and encourage expansion of economic dialogue (see H. Res. 218), H2465 [27MR]

——— recognize and affirm historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, commend access of all faiths to holy sites there, and condemn UNESCO efforts to delegitimize that connection (see H. Res. 570), H8031 [12OC]

——— 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), H7487 [25SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H6214 [24JY] (see H.R. 2723), H4605 [25MY]

Law enforcement: direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (see H.R. 1744), H2463 [27MR]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see H. Res. 185), H5050 [21JN]

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

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H7637 [28SE]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 908), H8699 [9NO]

——— ensure providers of services receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 4215), H8385 [1NO]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 4006), H10247 [19DE]

——— establish a system to educate individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize the enrollment process (see H.R. 2575), H8144 [24OC]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H1299 [16FE]

——— extend independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see H.R. 3263), H8033 [12OC]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H8699 [9NO]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1838), H9179 [13NO]

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

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2050), H2787 [6AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H4312 [17MY]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 1156), H3325 [3MY]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 3271), H6581 [28JY]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria and accountability for perpetrators of these crimes (see H.R. 390), H297 [10JA]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1235), H4312 [17MY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 976), H1127 [13FE]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 213), H2287 [21MR]

NATO: urge member countries to meet or exceed their gross domestic product percentage commitment to defense spending (see H. Res. 135), H2517 [28MR]

Nicaragua: oppose loans at international financial institutions unless effective steps are taken to hold free, fair, and transparent elections (see H.R. 1918), H2751 [5AP]

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), H4504 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 175), H42 [3JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H94 [4JA]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H9433 [21NO]

Pharmaceuticals: increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (see H.R. 749), H743 [30JA]

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]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H10181 [18DE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H690 [24JA]

——— 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), H5833 [13JY]

——— restore pre-existing service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 31), H879 [1FE]

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), H7637 [28SE]

——— report to Congress on effects on public health of increased rate of use of synthetic drugs (see H.R. 449), H1356 [27FE]

Religion: condemn persecution of Christians around the world (see H. Res. 407), H5234 [27JN]

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2918), H5297 [28JN]

Robert H. Jenkins, Jr., Post Office, Interlachen, FL: designate (see H.R. 3893), H7635 [28SE]

Russia: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 463), H690 [24JA]

Rutledge Pearson Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 3638), H6584 [1AU]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 754), H1186 [14FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 19), H2596 [30MR]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1171), H1300 [16FE]

——— exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 3934), H7749 [3OC]

——— provide States with option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 3325), H6521 [27JY]

SSA: 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]

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, and hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes (see H.R. 1677), H4191 [11MY]

Taiwan: encourage negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement (see H. Res. 271), H6044 [19JY]

——— encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H5833 [13JY]

Tariff: provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 2369), H5760 [12JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 1734), H2463 [27MR]

——— clarify certain rules relative to veteran health insurance and codify veteran eligibility for premium tax credit (see H.R. 2372), H4177 [4MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1393), H2898 [26AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1098), H1596 [7MR]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 198), H549 [13JA]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H37 [3JA]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see H.R. 112), H40 [3JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H98 [4JA]

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. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution and affirm U.S. commitment to Israel (see H. Res. 14), H46 [3JA]

——— ensure accountability, promote reform, and limit anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias (see H.R. 2232), H2970 [28AP]

——— withhold assessed or voluntary contributions until U.N. Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements is rescinded or withdrawn (see H.R. 769), H1087 [7FE]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H4224 [16MY]

Ukraine: contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression and assist democratic transition (see H.R. 830), H944 [2FE]

——— encourage U.S.-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report on such cooperation (see H.R. 1997), H3069 [2MY]

Venezuela: express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, urge release of political prisoners, and call for respect of constitutional and democratic processes (see H. Res. 259), H2788 [6AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1329), H4225 [16MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: presume those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of Vietnam have been exposed to Agent Orange and should be eligible for all benefits under the Agent Orange Act (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2899 [26AP]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H9570 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoners, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2765), H4618 [30MY]

Aviation: provide for third-party testing of airport security screening technology (see H.R. 4561), H9708 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 936), H1081 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1222), H1354 [27FE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (see H.R. 3926), H7749 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 1129), H1298 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3335), H6144 [20JY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 1749), H2515 [28MR]

——— improve information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1994), H2784 [6AP]

——— improve organization and ensure accuracy of health care data (see H.R. 1771), H2557 [29MR]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see H.R. 1223), H1354 [27FE]

FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 437), H390 [11JA]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 879), H1011 [6FE]

GAO: evaluate extent to which Medicare and Medicaid provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired (see H.R. 3457), H6514 [27JY]

Health: increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse (see H.R. 3245), H5884 [14JY]

Medicaid: provide States with flexibility to provide care coordination for the most vulnerable through managed care (see H.R. 1389), H1592 [7MR]

Medicare: support current system for prescription drug coverage and discourage any change in benefits under the American Health Care Act (see H. Res. 215), H2287 [21MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: establish Advisory Council on Improving Mobility for Underserved Populations and Senior Citizens (see H.R. 3413), H6465 [26JY]

OPM: provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions (see H.R. 4430), H9424 [16NO]

Social Security: allow for blending of risk pools of children’s health insurance buy-in programs with risk pools of State child health plans under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3927), H7749 [3OC]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2263), H3002 [1MY]

Taxation: deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (see H.R. 1041), H1183 [14FE]

——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2836), H4817 [8JN]

——— provide a reduced excise tax rate for portable electronically-aerated bait containers (see H.R. 2183), H2939 [27AP]

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), H179 [5JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoners, missing, or unaccounted for (H.R. 2765), H4618 [30MY]

Aviation: provide for third-party testing of airport security screening technology (H.R. 4561), H9709 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (H.R. 936), H1085 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (H.R. 1222), H1355 [27FE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers (H.R. 3926), H7750 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (H.R. 1129), H1304 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 3335), H6146 [20JY]

——— establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (H.R. 1749), H2516 [28MR]

——— improve information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 1994), H2790 [6AP]

——— improve organization and ensure accuracy of health care data (H.R. 1771), H2559 [29MR]

FDA: extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (H.R. 1223), H1355 [27FE]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 879), H1012 [6FE]

GAO: evaluate extent to which Medicare and Medicaid provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired (H.R. 3457), H6518 [27JY]

Health: increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse (H.R. 3245), H5885 [14JY]

Medicaid: provide States with flexibility to provide care coordination for the most vulnerable through managed care (H.R. 1389), H1594 [7MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: establish Advisory Council on Improving Mobility for Underserved Populations and Senior Citizens (H.R. 3413), H6466 [26JY]

OPM: provide temporary direct hire authority for certain emergency response positions (H.R. 4430), H9426 [16NO]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (H.R. 2263), H3003 [1MY]

——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (H.R. 2836), H4819 [8JN]

——— provide a reduced excise tax rate for portable electronically-aerated bait containers (H.R. 2183), H2941 [27AP]

Letters

U.S. Policy on Turkey: Nick Larigakis, American Hellenic Institute, E611• [4MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H565 [23JA], H1400 [1MR]

Remarks

Alexandria, VA: condemn shootings at congressional baseball game practice, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend first responders, H4923 [15JN]

American Diabetes Month: observance, H8667 [9NO]

American Health Care Act: apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (H.R. 2192), H4141 [4MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H7073 [6SE], E1173• [7SE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (H.R. 115), consideration (H. Res. 323), H4240 [17MY]

Columbus, OH: designate Veterans Memorial and Museum as National Veterans Memorial and Museum (H.R. 1900), H8554, H8555, H8556 [7NO]

Crime: tribute to efforts to combat human trafficking, H1021 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 3922), H8460 [3NO]

——— National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System funding, E1173• [7SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (S. 652), H7697 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H7073 [6SE]

——— Visa Security Program funding, H7073 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: include an additional permissible use of grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 2480), H5773 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), H1109, H1110, H1111 [13FE]

——— train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (H.R. 2664), H5773 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7073 [6SE], E1173• [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide information on highly automated driving systems to prospective buyers (H.R. 3388), H6674 [6SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans who live a certain distance from a VA organ transplant center to receive care at certain non-departmental facilities (H.R. 2601), H8558, H8559, H8560 [7NO]

——— apply certain penalties to bad employees and ensure appropriate due process protections for whistleblowers (S. 1094), H4892 [13JN]

——— designate State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of educational assistance programs (H.R. 3949), H8562, H8563 [7NO]

——— ensure individuals may access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the individual under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3634), H8560, H8561 [7NO]

——— ensure that each medical facility complies with veterans’ health care appointments scheduling requirements and improve uniform application of directives (H.R. 467), H4467 [23MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 3819), H7469, H7471, H7472 [25SE]

——— furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care (H.R. 918), H8550, H8551, H8553 [7NO]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (H.R. 974), H1111, H1112 [13FE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (H.R. 2123), H8556, H8557, H8558 [7NO]

——— improve access to health care, employment, and education services, H111 [5JA]

——— improve information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration, H6167 [24JY]

——— improve organization and ensure accuracy of health care data (H.R. 1771), H2639 [4AP]

——— make certain improvements in laws (H.R. 3218), H6167 [24JY]

——— modify termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, eliminate requirement to act as secondary payer for care, and disclose certain medical records to non-departmental health care providers (S. 544), H2723 [5AP]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (H.R. 512), H1108 [13FE]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1259), H2118 [16MR]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (H.R. 1133), H8553, H8554 [7NO]

——— require use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities (H.R. 3705), H8561, H8562 [7NO]

——— study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4173), H8563, H8564, H8566 [7NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, E1173• [7SE]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H4823 [12JN], H9380 [16NO]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H2819 [25AP]

FDA: establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers, H5480 [12JY]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, H1256 [16FE]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (H.R. 2430), H5480 [12JY]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program, H565 [23JA]

Florida: tribute to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, E1056• [26JY]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H4203 [16MY]

Health: increase civil money penalties and criminal fines for Federal health care program fraud and abuse (H.R. 3245), H5925 [18JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1545 [7MR]

Human rights: prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the U.S., E1734• [20DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Irma, H7928 [11OC]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal (H.R. 849), H8418 [2NO]

International Human Rights Month: observance, H9572 [1DE]

Manufacturing Day: observance, H7762 [4OC]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, H9380 [16NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: establish Advisory Council on Improving Mobility for Underserved Populations and Senior Citizens, H6674 [6SE]

National Police Week: observance, H4203 [16MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H5307 [29JN]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H3079 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H247 [10JA]

——— repeal, H247 [10JA]

Pharmaceuticals: increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (H.R. 749), H1401 [1MR]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H8460 [3NO]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1298• [2OC]

Tampa, FL: tribute to joint task force formed by county and city officials to combat and prevent human trafficking, H5773 [13JY]

Tarpon Springs, FL: anniversary of Rose Historical Cemetery, H5057 [22JN]

Taxation: clarify certain rules relative to veteran health insurance and codify veteran eligibility for premium tax credit (H.R. 2372), H4927 [15JN]

——— provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (H.R. 2836), H4715• [8JN], H7498 [26SE]

——— require provision of Social Security account numbers as a condition to receive the health insurance premium tax credit (H.R. 2581), H4880 [13JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2200), H5773 [13JY]

Turkey: U.S. policy, E611• [4MY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments, H5307 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5867• [14JY]

Tributes

Ioannopoulos, Ioannis, E1479• [1NO]

Klein, Gary, H5189 [27JN]

Klotsa, Adamantia, E440• [4AP]

Larigakis, Nick, E1400• [23OC]