BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6459 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7170 [7SE], H7301 [12SE]

Analyses

Anti-Spoofing Act (H.R. 423), H577 [23JA]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1309 [17FE]

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), H4180 [4MY]

——— 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 dismemberment abortions (see H.R. 1192), H8496 [3NO]

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 747), H2848 [25AP]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2519), H7314 [12SE]

Armed Forces: amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images (see H.R. 2052), H4391 [19MY]

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

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1065), H1242 [15FE]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2953), H4992 [20JN]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 637), H9569 [30NO]

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), H9568 [30NO]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H7672 [2OC]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1836), H2598 [30MR]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H6041 [19JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (see H.R. 1699), H5233 [27JN]

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), H7425 [14SE]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4602 [25MY]

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]

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), H8295 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (see H. Res. 129), H7090 [6SE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 719), H10180 [18DE]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see H.R. 4274), H10421 [21DE]

Dept. of HHS: develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see H.R. 277), H95 [4JA]

——— 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 a grant program for States that provide flexibility in licensing for health care providers who offer services on a volunteer basis (see H.R. 860), H1014 [6FE]

——— 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), H1014 [6FE]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 548), H1186 [14FE]

——— 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), H2802 [12AP]

——— provide medical record clearinghouses the ability to provide patients with their own comprehensive healthcare records, and allow them to analyze claims data (see H.R. 4613), H9789 [11DE]

——— 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 HUD: nullify certain regulations and notices (see H.R. 482), H469 [12JA]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 1178), H8662 [8NO]

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]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 443), H390 [11JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve recruitment, hiring, and retention of health professionals by the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3754), H9469 [28NO]

——— 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]

——— provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel (see H.R. 4037), H9469 [28NO]

——— provide veterans coverage for live donor transplant operations if the veteran qualifies for the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 1133), H2060 [13MR]

——— 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), H2793 [6AP]

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), H1593 [7MR]

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

Drugs: establish a task force to coordinate Federal agency efforts to address fentanyl and heroin trafficking (see H.R. 4090), H8445 [2NO]

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

Ecology and environment: prohibit consideration of the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or any other greenhouse gas in cost benefit analysis prior to any rulemaking unless compliant with OMB guidance (see H.R. 3117), H8033 [12OC]

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), H1949 [8MR]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 1179), H2054 [10MR]

——— disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 59), H877 [1FE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H9255 [14NO]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H978 [3FE]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 599), H607 [23JA]

FDA: allow for the sale, and provide for regulation, of certain over-the-counter hearing aids (see H.R. 1652), H2287 [21MR]

——— improve process for inspections of device establishments for granting export certifications (see H.R. 1736), H2805 [14AP]

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), H975 [3FE]

Federal employees: require disclosure of pension records of retired Federal employees under the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 3200), H5758 [12JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H2185 [17MR]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H1538 [6MR]

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

Health: award certain allergy and reversible lower airway disorders-related grants and increase preference given to States that allow trained school personnel to administer rescue medications for allergies and such disorders (see H.R. 2285), H4505 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 175), H98 [4JA]

Health care professionals: prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1766), H2516 [28MR]

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

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see H.R. 1338), H1528 [2MR]

House of Representatives: ensure offices attached to the seat of Government should not be required to exercise their office in the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 38), H879 [1FE]

Immigration: 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]

——— provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State (see H.R. 2146), H2895 [26AP]

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), H1465 [1MR]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 3363), H7534 [26SE]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2587), H4505 [23MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H8227 [25OC]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 4718), H10419 [21DE]

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), H1596 [7MR]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 3055), H7384 [13SE]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 3056), H7384 [13SE]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H3068 [2MY] (see H.R. 2723), H4856 [12JN]

Medicaid: prioritize the most vulnerable patients (see H.R. 543), H544 [13JA]

——— transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (see H.R. 862), H976 [3FE]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: improve (see H.R. 1395), H1593 [7MR]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2224), H6655 [5SE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1953), H4391 [19MY]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see H.R. 1130), H1298 [16FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1825), H2698 [4AP]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see H.R. 1148), H2560 [29MR]

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

——— extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H8443 [2NO]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 1898), H2696 [4AP]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see H.R. 3635), H10421 [21DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1838), H2598 [30MR]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2307), H5434 [11JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H4191 [11MY]

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

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see H.R. 1361), H1529 [2MR] (see H.R. 3730), H9665 [5DE]

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

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2276), H6299 [25JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1017), H1307 [16FE]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2589), H4423 [22MY]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 291), H95 [4JA]

NASA: inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and math, through mentorship and outreach (see H.R. 321), H180 [5JA]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H8077 [23OC]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 1722), H2444 [24MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 3053), H5886 [14JY]

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), H3004 [1MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow use of subsidies to buy State-approved health insurance plans outside of exchanges and waive individual mandate penalty in counties with zero options on the exchanges (see H.R. 1933), H2752 [5AP]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3798), H7422 [14SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 175), H98 (see H.R. 277), H95 [4JA]

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

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H6613 [18AU]

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: 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), H5379 [29JN]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 3565), H6573 [28JY]

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), H978 [3FE]

Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 2634), H4568 [24MY]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1011 [6FE]

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]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see H.R. 1540), H2371 [23MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 407), H298 [10JA]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 1317), H5760 [12JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 2187), H2939 [27AP]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 500), H470 [12JA]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1200), H7588 [27SE]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1204), H1312 [17FE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H2517 [28MR]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H37 [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), 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]

U.S. Commission on OPEC: establish (see H.R. 545), H5233 [27JN]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights (see H.R. 1695), H2369 [23MR]

——— provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H10418 [21DE]

Veterans service organizations: tribute to patriotism and efforts to ensure veterans are laid to rest with the honor and ceremony earned through selfless service (see H. Con. Res. 70), H6145 [20JY]

——— tribute to patriotism and efforts to support members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families (see H. Res. 462), H6145 [20JY]

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), H2696 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 4712), H10418 [21DE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: add Hickman, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN, to the Appalachian region (see H.R. 89), H40 [3JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 85, 86, 87), H40 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 2361), H4176 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 539), H544 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 4295), H8660 [8NO]

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]

——— require broadband Internet service providers to clearly notify users of privacy policies and give users approval rights relative to disclosure and use of collected user information (see H.R. 2520), H4356 [18MY]

——— revoke certain changes to ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 583), H552 [17JA]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: designate (see H.R. 375), H234 [9JA]

FTC: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H6464 [26JY]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1822), H2597 [30MR] (see H.R. 1876), H2695 [4AP]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 4295), H8660 [8NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 314), H180 [5JA]

Israel: express that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other U.S. embassies, the U.S. embassy should be located in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 11), H608 [23JA]

Medicaid: make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment (see H.R. 4652), H9939 [14DE]

——— permit indefinite extensions for certain previously extended managed care waivers (see H.R. 1277), H1462 [1MR]

Medicare: permit eligible seniors to elect to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for high deductible health insurance plan premiums, or both and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 707), H701 [27JA]

——— provide for a prior authorization process for certain high cost durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 2445), H4221 [16MY]

National Anthem: express that appropriate conduct during a rendition is codified specifying that non-military individuals ‘‘should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart’’ (see H. Res. 532), H7486 [25SE]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see H.R. 88), H40 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in locations with no exchange plans (see H.R. 2086), H2801 [12AP]

——— require verification of eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in insurance plans (see H.R. 706), H701 [27JA]

Social Security: establish Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 313), H180 [5JA]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 313), H180 [5JA]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 4712), H10420 [21DE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: add Hickman, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN, to the Appalachian region (H.R. 89), H49 [3JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 85), H49 [3JA]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 86), H49 [3JA]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 87), H49 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (H.R. 2361), H4179 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (H.R. 539), H547 [13JA]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 4295), H8661 [8NO]

FCC: disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (H.J. Res. 86), H1949 [8MR]

——— revoke certain changes to ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 583), H553 [17JA]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: designate (H.R. 375), H235 [9JA]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (H.R. 1822), H2600 [30MR]

——— limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (H.R. 1876), H2697 [4AP]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 4295), H8661 [8NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 314), H182 [5JA]

Medicaid: make permanent the Tennessee disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment (H.R. 4652), H9940 [14DE]

——— permit indefinite extensions for certain previously extended managed care waivers (H.R. 1277), H1464 [1MR]

——— provide for a prior authorization process for certain high cost durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (H.R. 2445), H4223 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in locations with no exchange plans (H.R. 2086), H2802 [12AP]

——— require verification of eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in insurance plans (H.R. 706), H702 [27JA]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (H.R. 313), H182 [5JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), consideration (H. Res. 548), H7690 [3OC]

Air Evac Lifeteam (company): tribute, E1271• [26SE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6459, H6460 [26JY], H7170 [7SE], H7301, H7302 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6459, H6460 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (H.J. Res. 43), H1190 [15FE]

——— extend funding for certain public health programs (H.R. 3922), consideration (H. Res. 601), H8407, H8408 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 4295), H9624 [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7170 [7SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7170 [7SE], H7301, H7302 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7301, H7302 [12SE]

——— making appropriations, H7301, H7302 [12SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), H3044 [2MY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H6459, H6460 [26JY]

——— making appropriations, H6459, H6460 [26JY]

FCC: commence proceedings to ensure resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of emergency (H.R. 588), H579, H580 [23JA]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), H2489, H2492 [28MR]

——— exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (H.R. 288), H268, H270 [10JA]

——— expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (H.R. 423), H576, H577 [23JA]

——— provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 290), H572, H574 [23JA]

Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, TN: designate (H.R. 375), E317• [10MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 4295), H9624 [5DE]

Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal (H.R. 849), H8407, H8408 [2NO]

Keep Tennessee Beautiful (organization): Keep America Beautiful (organization) State Affiliate Innovation Award recipient, E221• [17FE]

Kurland, Amy: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1149• [29AU]

Moore, Martha: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1149• [29AU]

Naff, Lula Clay: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1150• [29AU]

National Police Week: observance, H4324 [18MY]

Natural Gas Act: provide for Federal and State agency coordination in approval of certain authorizations (H.R. 2910), H6003 [19JY]

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

——— repeal, H247 [10JA]

Percival-Newby, Judith: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1149• [29AU]

Rice, Joyce M.: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1150• [29AU]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H8407, H8408 [2NO]

Sugarman, Bonnie: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1150• [29AU]

Turner, Susan: SOURCE (organization) Award recipient, E1150• [29AU]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights (H.R. 1695), consideration (H. Res. 275), H2863 [26AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4374• [19MY], H4899• [13JN], H8510• [6NO]

Wayne County, TN: dedication of Butler Creek Bridge in memory of James C. (Bill) Robertson, E1141• [18AU]

Reports

Anti-Spoofing Act (H.R. 423): Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H577 [23JA]

Tributes

Arnold, Paul, H4324 [18MY]

Brown, Sidney, E1270• [26SE]

Campbell, Barbara, E66• [13JA]

Cline, Patsy, E594• [3MY]

Emery, Kitty Moon, E177• [13FE]

Holt, Henry and family, E303• [9MR]

Kelly, Freelon F., E1268• [26SE]

Kirkpatrick, Priscilla, E867• [21JN]

Minatra, John D., E1174• [7SE]

Oldham, Wayne, E198• [15FE]

Riggins, Harold T., III, E1287• [28SE]

Sargent, Charles, E806• [12JN]

Terry, Jimmy, Sr., E1427• [25OC]