BUDD, TED (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6461 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7047 [6SE], H7120 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 490), H4390 [19MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 681), H4424 [22MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 36), H5049 [21JN]

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

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), H10180 [18DE]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H5180 [26JN]

Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs (see H.R. 2174), H4856 [12JN]

Armed Forces: establish a separation oath (see H.R. 3232), H5831 [13JY]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see H.R. 781), H1186 [14FE]

Congress: affirm constitutional power over the Nation’s debts (see H. Res. 564), H7918 [10OC]

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), H9665 [5DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (see H.J. Res. 111), H6145 [20JY]

——— disapprove rule on prepaid accounts under Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Truth in Lending Act (see H.J. Res. 73), H1184 [14FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1552), H8444 [2NO]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 586), H4424 [22MY]

Credit: exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements (see H.R. 1360), H8144 [24OC]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2948), H8145 [24OC]

Crime: provide minimum mandatory sentences for those convicted of Federal human trafficking crimes (see H.R. 2741), H6468 [26JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 351), H690 [24JA]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H6214 [24JY]

DEA: clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (see H.R. 4079), H8145 [24OC]

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), H9570 [30NO]

——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirement applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents (see H.R. 2996), H6581 [28JY]

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), H702 [27JA]

——— disapprove rule on accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.J. Res. 57), H1014 [6FE]

——— 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), H8596 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (see H.J. Res. 39), H744 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 43), H879 [1FE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 820), H10346 [20DE]

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), H5233 [27JN]

Dept. of Labor: delay effective date of rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see H.R. 355), H4855 [12JN]

——— 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), H5379 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see H.R. 4061), H9901 [13DE]

——— make certifications relative to U.S. and foreign financial institutions’ aircraft-related transactions involving Iran (see H.R. 4324), H9179 [13NO]

——— reform Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 3861), H9570 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: perform comprehensive review of regulations and facilitate use of outcome-based performance standards (see H.R. 2714), H4605 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transfer of unused Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent (see H.R. 1112), H3325 [3MY]

——— pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization (see H.R. 1390), H1593 [7MR]

——— provide educational and vocational counseling for veterans on campuses of institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 1391), H1950 [8MR]

——— 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]

District of Columbia: require reciprocity with other States and jurisdictions relative to ability of individuals to carry certain concealed firearms (see H.R. 2909), H4936 [15JN]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1861), H7919 [10OC]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated (see H.R. 2851), H9620 [4DE]

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), H8271 [26OC]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 350), H821 [31JA]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H879 [1FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend civil liability requirements to include requirements relating to class actions (see H.R. 2359), H4176 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights relative to upbringing, education, and care of their children (see H.J. Res. 121), H9425 [16NO]

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), H2943 [27AP]

——— 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), H2848 [25AP]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (see H.R. 2101), H8144 [24OC]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 469), H2848 [25AP]

——— require executive agencies to relocate outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area (see H.R. 826), H944 [2FE]

——— require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H975 [3FE]

Financial institutions: clarify capital requirements for high value commercial real estate acquisition, development, or construction loans (see H.R. 2148), H7534 [26SE]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (see H.R. 10), H4359 [18MY]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 2133), H5233 [27JN]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see H.R. 2706), H4604 [25MY]

——— require appropriate Federal banking agencies to revise regulations to specify that certain funds not be taken into account when calculating supplementary leverage ratio for custodial banks (see H.R. 2121), H7425 [14SE]

——— require certain Federal banking agencies, when issuing prudential regulations more stringent than corresponding international rule, to publish rationale and a cost-benefit analysis (see H.R. 3179), H8145 [24OC]

——— require use of a driver’s license or personal identification card for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service (see H.R. 1457), H9570 [30NO]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 3312), H6041 [19JY]

Firearms: eliminate authority of the executive branch to further restrict conduct of individuals relative to firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2098), H7637 [28SE]

——— enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from certain Federal firearms licensees and criminalize theft of a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club (see H.R. 3790), H9427 [16NO]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H300 [10JA]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see H.R. 367), H473 [12JA]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2620), H4703 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 1456), H4913 [13JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see H.R. 1422), H4425 [22MY]

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), H821 [31JA]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 2172), H5050 [21JN]

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), H2973 [28AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to engage in credit risk transfer transactions (see H.R. 3556), H8145 [24OC]

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

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see H.R. 3329), H7843 [4OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1847), H2974 [28AP]

Howard B. Pate, Jr., Post Office, Spring Lake, NC: designate (see H.R. 3369), H6212 [24JY]

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), H4313 [17MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 849), H4312 [17MY]

Insurance: preserve State-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight and transparency of international insurance standards setting processes (see H.R. 3762), H9570 [30NO] (see H.R. 4537), H9619 [4DE]

——— remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 1592), H8386 [1NO]

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), H6299 [25JY]

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), H4623 [2JN]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see H.R. 2319), H6655 [5SE]

——— require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see H.R. 2055), H4856 [12JN]

Iran: 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), H4391 [19MY]

——— expand sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see H.R. 1698), H2899 [26AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 3641), H9469 [28NO]

John Hervey Wheeler U.S. Courthouse, Durham, NC: designate (see H.R. 3460), H6514 [27JY]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3274), H8077 [23OC]

Labor unions: allow question of representation affecting commerce when fewer than half of bargaining unit members had opportunity to vote in certification elections or no election was held (see H.R. 4327), H8695 [9NO]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 785), H8386 [1NO] (see H.R. 2723), H4649 [6JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2601 [30MR]

Medicare: require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see H.R. 3528), H9517 [29NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 6), H1127 [13FE] (see H.J. Res. 50), H819 [31JA]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 50), H2944 [27AP]

National Day of Civility: designate (see H. Res. 400), H5109 [22JN]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H7751 [3OC]

NOAA: modernize recreational fisheries management (see H.R. 2023), H7090 [6SE]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 3053), H7534 [26SE]

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), H8042 [19OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 175), H98 [4JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H879 [1FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 173), H1087 [7FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 1436), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H6042 [19JY]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see H.R. 2823), H5233 [27JN]

Public welfare programs: help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, provide spending information and limits on such programs, and prohibit Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 2832), H7889 [5OC]

Refugees: suspend admission into the U.S. in order to examine costs of providing benefits to such individuals (see H.R. 80), H236 [9JA]

SEC: disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (see H.J. Res. 41), H744 [30JA]

——— establish standards of conduct for brokers and dealers that are in the best interest of their retail customers (see H.R. 3857), H7587 [27SE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 477), H9377 [15NO]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see H.R. 3758), H7976 [11OC]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 2651), H8386 [1NO]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H7976 [11OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income de minimus gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency (see H.R. 3708), H8227 [25OC]

——— exempt premiums paid on non-cash-value property and casualty insurance from the taxes to enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts (see H.R. 871), H4424 [22MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6590 [4AU]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1200), H8523 [6NO]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1661), H2560 [29MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 631), H4390 [19MY]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 2946), H6215 [24JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 184), H301 [10JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 29), H4702 [7JN]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance (see H.R. 3100), H5295 [28JN]

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), H690 [24JA]

Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building, Louisburg, NC: designate (see H.R. 4612), H9789 [11DE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H6299 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Carolina Beverage Corp.: anniversary of Cheerwine soda (see H. Res. 329), H4311 [17MY]

Dept. of State: limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and PLO pending certification payments are not being made to terrorists or their families (see H.R. 789), H875 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (see H.R. 3868), H7634 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a study and reconsideration by Congress of certain major rules (see H.R. 3442), H6514 [27JY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority to designate certain non-bank financial institutions as systemically important financial institutions (see H.R. 4247), H8495 [3NO]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 100), H1083 [7FE]

Kenya: disapprove proposed foreign military sale Air Tractor aircraft with weapons and related support (see H.J. Res. 72), H1184 [14FE]

Labor unions: require employee consent before dues are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or contract administration functions (see H.R. 2127), H2846 [25AP]

SEC: expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (see H.R. 3903), H7671 [2OC]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance (see H.R. 3321), H6144 [20JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of State: limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and PLO pending certification payments are not being made to terrorists or their families (H.R. 789), H878 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (H.R. 3868), H7636 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a study and reconsideration by Congress of certain major rules (H.R. 3442), H6517 [27JY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority to designate certain non-bank financial institutions as systemically important financial institutions (H.R. 4247), H8496 [3NO]

Kenya: disapprove proposed foreign military sale Air Tractor aircraft with weapons and related support (H.J. Res. 72), H1185 [14FE]

Labor unions: require employee consent before dues are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or contract administration functions (H.R. 2127), H2847 [25AP]

SEC: expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (H.R. 3903), H7671 [2OC]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance (H.R. 3321), H6146 [20JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2907 [27AP]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), H7684 [3OC]

Air Force: review process for awarding contracts, H2523 [29MR]

Amtrak: Gateway Program funding to expand and renovate the northeast corridor rail line between Newark, NJ, and New York, NY, H7047, H7049 [6SE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6461 [26JY], H7047, H7049 [6SE]

Childress, Richard: NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, E374• [23MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), H9582 [1DE]

——— regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, H4729 [8JN]

Crime: provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, H9712 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3219), H6461 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule on teacher preparation issues (H.J. Res. 58), H1045 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3354), H7047, H7048, H7049 [6SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certifications relative to U.S. and foreign financial institutions’ aircraft-related transactions involving Iran (H.R. 4324), H9887 [13DE]

——— place conditions on certain accounts at U.S. financial institutions relative to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (H.R. 3898), H8104 [24OC]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), H9872 [13DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7047, H7049 [6SE]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H9361 [15NO]

Egypt: condemn terrorist attack at mosque and increase efforts to combat terrorism, H9527 [30NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H6461 [26JY]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act by related agencies, H6461 [26JY]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), H4729 [8JN]

——— modify requirements for community financial institutions relative to certain mortgage loan rules (H.R. 3971), H9805 [12DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 38), H9700 [6DE]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), H6266 [25JY]

FRS: repeal requirement to limit fees charged to retailers for debit card processing, H4321 [18MY]

Immigration: acquittal of undocumented immigrant in Kate Steinle murder trial, H9712 [7DE]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H9712 [7DE]

Labor unions: require employee consent before dues are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or contract administration functions (H.R. 2127), H2907 [27AP]

Mooresville, NC: tribute to Iredell County Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids event, H10188 [19DE]

North Carolina A&T State University: tribute to football team, E1746• [21DE]

SEC: disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), H855 [1FE]

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (H.R. 3903), H8319 [1NO]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), H436 [12JA]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), H10321 [20DE]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H8603 [8NO], H9361 [15NO], H9415 [16NO]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance, H6266 [25JY]

Tributes

Budd, John C., E1070• [27JY]

Curtis, Jennifer, E1046• [25JY]

Howard, Ron, E925• [29JN]

Samuelson, Ruth, H619 [24JA]