BURGESS, MICHAEL C. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4300, H4302, H4310 [9JY], H4322 [10JY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H6916 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H3256 [10JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: extend whistleblower protections to members that report potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against U.S. interests or security (see H.R. 704), H545 [14FE]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H5883 [26SE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1837 [25MR]

Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth: establish (see H.R. 3273), H6411 [8OC]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H173 [15JA]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H344 [4FE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H5403 [2AU]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H2803 [20MY]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H1993 [12AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H8118 [16DE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1431 [14MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H2952 [23MY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H4827 [19JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H703 [27FE]

Denali Commission: terminate (see H.R. 3589), H8127 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require retail food stores to report detailed information on food items purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and the Dept. to publish such information (see H.R. 1752), H5655 [18SE]

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. 1563), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H1860 [9AP]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H7312 [20NO]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H545 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H2535 [8MY]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H2719 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (see H.R. 2094), H3289 [11JN]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 2833), H5088 [25JY]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H1993 [12AP]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H1399 [13MR]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 3527), H7608 [9DE]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H170 [15JA]

——— reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 541), H411 [6FE]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2024 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (see H.R. 751), H1837 [25MR]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H1328 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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. 32), H628 [25FE]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H1993 [12AP]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1829 [21MR]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1915), H2567 [9MY]

DNA Day: designate (see H. Res. 180), H2351 [25AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3253 [6JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Egypt: condition security and economic assistance in order to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt (see H.R. 416), H432 [8FE]

——— suspend delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see H. Res. 87), H701 [27FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 959), H981 [5MR]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 2263), H7053 [13NO]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4174 [28JN]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H599 [15FE]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H7112 [14NO]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to generic new animal drugs (see H.R. 1408), H1856 [9AP]

——— reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs (see H.R. 1407), H1856 [9AP]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1919), H2567 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce discretionary budget authority of any agency if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or unqualified audit opinion by an independent auditor (see H.R. 559), H412 [6FE]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H628 [25FE]

Federal employees: prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2775 [17MY]

——— terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4485 [11JY]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4310 [9JY]

——— provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (see H.R. 410), H1958 [11AP]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Egypt, and Pakistan (see H.R. 1922), H2840 [21MY]

——— prohibit to countries with a gross domestic product over a certain amount (see H.R. 528), H599 [15FE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3212), H6011 [28SE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H284 [23JA]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H3592 [13JN]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1360 [12MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H6902 [29OC]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5090 [25JY]

——— delay enrollment in health plans in State or Federal exchanges until rules are published establishing income verification procedures for premium subsidy eligibility (see H.R. 2789), H5404 [2AU]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 3169), H7253 [19NO]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2913 [22MY]

——— suspend authority to conduct new audits (see H.R. 2045), H5436 [9SE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7357 [21NO]

Law enforcement: protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (see H.R. 1577), H2804 [20MY]

Medicaid: increase required State match for newly eligible individuals and apply savings against sequestration reductions (see H.R. 3667), H7566 [5DE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H3097 [4JN]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H8113 [12DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H2717 [16MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1274), H3760 [18JN]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H2958 [23MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H1568 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1911 [10AP]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H3016 [3JN]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1328 [7MR]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H2125 [17AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H949 [4MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7357 [21NO]

NIH: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases network (see H.R. 1591), H2122 [17AP]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

NRC: ensure orderly conduct of policy and rulemaking actions (see H.R. 3132), H7689 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6827 [28OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (see H.R. 3348), H6827 [28OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4858 [22JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5884 [26SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1550 [15MR]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1629 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H4488 [15JY]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1569 [18MR]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H599 [15FE]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H3991 [20JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2775 [17MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— 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. 1852), H4309 [9JY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2400 [30AP]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H8113 [12DE]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 360), H7053 [13NO]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 91), H816 [28FE]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H85 [14JA]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3655 [14JN]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3097 [4JN]

Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H1718 [20MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7311 [20NO]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1675), H2246 [23AP]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 184), H1911 [10AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2067 [16AP]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H3592 [13JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H7111 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1549 [15MR]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3592 [13JN]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7357 [21NO]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 75), H86 [14JA]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H599 [15FE]

——— 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), H983 [5MR]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 235), H224 [22JA]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2605 [14MY]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H1837 [25MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3253 [6JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1705), H2297 [24AP]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H4482 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 642), H499 [13FE]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (see H. Res. 175), H2245 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2157 [18AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H4212 [8JY]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (see H.R. 1220), H1547 [15MR]

——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 1469), H1909 [10AP]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), consideration (see H. Res. 315), H4978 [23JY]

FDA: permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (see H.R. 3005), H5397 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 643), H499 [13FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (see H. Res. 420), H7251 [19NO]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon certification that program to verify household income and other qualifications is operational (H.R. 2775), consideration (see H. Res. 339), H5475 [10SE]

Medicaid: clarify policy relative to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 3659), H7566 [5DE]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1326), H1821 [21MR]

Medicare: provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1325), H1821 [21MR] (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

National security: prohibit use of drones as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1083), H1356 [12MR]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (see H. Res. 420), H7251 [19NO]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H431 [8FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (see H. Res. 413), H7109 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (see H. Res. 300), H4522 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (see H. Res. 300), H4522 [16JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), consideration (see H. Res. 315), H4978 [23JY]

Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 1618), H2156 [18AP]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1330 [11MR]

——— waive minimum required distribution rules applicable to pension plans (see H.R. 2732), H4724 [18JY]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3396), H6951 [30OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide for certain forms of physical therapy under the TRICARE program (H.R. 1705), H2298 [24AP]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 2663), H4484 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that other agencies may not designate, appoint, or employ special consultants, fellows, or other employees of the Public Health Service to the Dept. of Defense (H.R. 642), H502 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (H.R. 1619), H2159 [18AP]

EPA: allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption of remaining inventories of over-the-counter chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) epinephrine inhalers (H.R. 1220), H1549 [15MR]

——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (H.R. 1469), H1910 [10AP]

FDA: permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research use only’’ products in diagnostic tests (H.R. 3005), H5400 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (H.R. 643), H502 [13FE]

Medicaid: clarify policy relative to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance (H.R. 3659), H7567 [5DE]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 1326), H1826 [21MR]

Medicare: provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (H.R. 1325), H1826 [21MR]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (H.R. 1428), H1859 [9AP]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 2810), H5051 [24JY]

National security: prohibit use of drones as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system (H.R. 1083), H1358 [12MR]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (H.R. 594), H431 [8FE]

Taxation: increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (H.R. 1618), H2159 [18AP]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1330 [11MR]

——— waive minimum required distribution rules applicable to pension plans (H.R. 2732), H4725 [18JY]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (H.R. 3396), H6955 [30OC]

Lists

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) hearings on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H7117 [15NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H1839 [9AP], H4830 [22JY], H6325 [7OC]

Press releases

H.R. 1900 Needed To Deliver Affordable American Energy to Consumers—House To Vote This Week on Legislation To Speed Up Natural Gas Pipeline Projects: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7272 [20NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3892, H3893 [19JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration (H. Res. 352), H5686 [19SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), request conference with the Senate (H. Res. 368), H6043 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6317 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), consideration (H. Res. 99), H989 [6MR]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2013 [15AP]

Budget: deficit, H6307 [5OC]

——— historical impact of Government shutdown relative to a balanced budget, H6307 [5OC]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 48), H359 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), consideration (H. Res. 122), H1587 [19MR]

Community Christian Action (organization): anniversary, E173• [25FE]

Congress: legislative priorities, H7271 [20NO]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H4322 [10JY]

Constitution Day: observance, H5556 [17SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4994 [24JY]

Denton, TX: tribute to John H. Guyer High School football team, E13• [4JA]

——— tribute to John H. Guyer High School girls’ soccer team, E582• [30AP]

——— tribute to Quakertown community, E155• [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Healthy Food Financing Initiative, H3892, H3893 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4226, H4227, H4228 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (H.R. 2574), H4226 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: award certain asthma-related grants to States that permit trained school personnel to administer epinephrine (H.R. 2094), H5145, H5146, H5147 [30JY]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (S. 330), H6969 [12NO]

——— reduction in staff in the Inspector General’s office, H5100 [30JY]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2168 [23AP]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2267, H2270, H2271, H2272, H2273 [24AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4300, H4302 [9JY], H4322 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), consideration (H. Res. 288), H4224, H4225, H4226, H4227, H4228 [9JY]

EPA: require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4995, H4999 [24JY]

——— waive ban on over-the-counter asthma inhalers enacted as part of international agreement to stop using products containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allow existing stock to be sold until FDA approves replacement, H2778 [20MY]

FDA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 77), H6331 [7OC]

——— strengthen and secure the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain to protect consumers from counterfeit pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1919), H2980 [3JN]

——— strengthen regulation of human drug compounding and drug supply chain security (H.R. 3204), H5963 [28SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6331 [7OC]

Health: decision to eliminate income verification eligibility requirement relative to health care exchange insurance subsidies, H4180 [8JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5941 [28SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2642, H2643 [15MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670, H2678 [16MY]

Highland Village, TX: anniversary, E21• [14JA]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (H.R. 2754), H5147, H5148 [30JY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Thanksgiving district work period (H. Res. 420), H7267 [20NO]

——— legislative priorities, H4997 [24JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H5686 [19SE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5941, H5942 [28SE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6024 [30SE]

Hunt, Scott: AMA Medical Executive Meritorious Achievement Award recipient, E1726• [21NO]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), H2967 [3JN], H5488 [11SE]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon certification that program to verify household income and other qualifications is operational (H.R. 2775), consideration (H. Res. 339), H5486, H5488, H5489, H5490, H5491 [11SE]

Irving, TX: NIST Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, H1840 [9AP]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H4830 [22JY]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (H.R. 1900), consideration (H. Res. 420), H7267, H7268, H7271 [20NO]

North Richland Hills, TX: anniversary of Community Enrichment Center, E1359• [20SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2271 [24AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7271 [20NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: advertising campaign to promote benefits, H3669 [17JN]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to offer current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), consideration (H. Res. 413), H7115, H7117, H7120, H7121, H7122, H7123, H7124, H7125 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4491 [16JY], H4534 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4534, H4542 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H5897 [27SE], H6024 [30SE], H6573 [14OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4491 [16JY], H4534 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4534, H4542 [17JY]

——— impact, H4023 [25JN]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1806, H1807, H1808, H1809, H1810 [21MR], H2013–H2017 [15AP], H6317 [5OC], H7368 [2DE]

——— impact of requirement for States to establish health insurance exchanges, H1553 [18MR], H2016 [15AP]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1804, H1805, H1809 [21MR], H2015 [15AP], H4001 [25JN]

——— impact on tax burden, H64 [14JA], H822 [4MR], H1336 [12MR]

——— implementation, H2272 [24AP], H6317 [5OC], H6326 [7OC], H7156 [18NO], H7266 [20NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5686 [19SE], H5941, H5942 [28SE], H6043 [30SE]

——— protection of consumers’ personal information relative to submission to Federal health insurance exchanges, H602 [25FE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6024 [30SE]

——— release of Dept. of HHS report on the impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5810 [25SE]

——— repeal, H1804, H1805, H1806, H1807, H1808, H1809, H1810 [21MR], H5410 [9SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2642, H2643 [15MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670, H2678 [16MY]

Pilot Point, TX: anniversary of County Line First Baptist Church, E1447• [7OC]

Power resources: increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H1587 [19MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4995, H4999 [24JY]

Roads and highways: groundbreaking of Interstate 35 East through Denton County, TX, E1429• [3OC]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2578 [14MY], H3262 [11JN]

Taxation: rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 2289), H4008 [25JN]

United Way: tribute to United Way of Denton County, TX, E1252• [9SE]

USEC, Inc.: prohibit funding, H4300, H4302 [9JY]

Votes: position on missed, E597• [6MY]

West, TX: express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2409 [6MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2347 [25AP]

Reports filed

Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During Thanksgiving District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 113–272), H7251 [19NO]

Consideration of H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 215) (H. Rept. 113–59), H2653 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1549, Helping Sick Americans Now Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 113–46), H2245 [23AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 113–272), H7251 [19NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act and H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 113–174), H4978 [23JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2609, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 113–144), H4212 [8JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act and H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 300) (H. Rept. 113–157), H4522 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2775, No Subsidies Without Verification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 339) (H. Rept. 113–206), H5475 [10SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3350, Keep Your Health Plan Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 413) (H. Rept. 113–265), H7109 [14NO]

Tributes

Brooker, Kenneth, E1287• [11SE]

Chavez, Maribel P., E1271• [10SE]

Heggins, Charlye, E813• [6JN]

Holladay, George E. (Doc), E467• [16AP]

Hurley, Alfred F., E840• [11JN]

Jackson, Charles, E1260• [9SE], E1277• [10SE]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H612 [25FE]

May, Robert E., E740• [23MY]

Simms, Omer D., E73• [29JA]