COLLINS, CHRIS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3578 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3289 [11JN]

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2405 [3MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2838 [21MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4726 [18JY]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H950 [4MR]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H5767 [19SE]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H5435 [9SE]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H1550 [15MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H5802 [20SE]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H3216 [5JN]

China: oppose membership in U.N. Human Rights Council (see H. Res. 327), H6903 [29OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4040 [25JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5436 [9SE]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H4215 [8JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5884 [26SE]

Credit unions: provide exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in recovery from a disaster (see H.R. 1646), H2485 [7MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H660 [26FE]

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

Dain Taylor Venne Post Office Building, Port Henry, NY: designate (see H.R. 3609), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H629 [25FE]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2536 [8MY]

——— permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification (see H.R. 1298), H2535 [8MY]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

——— support crop insurance for specialty crops (see H.R. 1247), H2535 [8MY]

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), H7311 [20NO]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see H.R. 2996), H7689 [11DE]

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]

——— establish a task force on urotrauma (see H.R. 984), H5175 [30JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H7394 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H2249 [23AP]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H3288 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO]

——— permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 861), H1860 [9AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2958 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7395 [2DE]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H7608 [9DE]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H4827 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 679), H5403 [2AU]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (see H.R. 2072), H3760 [18JN]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H4146 [27JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H2485 [7MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1861 [9AP]

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), H628 [25FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H4214 [8JY]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6644 [16OC]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2535 [8MY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H4214 [8JY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H8132 [23DE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 2514), H4146 [27JN]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H284 [23JA]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4310 [9JY]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6958 [30OC]

——— temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 41), H56 [4JA]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1398 [13MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7395 [2DE]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4178 [28JN]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2247), H5922 [27SE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7253 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H818 [28FE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1959 [11AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]

——— improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 1909), H2567 [9MY]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 1916), H2567 [9MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5548 [12SE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4371 [10JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H1993 [12AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

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]

Hornell, NY: anniversary of Howard Flats Farm (see H. Res. 332), H5399 [2AU]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6902 [29OC]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H6644 [16OC]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H2570 [9MY]

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), H5263 [31JY]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 3462), H7357 [21NO]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2604 [14MY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

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]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H86 [14JA]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1862 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4524 [16JY]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 181), H224 [22JA]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3288 [11JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H7153 [15NO]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3097 [4JN]

——— improve Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2753), H5513 [11SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1861 [9AP]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2687), H5348 [1AU]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2911 [22MY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H1398 [13MR]

National Small Business Week: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]

NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 2301), H3251 [6JN]

——— provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 1724), H2485 [7MY] (see H.R. 2019), H2716 [16MY]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H4827 [19JY]

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), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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), H5834 [25SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

——— 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), H1398 [13MR]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]

SBA: permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan for a single Federal contract to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors (see H.R. 2232), H3094 [4JN]

Science: establish a position of Science Laureate of the U.S. (see H.R. 1891), H4485 [11JY]

SEC: set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (see H.R. 701), H1993 [12AP]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 776), H3015 [3JN]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 606), H431 [8FE]

Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 3765), H8109 [12DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building, Brockport, NY: designate (see H.R. 1451), H2405 [3MY]

Sudan: condemn pardoning of Mubarak Mustafa for his role in allowing men convicted of assassinating John Granville to escape imprisonment and continue to list Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 171), H2159 [18AP]

Taxation: allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 952), H2354 [25AP]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5404 [2AU]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1550 [15MR]

——— jointly address corporate and pass-through entity tax reform in a fiscally responsible manner and reduce rate differences between such entities while maintaining adequate forms of organization for businesses (see H. Res. 359), H6903 [29OC]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6676 [22OC]

——— modify taxation of hard cider (see H.R. 2921), H5342 [1AU]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6902 [29OC]

——— provide for continued eligibility for the health care tax credit for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. pension recipients eligible for the credit (see H.R. 2783), H6770 [23OC]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 2202), H5436 [9SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1009), H4827 [19JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4178 [28JN]

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

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H2161 [18AP]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (see H.R. 3458), H8113 [12DE]

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. 792), H1911 [10AP]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H6643 [16OC]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 664), H2839 [21MY]

Turkey: support an equitable and stable relationship with Armenia based on full acknowledgment of facts and consequences of the Armenian Genocide and fair and just resolution of this crime against humanity (see H. Res. 227), H4727 [18JY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H5834 [25SE]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H1860 [9AP]

Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see H.R. 357), H950 [4MR]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H1991 [12AP]

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H3991 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1860 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see H.R. 1558), H2025 [15AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H5801 [20SE]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H5396 [2AU]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (see H.R. 3472), H7051 [13NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Health: lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (H.R. 1558), H2026 [15AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3160), H5802 [20SE]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (H.R. 2981), H5400 [2AU]

Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office, Alden, NY: designate (H.R. 3472), H7052 [13NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H505 [14FE], H1571 [19MR], H4217 [9JY], H6415 [9OC], H6831 [29OC]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H689 [27FE]

Constitution—U.S.: uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H2338 [25AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit relocation or consolidation of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Buffalo and Chicago Districts, H4328 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3566, H3570 [13JN]

——— importance of maintaining a strong National Guard, H3570 [13JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H689 [27FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4328 [10JY]

EPA: require certain procedures in the conduct of a study of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, H7287 [20NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2592 [14MY]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3160), H5844 [26SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H2849 [22MY]

National Guard: prohibit motorsports and professional wrestling sponsorship funding, H3566 [13JN]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3699 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on job creation and hiring, H3298 [12JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2592 [14MY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7287 [20NO]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Town of Greece, NY, v. Galloway relative to constitutionality of legislative prayer practice to open town meetings, H5410 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1888•, H1889•, H1890• [10AP], H1929•, H1931• [11AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H689 [27FE]

Tributes

Bragg, Flossie, H4992 [24JY]

Chase, John, H2849 [22MY]

Silliman, Helen, H4992 [24JY]