SCOTT, DAVID (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1645 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aaron, Henry L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3186), H6902 [29OC]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H8118 [16DE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4980 [23JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

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), H4178 [28JN]

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 1003), H1319 [6MR]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1569 [18MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H550 [14FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 377), H279 [23JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1755), H5051 [24JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H5175 [30JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H1825 [21MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1551), H2025 [15AP]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1356 [12MR] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 2523), H4371 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level (see H.R. 1741), H2350 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 1716), H7394 [2DE]

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), H2719 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H5589 [17SE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 460), H3015 [3JN]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail (see H.R. 2416), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2146), H5767 [19SE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 182), H2396 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H818 [28FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H5476 [10SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7357 [21NO]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Employment: extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans (see H.R. 675), H1911 [10AP]

EPA: withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2719 [16MY]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H5435 [9SE]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6052 [30SE]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see H.R. 1832), H8118 [16DE]

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), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: encourage institutions to work with their customers affected by the Government shutdown who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6545 [11OC]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H6412 [8OC]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (see H.R. 992), H1632 [19MR]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 1538), H2959 [23MY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement (see H.R. 1341), H1994 [12AP]

Firearms: condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2485 [7MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7188 [18NO]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H173 [15JA]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 1666), H5655 [18SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H5655 [18SE]

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

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H1856 [9AP]

Health care professionals: extend authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1827), H4178 [28JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H7608 [9DE]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H7357 [21NO]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H6493 [10OC]

——— require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1531), H1991 [12AP]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1105), H7188 [18NO]

——— repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H1398 [13MR]

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]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1360 [12MR]

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), H815 [28FE]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5090 [25JY]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7358 [21NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6770 [23OC]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see H.R. 1838), H4178 [28JN]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H2571 [9MY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H7253 [19NO]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H2300 [24AP]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H2571 [9MY]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H5262 [31JY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 574), H504 [13FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H7357 [21NO]

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), H6957 [30OC]

——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1920), H5884 [26SE]

——— ensure that unintentional billing disputes involving health care facilities or professionals are not penalized as fraud (see H.R. 2931), H5404 [2AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H284 [23JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 392), H6828 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2575 [13MY]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3131), H5654 [18SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2485 [7MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H1993 [12AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H1861 [9AP]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see H.R. 630), H1911 [10AP]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4143 [27JN]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: prohibit from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or the use of different auditors on a rotating basis (see H.R. 1564), H4214 [8JY]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 3040), H7508 [4DE]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H1430 [14MR]

——— set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (see H.R. 701), H545 [14FE]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see H.R. 634), H1632 [19MR]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H5175 [30JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5051 [24JY]

——— permanently extend lower threshold for refundable portion of child tax credit and adjust credit for inflation (see H.R. 769), H1993 [12AP]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H2567 [9MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7688 [11DE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

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), H7052 [13NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H504 [13FE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2536 [8MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 11), H504 [13FE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (see H.R. 1256), H1630 [19MR]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H6103 [1OC]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 56), H5344 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3889 [19JN], H3951 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4460 [11JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4378 [11JY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Kappa Omega chapter, E279• [13MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5982 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5998 [28SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5982 [28SE]

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 1003), H2745 [17MY]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (H.R. 1038), H3308, H3309 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level, H3951 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4378, H4460 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3574, H3575 [13JN]

——— end permanent basing of 2d Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany, H3574, H3575 [13JN]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6924 [30OC]

GAO: establish pilot program to collect and publish Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit redemption data, H3889 [19JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6087 [1OC], H6205 [3OC]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 742), H3305, H3307 [12JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (H.R. 1155), H5448, H5449 [10SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4379 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5982, H5998 [28SE]

Professional Social Work Month: observance, E291• [13MR]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2736, H2745 [17MY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6087 [1OC], H6205 [3OC]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H3327, H3328 [12JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (H.R. 324), H2819 [21MY]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of Clayton County, GA, H4180 [8JY]

Tributes

Reed, Jack G., E84• [4FE]