AUSTRIA, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H6403 (see H.R. 5939), H6455 [29JY]
al-Awlaki, Anwar: issue certificate of loss of nationality (see H. Res. 1288), H2843 [22AP]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H648 [22FE]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, reduce discretionary spending by amount saved, and establish bicameral, bipartisan committee on budgetary, spending, and earmark processes (see H. Res. 1289), H2843 [22AP]
———making full-year continuing at lower levels with certain exceptions (see H.J. Res. 96), H6990 [23SE]
Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H472 [2FE]
Associated Builders and Contractors: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 287), H5547 [13JY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H139 [13JA]
Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 4840), H1396 [12MR]
Clinton County, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 3039), H3274 [6MY]
Constitution Day: observance (see H. Res. 1612), H6682 [14SE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2845 [22AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5390), H3822 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H1324 [10MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 5053), H2640 [15AP]
———strengthen measures to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks and authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5590), H4871 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4542), H422 [27JA]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 4514), H386 [26JA]
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. 775), H6572 [30JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H5712 [19JY]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H5712 [19JY]
Education: tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4780 [23JN]
Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (see H.R. 4602), H6627 [10AU]
English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H933 [25FE]
F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of two bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 30), H141 [13JA]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1429), H4507 [15JN]
GAO: evaluate propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corp., under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 6046), H6628 [10AU]
Harwell, William E. (Ernie): tribute (see H. Res. 1328), H3201 [5MY]
Health: ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]
———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4904), H2844 [22AP]
Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2412), H8030 [2DE]
Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H1519 [16MR]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2643 [15AP]
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: revise (see H.R. 5983), H7454 [15NO]
Korean Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1036), H603 [4FE]
Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 4466), H756 [23FE]
Marquette University: honor the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University (see H. Res. 1161), H1323 [10MR]
Medicare: prevent the catastrophic loss of wage index reclassification (see H.R. 6512), H8286 [9DE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H4507 [15JN]
Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1295), H3080 [29AP]
National Choroideremia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1507), H5986 [22JY]
National Day of Prayer: constitutionality (see H. Res. 1273), H2845 [22AP]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H6406 (see H.R. 3464), H6458 [29JY]
National Preparedness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1618), H6682 [14SE]
National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]
National Take a Child to a Park Week: designate (see H. Res. 1536), H6574 [30JY]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2461 [25MR]
Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1419), H4507 [15JN]
Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1047), H423 [27JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 5111), H6284 [28JY]
———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 5425), H5547 [13JY]
Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 274), H6043 [26JY]
Slater, Robert K.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H1104 [3MR]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 5141), H6684 [14SE]
Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H2844 [22AP]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6683 [14SE]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H3015 [28AP]
Taxation: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H2877 [26AP]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H4677 [22JN]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H3014 [28AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H6406 (see H.R. 3758), H6458 [29JY]
———modify requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property (see H.R. 4112), H2877 [26AP]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H2937 [27AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3123 [4MY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H8786 [17DE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H6406 (see H.R. 240), H6457 [29JY]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H6627 [10AU]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H3745 [24MY]
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1449), H5712 [19JY]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. participation on the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibit contributions for purposes of paying for investigation into efforts to break Israeli blockade of Gaza (see H.R. 5501), H4386 [10JN]
University of Dayton: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1456), H4638 [21JN]
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), H6572 [30JY]
Wilmington, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 5308), H7855 [1DE]
Remarks
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2010-2015, H3764 [25MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for the Science and Technology Directorate (H.R. 4842), H5774 [20JY]
———include medical readiness and community resiliency for health care critical infrastructure in criteria for Homeland Security Centers of Excellence Program, H5774 [20JY]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4686), H5510 [13JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1471 [16MR]
Ohio Christian University: tribute to 2010 graduating class, E1054
Somerset, OH: tribute to historical marker dedication for Jacob Miller Tavern, E1061
Springfield, OH: tribute to Ohio Air National Guard 178th Fighter Wing, E991
Wolaver, Lynn: Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, E1094
———Ohio Senior Hall of Fame inductee, E1002
Tributes
Baker, James L., E721
Bedke, Curtis M., E43
Brantley, Virgil, E1953
Day, Carl, E1971
Feucht, Harry W., Jr. (A.J.), E1797
Jenkins, Gerald, E1943
Kambic, Matthew, E2169
Kuss, Richard, E1664
McCafferty, Joseph M., E134
Metcalf, Charles, E2021
Snow, Jesse A., E2006
Spacy, Bradley D., E1111
Wayt, Gregory, E2172