HARPER, GREGG (a Representative from Mississippi)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 5276), H3658 [19MY]
———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H6403 (see H.R. 5939), H6455 [29JY]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H5617 [14JY]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H5617 [14JY]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7500 [16NO]
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]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the members of the Army's 24th Infantry Division who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 232), H387 [26JA]
Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2506 [13AP]
Army: tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II (see H. Res. 1483), H5304 [30JN]
Associated Builders and Contractors: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4598 [16JN]
Child Advocacy Center Month: designate (see H. Res. 1313), H3658 [19MY]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H194 [19JA]
Colorado Springs, CO: recognize the National Museum of World War II Aviation as America's National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 1207), H6881 [22SE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3202 [5MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 4324), H388 [26JA]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H755 [23FE]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H41 [12JA]
Dept. of the Interior: lift moratorium and ensure safety of deepwater drilling operations (see H.R. 5519), H4424 [14JN]
———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations (see H.R. 5525), H4505 [15JN]
———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (see H.R. 5772), H5819 [20JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see H. Res. 1129), H6407 (see H. Res. 1129), H6458 [29JY]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H648 [22FE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H5712 [19JY]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H1028 [2MR]
———tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4425 [14JN]
Election Assistance Commission: reimburse States for costs incurred in establishing online voter registration programs (see H.R. 4449), H139 [13JA]
EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6511), H8286 [9DE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 1389), H3823 [25MY]
Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 5037), H2639 [15AP]
Federal-State relations: reaffirm commitment to safeguard and uphold the 10th Amendment to the Constitution relative to governmental powers reserved to the States or the people (see H. Res. 1006), H141 [13JA]
GAO: evaluate propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corp., under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 6046), H6628 [10AU]
Gulf of Mexico: express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3824 [25MY]
———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 5585), H4779 [23JN]
Health: ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]
———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H6880 [22SE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H7155 (see H.R. 3652), H7213 [28SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
Immigration: refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and provide for immediate dissemination of visa revocation information (see H.R. 4758), H1167 [4MR]
———support credible and effective policies which welcome lawful immigrants and nonimmigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or continued presence of unlawful foreign persons (see H. Res. 1026), H326 [21JA]
Klein, Herbert: tribute (see H. Res. 637), H6164 [27JY]
Manufactured and Modular Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H3824 [25MY]
Medicare: repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H3484 [13MY]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H6043 [26JY]
Mickelson, Phil: tribute (see H. Res. 1256), H2800 [21AP]
National Book Festival: tribute (see H. Res. 1646), H6880 [22SE]
National Child Advocacy Center: anniversary (see H. Res. 1313), H3658 [19MY]
National Chiropractic Health Month: observance (see H. Res. 1523), H6882 [22SE]
National Choroideremia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1507), H5986 [22JY]
National Day of Prayer: appeal district court ruling on constitutionality and express support for institution (see H. Res. 1279), H2696 [20AP]
———constitutionality (see H. Res. 1273), H2695 [20AP]
National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians: designate (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1441 [15MR]
National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6805 [16SE]
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 1294), H3125 [4MY]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H6881 [22SE]
National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 1740), H7644 [29NO]
———provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1879), H1169 [4MR]
National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.J. Res. 97), H7398 [29SE]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see H. Res. 990), H267 [20JA]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H5819 [20JY]
National Take a Child to a Park Week: designate (see H. Res. 1536), H6574 [30JY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1312), H3078 [29AP]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2461 [25MR]
New Orleans Saints (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 1079), H609 [9FE] (see H. Res. 1080), H756 [23FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
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), H3201 [5MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 5305), H3482 [13MY]
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), H6573 [30JY]
Supreme Court: urge the upholding of laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy (see H. Con. Res. 261), H5618 [14JY]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H2215 [22MR]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1346), H3310 [11MY]
———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H4872 [24JN]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H2799 [21AP]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H6684 [14SE]
Ten Commandments Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 1175), H1396 [12MR]
Terrorism: allow determination that certain individuals are unlawful enemy combatants subject to trial by military commissions (see H.R. 4415), H194 [19JA]
———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 4463), H193 [19JA]
Thomson, Bobby: tribute (see H. Res. 1730), H7614 [18NO]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 1527), H5921 [21JY]
University of Southern Mississippi: anniversary (see H. Res. 1218), H2318 [24MR]
Voting: provide for the expedited delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 6009), H6568 [30JY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H6572 [30JY]
Remarks
Brandon, MS: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1589
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1850 [21MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2010-2015, H3761 [25MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's admission to the Union (H.R. 3542), H1545 [17MR]
———permit use of Emancipation Hall for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (H. Con. Res. 239), H1077 [3MR]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 236), H1078 [3MR]
Dept. of Defense: consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (H.R. 6540), H8800
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 611), H5881 [21JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1465 [16MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1850 [21MR]
House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1465 [16MR]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 4825), H1543 [17MR]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H900 [25FE]
La-Z-Boy South, Inc.: anniversary, E1163
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), Senate amendments, H900 [25FE]
Mississippi: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage caused by tornadoes, H2886 [27AP]
National Fragile X Advocacy Day: observance, H1086 [3MR]
Office of the Architect of the Capitol: improve certain administrative operations (H.R. 6399), H7471 [16NO]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4797 [24JN]
Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office, Hickory, MS: designate (H.R. 4139), H64 [13JA]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H900 [25FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1024 [2MR]
Tributes
Donald, Richard A., E1381
Richardson, Samac, E1937
Searcy, Lillie Mae, E1046
White, Carl, H3873 [27MY]