HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6545 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H3080 [29AP]
American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H388 [26JA]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H6628 [10AU]
Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see H.R. 5258), H7397 [29SE]
Armed Forces: provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 5170), H3013 [28AP]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3442 [12MY]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6882 [22SE]
Brubeck, Dave: tribute (see H. Res. 1283), H3543 [18MY]
Budget: establish procedures for expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority (see H.R. 4921), H3824 [25MY]
Business and industry: require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H1028 [2MR]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H6043 [26JY]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H388 [26JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H140 [13JA]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H8030 [2DE]
Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 5131), H3080 [29AP]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H2877 [26AP]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3542 [18MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4975 (see H.R. 5566), H5204 [29JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3703 [20MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide commodity assistance to States participating in the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4638), H647 [22FE]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H5712 [19JY]
Dept. of Education: establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2624), H3542 [18MY]
———provide professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education and development (see H.R. 6302), H7391 [29SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 5019), H2877 [26AP]
Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H472 [2FE]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H6804 [16SE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H1324 [10MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: expand humanitarian parole policy to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by Haiti prior to recent earthquake (see H.R. 4603), H972 [26FE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize certain assistance for capacity building for community development and affordable housing (see H.R. 4737), H4597 [16JN]
———transform rental assistance properties into properties with long-term, property-based, sustainable contracts that include flexibility to address certain issues (see H.R. 6468), H7854 [1DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H8264 [8DE]
Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H2642 [15AP]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H7396 [29SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
Depts. of the Treasury and HUD: implement cost savings (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4506 [15JN]
Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H7396 [29SE]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H4872 [24JN]
———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H6683 [14SE]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H4872 [24JN]
District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H3124 [4MY]
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), H3542 [18MY]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H7397 [29SE]
Financial institutions: provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H932 [25FE]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1257), H2641 [15AP]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H2877 [26AP]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H3542 [18MY]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4873 [24JN]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H6881 [22SE]
Haiti: tribute to U.S. urban search and rescue teams' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1059), H471 [2FE]
House of Representatives: require posting of information on Members' representational allowance disbursements on official public Internet sites (see H. Res. 1707), H7396 [29SE]
House Rules: prohibit Members from negotiating for a job involving lobbying activities (see H. Res. 1386), H4636 [17JN]
Housing: prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H1595 [17MR]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6880 [22SE]
———provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 1340), H6763 [15SE]
Indonesia: end human rights crisis in Papua and West Papua (see H. Res. 1355), H6882 [22SE]
Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H4873 [24JN]
———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see H.R. 5324), H6764 [15SE]
———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H5920 [21JY]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H7396 [29SE]
Iran: impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4649), H2844 [22AP]
Iran Sanctions Act: restrict oil and gas leasing of persons engaging in sanctioned activities and require lessees disclose participation in energy-related ventures, investments, or partnerships (see H.R. 6043), H6628 [10AU]
Iraq: establish a U.S. consulate in the Kurdistan region (see H. Res. 873), H3658 [19MY]
Israel: authorize assistance for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5327), H3540 [18MY]
———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 1391), H3871 [26MY]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2503 [13AP]
———tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2878 [26AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H4331 [9JN]
Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H2643 [15AP]
Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 5876), H6163 [27JY]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6042 [26JY]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 4796), H3441 [12MY]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H6881 [22SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H3202 [5MY]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H4872 [24JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6627 [10AU]
Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H3658 [19MY]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H1358 [11MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H3745 [24MY]
National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Month: designate (see H. Res. 536), H4331 [9JN]
National Limb Loss Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H5712 [19JY]
National Preparedness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1618), H6682 [14SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H3080 [29AP]
New York, NY: tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (see H. Res. 1320), H3123 [4MY]
Nonprofit organizations: strengthen partnership with Federal Government (see H.R. 5533), H6881 [22SE]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H424 [27JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H2937 [27AP]
OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H5547 [13JY]
Political campaigns: apply ban on election activity by foreign nationals to domestic corporations which are subsidiaries of foreign principals (see H.R. 4540), H1169 [4MR]
———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3442 [12MY]
———require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H1324 [10MR]
———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 4630), H1028 [2MR]
———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H1220 [9MR]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2460 [25MR]
———recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Res. 1773), H8598 [16DE]
Rollins College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1169), H3484 [13MY]
SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H2505 [13AP]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H3745 [24MY]
———raise awareness of school pushout, reform disciplinary practices, encourage teaching of proper behavior, and facilitate effective teaching and learning environments (see H. Res. 1777), H8785 [17DE]
Securities Investor Protection Act: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H3871 [26MY]
Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H6805 [16SE]
Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount for loans to State and local development companies and provide temporary authority for debt refinancing of commercial real estate (see H.R. 5412), H4873 [24JN]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H5503 [1JY]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3542 [18MY]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: amend (see H.R. 6081), H6628 [10AU]
Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H931 [25FE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4468), H193 [19JA]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H1744 [19MR]
———allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 6025), H7454 [15NO]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H423 [27JA]
———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 6099), H7454 [15NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6881 [22SE]
———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 3271), H7396 [29SE]
———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H648 [22FE]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H2460 [25MR]
———modify treatment of foreign investments in U.S. real property (see H.R. 4539), H1169 [4MR]
———provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1943), H6880 [22SE]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H5303 [30JN]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2504 [13AP]
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), H833 [24FE]
Transportation: enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and create and expand commuter benefit programs (see H.R. 3517), H648 [22FE]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H7397 [29SE]
U.S. Olympic Committee: tribute to U.S. Paralympics Team (see H. Res. 1479), H6164 [27JY]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1239), H2503 [13AP]
Veterans: improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H7397 [29SE]
Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 1036), H6804 [16SE]
Workforce Investment Act: provide oil spill relief employment (see H.R. 5654), H5303 [30JN]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5303 [30JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful agriculture subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5779), H5817 [20JY]
Haiti: encourage continuation and further expansion of sister-city relationships between U.S. and Haitian municipalities (see H. Res. 1332), H3202 [5MY]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to use operating funds as collateral for financing energy conservation improvements and to freeze utility consumption levels (see H.R. 5154), H2936 [27AP]
Iran: prevent high-ranking Iranian Government officials or Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers from being eligible for a travel visa to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 256), H2215 [22MR]
Remarks
AmeriCares (organization): tribute to efforts to provide relief in aftermath of Haitian earthquake, H836 [25FE]
Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H8522 [16DE]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, H7760 [1DE]
———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (H. Res. 1119), H1790 [20MR]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1058 [3MR]
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8093 [8DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: eliminate or reduce funding for certain Federal programs, E1517
———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), E1517
Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1490), H5226 [30JN]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H5208 [30JN]
Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), H5585 [14JY]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), H2886 [27AP]
Haiti: encourage continuation and further expansion of sister-city relationships between U.S. and Haitian municipalities (H. Res. 1332), H3130 [5MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1749, H1790, H1793 [20MR]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8093 [8DE]
Israel: support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, H4308 [9JN]
Memorial Day: observance, H3875 [27MY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8946 [22DE]
———tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (H. Res. 1320), H3142 [5MY]
Pitney Bowes, Inc.: anniversary, E559
Save the Children (organization): tribute to efforts to provide relief in aftermath of Haitian earthquake, H836 [25FE]
Securities: clarify definition of hedge funds and private equity funds, H5226 [30JN]
Social Security: anniversary, H5823 [21JY]
———privatization proposals, H5823 [21JY]
Stamford, CT: anniversary of Stamford Area Youth Philharmonic, E936
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4185
———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (H.R. 2600), H5585 [14JY]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7552 [18NO]
Votes: position on missed, H6562
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1816 [20MR]
Tributes
Baik, Michel, H6051 [27JY]
Moales, Kenneth H., H7218 [29SE]
Necochea, Ken, H8522 [16DE]
Simonetta, Derek, H8522 [16DE]
Velasquez, Steven, H6051 [27JY]