INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4011 [27MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Anacortes, WA: honor victims of Tesoro refinery fire and express condolences to their families and friends (see H. Res. 1262), H2641 [15AP]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H8990 [22DE]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H140 [13JA]
Armed Forces: extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H5617 [14JY]
Boise State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1042), H1104 [3MR]
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H7156 (see H.R. 5504), H7213 [28SE]
Coastal States Organization: anniversary (see H. Res. 1624), H6882 [22SE]
Columbia River: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore water quality (see H.R. 4652), H754 [23FE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H4975 (see H.R. 5561), H5204 [29JN]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H3483 [13MY]
Corps of Engineers: extend and modify the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 6184), H7156 (see H.R. 6184), H7213 [28SE]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H5617 [14JY]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3871 [26MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see H.R. 3716), H5546 [13JY]
———promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H5712 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H388 [26JA]
———take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: anniversary of Impact Aid Program (see H. Res. 1641), H7454 [15NO]
———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 5843), H5984 [22JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 5019), H2845 [22AP]
Dept. of HHS: promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 5807), H7397 [29SE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H1518 [16MR]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H7156 (see H. Res. 1476), H7213 [28SE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 6051), H6570 [30JY]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3745 [24MY]
———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 4347), H4872 [24JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3014 [28AP]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H603 [4FE]
———carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H2697 [20AP]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H602 [4FE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2504 [13AP]
———recognize affects of colon cancer on women, and urge regular screenings, regular exercise, and a healthy diet to reduce risk of colon cancer (see H. Res. 1053), H1596 [17MR]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H5547 [13JY]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H266 [20JA]
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), H6574 [30JY]
Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see H.R. 3910), H4247 [8JN]
Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 3302), H7644 [29NO]
Fort Drum, NY: tribute to 10th Mountain Division (see H. Res. 1217), H5986 [22JY]
Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 5766), H7156 (see H.R. 5766), H7213 [28SE]
Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4416), H5921 [21JY]
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), H3871 [26MY]
Harrington, Donald: tribute (see H. Res. 1040), H473 [2FE]
Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H555 [3FE]
Hurley, Bob, Sr.: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 1319), H6684 [14SE]
Israel: tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2695 [20AP]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 4986), H6043 [26JY]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7548 [17NO]
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), H3311 [11MY]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1818 [20MR]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H3824 [25MY]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H2800 [21AP]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see H.R. 5481), H4387 [10JN]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1603), H6991 [23SE]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H6574 [30JY]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H3080 [29AP]
National School Lunch Act: permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H2642 [15AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H4678 [22JN]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H1657 [18MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H3201 [5MY]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3484 [13MY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H3542 [18MY]
Power resources: encourage implementation of thermal energy infrastructure (see H.R. 5805), H5919 [21JY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3483 [13MY]
Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (see H.R. 4860), H3542 [18MY] (see H.R. 5696), H5502 [1JY]
Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see H.R. 1006), H4872 [24JN]
Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]
Romania: celebrate anniversary of relations with the U.S., commend Romanian people on achievements, and reaffirm bonds of trust and values with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 291), H5547 [13JY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6881 [22SE]
SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6212), H6989 [23SE]
———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 5797), H6574 [30JY]
Seattle Storm (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1671), H7155 (see H. Res. 1671), H7212 [28SE]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H2877 [26AP]
Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H2642 [15AP]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H3124 [4MY]
Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 1657), H6989 [23SE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (see H.R. 4769), H6763 [15SE]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H7855 [1DE]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H2642 [15AP]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H327 [21JA]
———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 4770), H6763 [15SE]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H141 [13JA]
———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H4247 [8JN]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H556 [3FE]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H3015 [28AP]
———provide tax incentives for producing electricity from wasted heat (see H.R. 5977), H6405 (see H.R. 5977), H6456 [29JY]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (see H.R. 6117), H6881 [22SE]
———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see H.R. 5612), H5504 [1JY]
———treat nonrecourse small business investment company loans from the SBA as amounts at risk for purposes of determining the deduction for losses (see H.R. 4211), H2697 [20AP]
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), H4425 [14JN]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H2696 [20AP]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6684 [14SE]
Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1041), H1104 [3MR]
University of South Carolina: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 1491), H5303 [30JN]
University of Virginia: tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 991), H141 [13JA]
West Virginia: tribute to efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for rescuing individuals from a downed military helicopter (see H. Res. 1153), H2506 [13AP]
World Economic Forum (organization): support mission and goals (see H. Res. 1148), H1397 [12MR]
World Intellectual Property Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1208), H2800 [21AP]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3201 [5MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H5617 [14JY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H1440 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: make loans to qualified projects for the production of renewable source jet fuel (see H.R. 6343), H7392 [29SE]
Dept. of Defense: consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (see H.R. 6540), H8785 [17DE]
Dept. of Energy: disapprove motion with the NRC to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice (see H. Res. 1209), H2261 [23MR]
Dept. of Justice: further the mission of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee through recommendations for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 4970), H2458 [25MR]
———make recommendations to Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety (see H.R. 4969), H2457 [25MR]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 5692), H5502 [1JY]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 6554), H8785 [17DE]
Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 6530), H8597 [16DE]
Outer Continental Shelf: require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 5634), H4974 (see H.R. 5634), H5203 [29JN]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see H.R. 5809), H5920 [21JY]
Power resources: promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (see H.R. 6564), H8940 [21DE]
Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (see H.R. 6344), H7392 [29SE]
———spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the U.S. through priority interconnection and renewable energy payments (see H.R. 5883), H6163 [27JY]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Remarks
Aerojet-General Corp.: Redmond, WA, facility recipient of United Space Alliance, LLC, Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award, E1273
Air Force: assessment of contracting system used to award the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, H2701 [21AP]
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H476 [3FE], H6051 [27JY]
Anacortes, WA: honor victims of Tesoro refinery fire and express condolences to their families and friends (H. Res. 1262), H2755 [21AP]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), Senate amendments, H6065 [27JY]
Armed Forces: 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, H8406 [15DE]
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H6065 [27JY]
———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (H. Res. 925), H1781 [20MR]
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), H1862 [21MR]
Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7691 [30NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: make loans to qualified projects for the production of renewable source jet fuel (H.R. 6343), E1857
———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7691 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4011, H4012 [27MY]
———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program, H3760 [25MY], H4011, H4012 [27MY], H8358 [15DE]
———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (H.R. 6540), H8798, H8800 [21DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3221 [6MY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6503 [30JY]
———facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 2008), corrections in engrossment—unanimous-consent agreement, H4252 [9JN]
———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, H5733 [20JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), H6688 [15SE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6294 [29JY]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 1248), H2592 [15AP]
Earth Day: observance, H2791 [21AP]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), Senate amendments, H7691 [30NO]
Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6594 [10AU]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (H.R. 1585), H2760 [21AP]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8558 [16DE]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (H.R. 6554), E2204
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), consideration (H. Res. 1248), H2592 [15AP]
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), H2885 [27AP]
Gulf of Mexico: EPA insistence that BP P.L.C., drill a second relief well in order to stop the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4250 [9JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1449 [16MR], H1628 [18MR], H1673 [19MR], H1781 [20MR], H1820, H1862 [21MR]
House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1673 [19MR]
Native Americans: authorize tribal water rights settlements, H7691 [30NO]
NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (H.R. 3644), H1673 [19MR]
Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies, H4680 [23JN]
———adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (H. Res. 989), H4252, H4254, H4255 [9JN]
OPower (company): Alliance To Save Energy Andromeda Star Award recipient, H6688 [15SE]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), H6855 [22SE]
———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), H7316, H7318 [29SE]
Power resources: create clean energy jobs, H6051 [27JY]
———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H197 [20JA], H476 [3FE], H658 [23FE], H3130 [5MY]
———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, E104
———national energy policy, H2791 [21AP]
———promote oil independence by developing a clean energy economy (H.R. 6564), E2222
Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (H.R. 6344), E1813
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8406 [15DE]
Social Security: privatization proposals, H5733 [20JY]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 5128), E910
Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8558 [16DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6594 [10AU]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8558 [16DE]
———rates, H2592 [15AP]
Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (H.R. 3125), H2529 [14AP]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7553 [18NO]
Votes: position on missed, H2477
Washington (State): tribute to Taste Washington Day, E1855
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2495 [13AP], H4422 [14JN]
Tributes
Dyer, Polly, E160
Johnson, Steve, H2584 [15AP]
Reagan, Michael, E1995