KRATOVIL, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H518 [3FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4040 [27MY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3446 [13MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2608 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3124 [4MY]
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H2937 [27AP]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1039), H603 [4FE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H6043 [26JY]
Armed Forces: 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 (see H. Res. 1119), H933 [25FE]
———recognize and honor courage and sacrifice of members and veterans (see H. Res. 1385), H3745 [24MY]
———recognize service of medical and air crews in helping transport wounded warriors back to the U.S. and commend Air Force aeromedical evacuation personnel (see H. Res. 1605), H6764 [15SE]
———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1516), H5677 [15JY]
Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4424 [14JN]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6764 [15SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 78), H1027 [2MR]
———establish procedures for expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the President to rescind amounts of budget authority (see H.R. 4921), H2318 [24MR]
———increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 5954), H6404 (see H.R. 5954), H6455 [29JY]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 5454), H5819 [20JY]
———require annual progress toward meeting fiscally responsible 5- and 10-year deficit and debt targets (see H.R. 5008), H2503 [13AP]
———require Presidential and congressional budgets to disclose and display the net present value of future costs of entitlement programs (see H.R. 4856), H1517 [16MR]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5986 [22JY]
Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H1170 [4MR]
Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H387 [26JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H3079 [29AP]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (see H.R. 6461), H7757 [30NO]
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), H4780 [23JN]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): analyze each tax expenditure identified in annual tax expenditure report for equity, efficiency, and ease of administration (see H.R. 5291), H3440 [12MY]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H2579 [14AP]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3745 [24MY]
———restrict passports of certain sex offenders (see H.R. 5870), H6406 (see H.R. 5870), H6458 [29JY]
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club: recognize, protect, promote, and facilitate the JFK 50-Mile Ultra-Marathon (see H. Res. 1728), H7614 [18NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (see H. Con. Res. 269), H2936 [27AP]
———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see H.R. 4785), H3658 [19MY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H756 [23FE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H4872 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6403 (see H.R. 5933), H6454 [29JY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: allow certain individuals and households to be eligible for Federal assistance (see H.R. 4141), H834 [24FE]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: award Congressional Gold Medal to honor GI Bill assistance recipients in recognition of contributions made to the Nation and Harry W. Colmery in enacting the GI Bill (see H.R. 4745), H1596 [17MR]
———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H1440 [15MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H4872 [24JN]
Federal aid programs: create a means to review and abolish Federal programs that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of taxpayer funds (see H.R. 5568), H4676 [22JN]
Government: make funds available to increase program integrity efforts and reduce wasteful government spending of taxpayer's dollars (see H.R. 5363), H3702 [20MY]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H6763 [15SE]
Immigration: provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used for alien smuggling (see H.R. 5769), H6406 (see H.R. 5769), H6458 [29JY]
———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]
Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H2937 [27AP]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 6128), H7454 [15NO]
Jacksonville, AR: commend support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock AFB, members of the Armed Forces stationed there and their families (see H. Res. 1724), H7548 [17NO]
Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H6684 [14SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H6809 [20SE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H41 [12JA] (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]
NASA: impose certain requirements on expenditure of funds for the Constellation Program (see H.R. 5614), H5547 [13JY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1603), H6991 [23SE]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H5712 [19JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H2504 [13AP]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 4322), H6804 [16SE]
National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]
National Teach Ag Day: support goals and purposes (see H. Res. 886), H972 [26FE]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H1657 [18MR]
Oklahoma: tribute to Army and Air National Guard members for their service and sacrifice since September 11, 2001 (see H. Res. 1052), H5547 [13JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of outbreak (see H.J. Res. 94), H5984 [22JY]
———commemorate and reaffirm U.S. commitment to veterans (see H. Res. 1672), H7155 (see H. Res. 1672), H7212 [28SE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6572 [30JY]
Robert M. Ball Federal Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 5773), H6574 [30JY]
Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (see H. Res. 1513), H5618 [14JY]
SBA: reauthorize the National Small Business Tree Planting Program (see H.R. 4509), H3311 [11MY]
Ships and vessels: authorize appropriations for construction of Navy vessels and for loan guarantees for commercial vessels (see H.R. 5035), H2937 [27AP]
Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) Research and Development Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.R. 6308), H7391 [29SE]
Taxation: allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 5497), H4780 [23JN]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 5475), H4214 [28MY]
———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H3079 [29AP]
———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5623), H4973 (see H.R. 5623), H5202 [29JN]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H6043 [26JY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H6573 [30JY]
———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H3079 [29AP]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]
———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4635 [17JN]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2696 [20AP]
Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H2845 [22AP]
Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1184), H1518 [16MR]
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), H2800 [21AP]
World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion (see H. Res. 1516), H5677 [15JY]
———tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944 (D-Day), amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 1251), H6043 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: increase earmark transparency and accountability (see H.R. 4560), H470 [2FE]
Armed Forces: provide for a moratorium on the sale or foreclosure of property owned by surviving spouses of servicemembers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 4664), H754 [23FE]
Budget: establish nonsecurity discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 4871), H1595 [17MR]
Courts: permit a court to sentence an offender who is determined to be sexually dangerous to a term of special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation (see H.R. 5232), H3272 [6MY]
EPA: make additional capitalization grants to State water pollution control revolving funds that adopt smart growth principles (see H.R. 6182), H6879 [22SE]
House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to consideration (see H. Res. 1360), H3483 [13MY]
Immigration: impose new penalties for the knowing unlawful employment of aliens (see H.R. 4627), H646 [22FE]
Medicaid: clarify treatment of electronic health record incentive payments for federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 6348), H7392 [29SE]
National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships (see H.R. 4973), H2458 [25MR]
Small Business Act: waive temporarily certain matching amount requirements relative to small business development centers (see H.R. 4932), H2318 [24MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: work with partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend (see H.R. 5344), H3657 [19MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6461 [30JY]
Remarks
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H786 [24FE]
Brewington, David P.: NAACP Talbot County, MD, Branch Veteran's Award recipient, E1791
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H518 [3FE]
———focus cybersecurity awareness education on novice computer users, elderly and low-income populations, and populations in areas of planned broadband expansion or deployment, H518 [3FE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (H.R. 3650), H1186 [9MR]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6542 [30JY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3446 [13MY]
EPA: clarify procedures to ensure a collaborative process involving all stakeholders when developing a management plan for National Estuary Program, H2608 [15AP]
Federal employees: encourage those working in science and engineering fields to volunteer in the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H3446 [13MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2608 [15AP]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Salisbury, MD, Alumni Chapter, H6461 [30JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6542 [30JY]
NSF: establish the National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity, H518 [3FE]