MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)
Amendments
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H505 [3FE]
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), H5921 [21JY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5712 [19JY]
Armed Forces: extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2844 [22AP]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6574 [30JY]
Boise State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1042), H1104 [3MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 78), H1027 [2MR]
———establish nonsecurity discretionary spending caps (see H.R. 4871), H1595 [17MR]
———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), H4214 [28MY]
———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), H6043 [26JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]
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]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5566), H5304 [30JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H934 [25FE]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see H.R. 3716), H5712 [19JY]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4480), H5819 [20JY]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3202 [5MY]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5119), H2842 [22AP]
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), H3441 [12MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H4597 [16JN]
Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 5576), H4778 [23JN]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H602 [4FE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H6573 [30JY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3542 [18MY]
Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf as an endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 6028), H6881 [22SE]
EPA: facilitate implementation of the renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 5778), H6164 [27JY]
Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H2579 [14AP]
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]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H933 [25FE]
FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H3824 [25MY]
Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H6572 [30JY]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H5504 [1JY]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Government: make funds available to increase program integrity efforts and reduce wasteful government spending of taxpayer's dollars (see H.R. 5363), H3702 [20MY]
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]
Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H1890 (see H.R. 2360), H2173 [21MR]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H2504 [13AP]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
Human rights: recognize plight of people with albinism in East Africa and condemn their murder and mutilation (see H. Res. 1088), H647 [22FE]
Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H972 [26FE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H2799 [21AP]
Klein, Gerda Weissmann: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 1743), H8031 [2DE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H2642 [15AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H41 [12JA]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3542 [18MY]
Medicare: repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H2504 [13AP]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]
———permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
NASA: impose certain requirements on expenditure of funds for the Constellation Program (see H.R. 5614), H5547 [13JY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2506 [13AP]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1603), H6882 [22SE]
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1264), H7500 [16NO]
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), H6572 [30JY]
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H6574 [30JY]
National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7156 (see H. Res. 1600), H7214 [28SE]
National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]
New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2319 [24MR]
Ogden, UT: anniversary of McKay-Dee Hospital Center (see H. Res. 1136), H1103 [3MR]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Public lands: provide for certain land exchanges in Gunnison County, CO, and Uintah County, UT (see H.R. 5059), H2640 [15AP]
Rollins College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1169), H3484 [13MY]
RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1073), H3824 [25MY]
Sagres (vessel): welcome Portuguese ship and crew to U.S. (see H. Res. 1393), H4678 [22JN]
SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H2505 [13AP]
Small business: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 1570), H7398 [29SE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 4918), H2800 [21AP]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H3014 [28AP]
Taxation: reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———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]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H5676 [15JY]
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1041), H1104 [3MR]
Utah: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 1584), H6571 [30JY]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Wooden, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H4247 [8JN]
World Economic Forum (organization): support mission and goals (see H. Res. 1148), H1397 [12MR]
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), H1518 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Interstate commerce: prohibit restrictions on the resale of event tickets sold in interstate commerce as an unfair or deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 4795), H1220 [9MR]
NIST: support development of technical standards and conformance architecture to improve emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces (see H.R. 5132), H2843 [22AP]
Salt Lake County, UT: designate certain lands in the Wasatch Mountains as wilderness (see H.R. 5009), H2503 [13AP]
Remarks
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, H4056 [27MY]
Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H506 [3FE]
CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 1796), H6192 [28JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H3899
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3221 [6MY]
Dept. of the Interior: facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 2008), H4222
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), E850
Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (H.R. 2142), H4559
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 5146), H2910 [27AP]
NSF: study ways to improve detection, investigation and prosecution of cyber crimes, H506 [3FE]
Nuclear weapons: release of comprehensive nuclear posture review, H3899
Price, UT: anniversary of J.C. Penney store, E758
Tributes
Osborne, George B., E2005