SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Articles and editorials

Obama Repeating 1975 Mistakes, Gil Hoffman, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, H1491 [16MR]

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), H3310 [11MY]

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]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H2642 [15AP]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 4427), H388 [26JA]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): revoke tax exempt status (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1397 [12MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 79), H1324 [10MR]

———establish a sequestration to reduce all nonexempt programs, projects, and activities by a certain percent in years in which the Federal budget is in deficit (see H.R. 4883), H1656 [18MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H139 [13JA]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H1657 [18MR]

Courts: provide for habeas corpus review for unprivileged enemy belligerents (see H.R. 4975), H2642 [15AP]

Credit: require borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages for single-family housing to make certain minimum downpayments and prohibit financing of closing costs under such mortgages (see H.R. 3706), H140 [13JA]

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]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H1440 [15MR]

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), H1519 [16MR]

Dept. of HUD: require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H1359 [11MR]

———set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 4632), H646 [22FE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4556), H756 [23FE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4542), H422 [27JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H1596 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H472 [2FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 5016), H3202 [5MY]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 3656), H1440 [15MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 77), H1170 [4MR]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4396), H1359 [11MR] (see H.R. 4572), H1221 [9MR]

Evansville, IN: anniversary of Old National Bank (see H. Res. 1201), H2877 [26AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5270), H3310 [11MY]

GAO: require that a vacancy in the position of Comptroller General be filled only by an individual who is a licensed certified public accountant and who meets other qualification requirements (see H.R. 4410), H1359 [11MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: provide on-budget status to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4653), H1169 [4MR]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see H.R. 4640), H647 [22FE]

Health: clarify coverage for congressional staff through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 4982), H2458 [25MR]

———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H1518 [16MR]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 3188), H1397 [12MR]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4904), H2505 [13AP]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), pass (see H.R. 4910), H2319 [24MR]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4995), H2845 [22AP] (see H.R. 4999), H3311 [11MY]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax (see H. Res. 959), H194 [19JA]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H756 [23FE]

Insurance: express that a Government imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional (see H. Res. 1063), H649 [22FE]

Iraq: congratulate people on resolve to vote in parliamentary elections (see H. Con. Res. 250), H2460 [25MR]

———deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H1028 [2MR]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 5054), H2877 [26AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2845 [22AP]

———support relocation of U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Res. 1191), H2216 [22MR]

———support right to defend itself against terrorists and the Israeli construction of new security fences along the border of Egypt (see H. Res. 1241), H2937 [27AP]

———tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2845 [22AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 4107), H146 [15JA]

Manufactured and Modular Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H3275 [6MY]

Medicare: exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1518 [16MR]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H1221 [9MR]

———provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H194 [19JA]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H1397 [12MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H194 [19JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1441 [15MR]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H1170 [4MR]

National Day of Prayer: constitutionality (see H. Res. 1273), H2845 [22AP]

National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians: designate (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1397 [12MR]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H1324 [10MR]

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), H1324 [10MR]

North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H473 [2FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2506 [13AP]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (see H.R. 4894), H2505 [13AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 4901), H2505 [13AP] (see H.R. 4903), H2215 [22MR] (see H.R. 4910), H2319 [24MR] (see H.R. 4919), H2460 (see H.R. 4972), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5005), H2503 [13AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 4985), H2458 [25MR]

Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see H.R. 4940), H2642 [15AP]

Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court: express the undermining of U.S. sovereignty, declare that the U.S. should not ratify, and discourage U.S. representation at review conference in Uganda (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2845 [22AP]

RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1073), H602 [4FE]

SEC: prohibit enforcement of a climate change interpretive guidance (see H.R. 4934), H2318 [24MR]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H2506 [13AP]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H755 [23FE]

———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), H1744 [19MR]

Taxation: extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3666), H2844 [22AP]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H2642 [15AP]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H606 [5FE]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 4746), H2460 [25MR]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5095), H2845 [22AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1220 [9MR]

Terrorism: allow determination that certain individuals are unlawful enemy combatants subject to trial by military commissions (see H.R. 4415), H424 [27JA]

———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]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2936 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (see H.R. 4624), H609 [9FE]

Remarks

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 (H. Res. 1119), H1790 [20MR]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1059 [3MR]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 900), H1785 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1466, H1491 [16MR], H1707, H1717 [19MR], H1785, H1790 [20MR]

———prevent tax increases on medical devices, H1707 [19MR]

House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1466 [16MR]

Israel: U.S. policy, H1491 [16MR]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1174), H1707 [19MR]

SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (H.R. 4624), H1201 [9MR]

Taxation: ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (H.R. 4887), H1785, H1790 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, E701 [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1516 [16MR]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H3685 [20MY]