BOUSTANY, CHARLES W., JR. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H933 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3699 [26MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H500 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H7578 [14NO]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H7714 [16NO]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2216 [31MR]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4795 [8JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H776 [14FE]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H10015 [20DE]

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 2042), H6855 [12OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H2667 [13AP]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 768), H1176 (see H.R. 768), H1196 [17FE]

Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H8967 [14DE]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H8077 [1DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H7134 [26OC]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 66), H3756 [26MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6011 [8SE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8319 [8DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H4459 [22JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H7578 [14NO]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H2857 [14AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H7579 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H7406 [10NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7830 [17NO]

———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2667 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H7714 [16NO]

———require State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal financial assistance to report on defendants released by such agencies (see H.R. 1885), H4578 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see H.R. 3162), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore energy exploration, development, and production operations under drilling permits previously issued by the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 840), H1390 [28FE]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1797 [14MR]

———extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see H.R. 993), H1722 [10MR]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H6855 [12OC]

Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5661 [27JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3646 (see H.R. 645), H3684 [25MY]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H8881 [13DE]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4750 [7JY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H1723 [10MR]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H393 [20JA]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3628), H8318 [8DE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2858 [14AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2252), H9928 [16DE]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H8881 [13DE]

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H3344 [23MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H3410 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4457 [22JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3343 [23MY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]

———restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 56), H34 [5JA]

———restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H6624 [5OC]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H7579 [14NO]

———prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H2412 [6AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H1252 (see H.R. 360), H1364 [18FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), H4792 [8JY]

———protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4279 [15JN]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8882 [13DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H7714 [16NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2109 [30MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

———repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3987 [2JN]

———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. 1955), H3759 [26MY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H8881 [13DE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6922 [13OC]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H4037 [3JN]

Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon (see H.R. 2215), H4326 [16JN]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7929 [29NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1580 [4MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]

———establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H7400 [4NO]

———provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H9925 [16DE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3646 (see H.R. 420), H3684 [25MY]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H9432 [15DE]

———prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H4279 [15JN]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2917 [15AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H6043 [9SE]

Public lands: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and fishing implements and equipment (see H.R. 1443), H8319 [8DE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3659), H8965 [14DE]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H7009 [24OC]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 22), H513 [26JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H7330 [3NO]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H6233 [15SE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5286 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H5019 [13JY]

———allow for annual elections to accelerate alternative minimum tax credits in lieu of bonus depreciation (see H.R. 3123), H7400 [4NO]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H2412 [6AP]

———clarify that bonus depreciation is not a cost allocated to a contract under the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts (see H.R. 3366), H7929 [29NO]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3060 [4MY]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 1986), H3644 (see H.R. 1986), H3682 [25MY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H2037 [29MR]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6855 [12OC]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H7579 [14NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3344 [23MY]

———extend placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rule applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 559), H550 [8FE]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6043 [9SE]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3344 [23MY]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H4750 [7JY]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H7400 [4NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4529 [23JN]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H1666 [9MR]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6233 [15SE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1816), H3159 [10MY]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H2912 [15AP]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2109 [30MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2933 [2MY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H4577 [24JN]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3344 [23MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1040 (see H.R. 436), H1071 [16FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H7929 [29NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H4852 [11JY]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5127 [15JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H9929 [16DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7134 [26OC]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4573 [24JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 1766), H3108 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see H.R. 1764), H3107 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see H.R. 1829), H3217 [11MY]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (see H.R. 1828), H3217 [11MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H36 [5JA]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3107 [5MY]

Immigration: close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1763), H3107 [5MY]

Medicare: ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 2468), H4792 [8JY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H1723 [10MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1765), H3108 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2327 [5AP]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H1983 [17MR]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1769), H3108 [5MY]

———require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (see H.R. 3567), H8186 [6DE]

Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, Abbeville, LA: designate (see H.R. 3412), H7577 [14NO]

Ships and vessels: clarify that a notice of arrival is not required for certain documented vessels unless arriving from a foreign port or place (see H.R. 1844), H3218 [11MY]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1770), H3108 [5MY]

Taxation: clarify capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands (see H.R. 2058), H3805 [31MY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (see H.R. 1767), H3108 [5MY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see H.R. 1768), H3108 [5MY]

———extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 2735), H5883 [1AU]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1723 [10MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Contracts: ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts (H.R. 1766), H3110 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (H.R. 1764), H3110 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (H.R. 1829), H3219 [11MY]

———provide financial assistance to Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine (H.R. 1828), H3219 [11MY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (H.R. 104), H44 [5JA]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (H.R. 1744), H3110 [5MY]

Immigration: close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (H.R. 1763), H3110 [5MY]

Medicare: ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (H.R. 2468), H4794 [8JY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (H.R. 1005), H1725 [10MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (H.R. 1765), H3110 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 1370), H2327 [5AP]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H1986 [17MR]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1769), H3110 [5MY]

———require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores (H.R. 3567), H8187 [6DE]

Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H7578 [14NO]

Ships and vessels: clarify that a notice of arrival is not required for certain documented vessels unless arriving from a foreign port or place (H.R. 1844), H3219 [11MY]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (H.R. 1770), H3110 [5MY]

Taxation: clarify capital gain or loss treatment of the sale or exchange of mitigation credits earned by restoring wetlands (H.R. 2058), H3805 [31MY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (H.R. 1768), H3110 [5MY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (H.R. 1767), H3110 [5MY]

———extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (H.R. 2735), H5886 [1AU]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 1004), H1725 [10MR]

Poems

``In Honor Now,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2283 [15DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1124 [17FE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members wounded in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, E2283 [15DE]

Berken, Kevin M.: Crowley, LA, International Rice Festival Rice Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1864 [13OC]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5706, H5710 [28JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5243 [20JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5177 [19JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 66), H5266, H5268 [20JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5706, H5710 [28JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8080 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H8080 [2DE]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H1505, H1506 [2MR]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H8080 [2DE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5243 [20JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1505, H1506 [2MR]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9970 [20DE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses, H1124 [17FE]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, H5243 [20JY], H6490 [3OC]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3118 [10MY], H8080 [2DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H296 [19JA]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation due to contradictory testimony during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H8191 [7DE]

Lafayette, LA: Rand McNally & Co., and USA Today ``Best for Food'' city designee, E1468 [1AU]

Maritime International, Inc.: Louisiana Economic Development (organization) Lantern Award recipient, E1081 [14JN]

Max Brake Controllers, Inc.: Louisiana Economic Development (organization) Lantern Award recipient, E1082 [14JN]

Medicare: reform, H4190 [15JN]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H9970 [20DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H6160 [14SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H4190 [15JN]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H296 [19JA]

Port Barre, LA: anniversary, E1711 [23SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1627 [9MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6160 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H8986 [15DE]

———require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores, H8986 [15DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1539 [3MR]

Taxation: prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1539 [3MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1539 [3MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6742 [11OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6812 [12OC]

University of Louisiana at Lafayette: tribute to College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, E1725 [29SE]

———tribute to football team, E2318 [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, H3737 [26MY], E990 [27MY]

Tributes

Prejean, T.J., Jr., E2281 [15DE]

Thompson, Thomas B., E1726 [29SE]