FINCHER, STEPHEN LEE (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H61 [6JA]

Amendments

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7302 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]

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

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), H7009 [24OC]

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), H2572 [8AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H513 [26JA]

———reduce spending (see H.R. 1605), H2911 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6922 [13OC]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H6978 [14OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5734 [28JY]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H1666 [9MR] (see H.R. 2417), H4795 [8JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H4366 [21JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H7208 [1NO]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4366 [21JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1666 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5966 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters (see H.R. 482), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5661 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1770 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2667 [13AP]

———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]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H3987 [2JN]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2667 [13AP]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 1371), H5897 [5AU]

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see H.R. 2321), H4526 [23JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H4673 [6JY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H6010 [8SE]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (see H.R. 672), H2535 [7AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H6853 [12OC]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see H.R. 1633), H3305 [13MY]

———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), H6506 [3OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5150 [18JY]

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), H5781 [29JY]

———require scientific studies used in rulemaking be published (see H.R. 2371), H5375 [21JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H4038 [3JN]

———improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H9929 [16DE]

———permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H4590 [5JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H3646 (see H.R. 822), H3684 [25MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H4577 [24JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H554 [8FE]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H5399 [22JY]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 1281), H2213 [31MR]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2667 [13AP]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H5939 [6SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

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), H9432 [15DE]

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H6626 [5OC]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5087 [14JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7892 [18NO]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H5966 [7SE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H4529 [23JN]

Libya: prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2259), H4460 [22JN]

———require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2858 [14AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7208 [1NO]

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

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4038 [3JN]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H4459 [22JN]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H7831 [17NO]

———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), H8000 [30NO]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H601 [9FE]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6273 [20SE]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H5127 [15JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4673 [6JY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1621 [8MR]

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H6010 [8SE]

Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H5286 [20JY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H356 [19JA]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H10017 [20DE]

Taxation: 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), H3221 [11MY]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H8967 [14DE]

———make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see H.R. 3343), H7330 [3NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H9946 [19DE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3344 [23MY]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5399 [22JY]

———provide for an employee election on Form W-4 to have amounts deducted and withheld from wages to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2411), H4671 [6JY]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1797 [14MR]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4750 [7JY]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H7208 [1NO]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2917 [15AP]

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), H8262 [7DE]

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), H6238 [19SE]

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), H8881 [13DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6344 [21SE]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6458 [23SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6467 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: expedite process for approval of certain biotechnology products (see H.R. 2031), H3755 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see H.R. 1607), H2911 [15AP]

EPA: delay implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 2891), H6097 [12SE]

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H1178 (see H. Res. 98), H1197 [17FE]

Government regulations: require certain agencies to submit a cost-benefit analysis to Congress before implementing proposed regulations with significant economic impact (see H.R. 2175), H4186 [14JN]

M.D. Anderson Plaza, Jackson, TN: designate (see H.R. 1264), H2106 [30MR]

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. 3193), H6920 [13OC]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]

———provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (see H.R. 3213), H6976 [14OC]

Taxation: suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (see H.R. 2892), H6097 [12SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: expedite process for approval of certain biotechnology products (H.R. 2031), H3757 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (H.R. 1607), H2915 [15AP]

EPA: delay implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule (H.R. 2891), H6097 [12SE]

Government regulations: require certain agencies to submit a cost-benefit analysis to Congress before implementing proposed regulations with significant economic impact (H.R. 2175), H4187 [14JN]

M.D. Anderson Plaza, Jackson, TN: designate (H.R. 1264), H2107 [30MR]

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. 3193), H6921 [13OC]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H8318 [8DE]

———provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (H.R. 3213), H6977 [14OC]

Taxation: suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (H.R. 2892), H6097 [12SE]

Letters

Artificial crevassing of Birds Point levee in Missouri: by, S2569 [2MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3021 [4MY]

Agriculture: expedite process for approval of certain biotechnology products (H.R. 2031), E984 [27MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4238 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (H.R. 1607), E745 [15AP]

EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, E1707 [23SE]

———delay implementation of the cross-State air pollution rule (H.R. 2891), H6104 [13SE], E1598 [12SE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), E1707 [23SE]

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (H. Res. 98), H4238 [15JN]

———require use of hard science in developing regulations, H4238 [15JN]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4872 [12JY]

Government regulations: require certain agencies to submit a cost-benefit analysis to Congress before implementing proposed regulations with significant economic impact (H.R. 2175), E1091 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]

M.D. Anderson Plaza, Jackson, TN: designate (H.R. 1264), H8344 [12DE], E565 [30MR]

Moore, Ben and Jennifer: Tennessee Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award recipients, E1793 [6OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]

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. 3193), E1864 [13OC]

Securities: adjust for inflation the aggregate annual amounts of investments, H7302 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7302 [3NO]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), E2210 [8DE]

———provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (H.R. 3213), E1878 [14OC]

Taxation: suspend the capital gains tax for a certain period for taxpayers other than corporations (H.R. 2892), H6104 [13SE], E1598 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, H3038 [4MY]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H3188 [11MY]

Committee on Transportation and Intrastructure (House), H3188 [11MY]

Tributes

Gilford, Richard, E1046 [3JN]

McGuire, Benny, E2008 [4NO]

Ramer, Lloyd, E1084 [14JN]

Wall, Andy, E1053 [3JN]