HELLER, DEAN (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H778, H781, H786 [14FE], H928 [15FE], H1057 [16FE], H1323, H1324 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

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), H2268 [1AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1989 [17MR] (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 54), H2410 [6AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H2534 [7AP]

Clean Air Act: make restriction on use of class II substances inapplicable to certain fire suppression agents (see H.R. 1613), H2911 [15AP]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), H37 [5JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H2268 [1AP]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H3108 [5MY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H601 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 765), H2268 [1AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H356 [19JA]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

———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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H2293 [4AP]

———require entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 575), H2328 [5AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2328 [5AP]

Endangered species: remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H509 [26JA]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2216 [31MR]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H256 [18JA]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

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]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1525 [2MR]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2108 [30MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2412 [6AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

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

Health: 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), H394 [20JA]

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

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H356 [19JA]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H2934 [2MY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2216 [31MR]

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

Medicare: provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H1844 [15MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2215 [31MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1287), H2213 [31MR]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2910 [15AP]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H1580 [4MR]

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: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H1039 (see H. Res. 95), H1070 [16FE]

———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: 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. 787), H1177 (see H.R. 787), H1197 [17FE]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H2039 [29MR]

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

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H2935 [2MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2535 [7AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1456 [1MR]

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]

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), H2667 [13AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3111 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: validate final patent dealing with lands in Nevada conveyed to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC (see H.R. 1400), H2410 [6AP]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (see H.R. 856), H1454 [1MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (see H.R. 1088), H1841 [15MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 568), H598 [9FE]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H1524 [2MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 673), H723 [11FE]

———provide a recovery period for computer-based gambling machines (see H.R. 427), H469 [25JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 428), H469 [25JA]

———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see H.R. 1384), H2409 [6AP]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: validate final patent dealing with lands in Nevada conveyed to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC (H.R. 1400), H2411 [6AP]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (H.R. 856), H1455 [1MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit increase in amount established for Members' official allowances during a period of high unemployment and public debt (H.R. 1088), H1843 [15MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached (H.R. 568), H599 [9FE]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (H.R. 879), H1525 [2MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (H.R. 673), H725 [11FE]

———provide a recovery period for computer-based gambling machines (H.R. 427), H471 [25JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 428), H471 [25JA]

———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (H.R. 1384), H2411 [6AP]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H3094, H3095 [5MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1057 [16FE], H1323, H1324 [18FE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: Multilateral Economic Assistance Account funding, H1057 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H1324 [18FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H297 [19JA]

Monuments and memorials: national monument designation funding, H1323 [18FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H297 [19JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1541 [3MR]

Taxation: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1541 [3MR]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H3094 [5MY]