CARNEY, JOHN C., JR. (a Representative from Delaware)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H58 [6JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H790 [14FE], H1327 [18FE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3256 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6029 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H10027 [23DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H10016 [20DE]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H10017 [20DE]

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]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Budget: improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 3669), H8966 [14DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H8125 [2DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4674 [6JY]

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), H7830 [17NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H10027 [23DE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 2255), H5734 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4188 [14JN]

Ecology and environment: authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities (see H.R. 2538), H5812 [30JY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H5375 [21JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6978 [14OC]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H7069 [25OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H7828 [17NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6987 [21OC]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1666 [9MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H3220 [11MY]

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H5489 [25JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H7999 [30NO]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 367), H6273 [20SE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H2109 [30MR]

Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7069 [25OC]

Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H4187 [14JN]

Medicare: strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H8000 [30NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H7405 [10NO]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [26JY]

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), H4076 [13JN]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H6626 [5OC]

OMB: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H6233 [15SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5936 [2SE]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H5489 [25JY]

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H6626 [5OC]

Ships and vessels: issue certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in carriage of natural gas (see H.R. 563), H4187 [14JN]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

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]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 3360), H7331 [3NO]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3162 [10MY]

———authorize an unemployment assistance voucher program (see H.R. 2137), H5966 [7SE]

———extend deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation by any corporation that has increased wages or placed property in service for the year (see H.R. 3448), H7713 [16NO]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H678 [10FE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 3231), H6976 [14OC]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H7069 [25OC]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H3758 [26MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

White Clay Creek: designate additional segments and tributaries as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1884), H3279 [12MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 87), H7626 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Small Business Lending Fund Program and provide for an appeals process (see H.R. 3147), H6781 [11OC]

First State National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 624), H679 [10FE]

Taxation: make the research credit permanent and increase the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 1693), H2998 [3MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 87), H7627 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (H.R. 2325), H4528 [23JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Small Business Lending Fund Program and provide for an appeals process (H.R. 3147), H6781 [11OC]

First State National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 624), H682 [10FE]

Taxation: make the research credit permanent and increase the alternative simplified research credit (H.R. 1693), H2999 [3MY]

Letters

Jobs and Energy Permitting Act: Collin P. O'Mara, Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources, H4409 [22JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1327, H1328 [18FE]

Budget: deficit, H4022 [3JN]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6536, H6537 [4OC]

Delaware Day: observance, H8202 [7DE]

Dept. of Energy: oil and gas research and development program funding, H1327, H1328 [18FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H1996 [29MR]

Diseases: increase support and research to combat juvenile diabetes, H5502 [26JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H6536 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6630 [6OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H261 [19JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3256, H3257 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6029, H6030 [9SE]

———establish that railway transportation should be included in transportation security plans for intelligence agencies, H3256, H3257 [12MY]

———require analysts prioritize use of threat assessments and information sharing to identify and prevent terrorist attacks against rail and mass transit systems, H6029, H6030 [9SE]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, H6418 [23SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H8202 [7DE]

New Castle, DE: tribute to Holloway Terrace Fire Co., H2615 [13AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4408 [22JN]

———preserve State authority over air quality protections for offshore drilling activities, H4408 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H261 [19JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H4022 [3JN]

———increase statutory limit, H5302 [21JY]

Real estate: mortgage foreclosure prevention assistance programs funding, H2118 [31MR]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H6536 [4OC]

Votes: correction, E602 [1AP]

———position on missed, H1480 [2MR], H1919 [17MR], H3142 [10MY], E126 [26JA], E949 [25MY]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Mark's High School football team, H2943 [3MY]

Tributes

Cook, Nancy, H8014 [1DE]

Donne, Elena D., H2943 [3MY]

West, Charles P., H3170 [11MY]