YODER, KEVIN (a Representative from Kansas)

Addresses

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

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H4564 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H1580 [4MR]

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), H6415 [22SE]

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), H1392 [28FE]

———rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

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]

———eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 920), H1666 [9MR]

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), H2293 [4AP]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H5965 [7SE]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H5888 [1AU]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H7333 [3NO]

———constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5581 [26JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H684 [10FE] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H9928 [16DE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5966 [7SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5966 [7SE]

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

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H553 [8FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H1621 [8MR]

Corps of Engineers: revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (see H.R. 2942), H8125 [2DE]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H1621 [8MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H6672 [6OC]

———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1666 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.J. Res. 85), H8000 [30NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 513), H1392 [28FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6922 [13OC]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3044), H8125 [2DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5965 [7SE]

———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H7009 [24OC]

———provide for certain requirements relative to national cemeteries and funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans (see H.R. 2848), H7134 [26OC]

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), H6921 [13OC]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 42), H1908 [16MR]

———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), H5897 [5AU]

———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), H2855 [14AP]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H553 [8FE]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H1525 [2MR]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1580 [4MR]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1456 [1MR]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H1666 [9MR]

FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H8881 [13DE]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7333 [3NO]

———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), H1770 [11MR]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H6782 [11OC]

———reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 3029), H6413 [22SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8728 [12DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2572 [8AP]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4038 [3JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 913), H5897 [5AU]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission (see H.R. 1121), H1905 [16MR]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H5897 [5AU]

Government: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H5888 [1AU]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 2898), H6140 [13SE]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H7928 [29NO]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H1620 [8MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H1620 [8MR]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H3987 [2JN]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 3146), H6781 [11OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2040 [29MR]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3806 [31MY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H6415 [22SE]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4035 [3JN]

Kapaun, Emil: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 437), H1180 (see H.R. 437), H1199 [17FE]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H8728 [12DE]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H5901 [9AU]

———protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H1768 [11MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6978 [14OC]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H7406 [10NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H9928 [16DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1770 [11MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7134 [26OC]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]

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), H4366 [21JN]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8320 [8DE]

National security: provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (see H.R. 2463), H6140 [13SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H8077 [1DE]

New York, NY: establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum as a national monument (see H.R. 2865), H6098 [12SE]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6098 [12SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H8320 [8DE]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H6010 [8SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H1177 (see H.R. 782), H1196 [17FE]

———allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H2293 [4AP]

———apply Early Innovator grant funds returned by States to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2961), H6231 [15SE]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H1620 [8MR]

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

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4577 [24JN]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H5897 [5AU]

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

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 23), H1392 [28FE]

———provide for private-sector solutions to certain pension funding challenges (see H.R. 1969), H3409 [24MY]

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

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H1621 [8MR]

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), H6978 [14OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 2308), H4526 [23JN]

Securities: implement regulations governing over-the-counter swaps, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption (see H.R. 1573), H3221 [11MY]

Small business: make certain internal control reporting and assessment requirements optional for certain smaller companies (see H.R. 2941), H6231 [15SE]

———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: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5897 [5AU]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5966 [7SE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H8188 [6DE]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H8076 [1DE]

———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 1541), H2854 [14AP]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 1538), H5901 [9AU]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H10016 [20DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2039 [29MR]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 682), H1621 [8MR]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5897 [5AU]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H9928 [16DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2266 [1AP]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7399 [4NO]

———provide for equity relating to medical costs (see H.R. 2662), H7209 [1NO]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H6626 [5OC]

———provide penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans for mortgage payments for a principle residence and modify hardship distribution rules (see H.R. 3104), H8077 [1DE]

———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), H4946 [12JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H553 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H3985 [2JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1621 [8MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2667 [13AP]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 847), H1454 [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), H3758 [26MY]

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), H3870 (see H.R. 1639), H3911 [1JN]

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]

———provide funding flexibility for transportation emergencies (see H.R. 3294), H7258 [2NO]

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

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H7999 [30NO]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3758 [26MY]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (see H.R. 373), H7208 [1NO]

Veterans: authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 3721), H9926 [16DE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H8262 [7DE]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H5888 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5966 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure that members continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in the event that the U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit (see H.R. 1362), H2292 [4AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: suspend issuance of $1 coins for 15 years or until excess stockpiles are exhausted (see H.R. 2789), H5885 [1AU]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 2964), H6232 [15SE]

OMB: direct Federal agencies to postpone implementation of major rules (see H. Res. 402), H6232 [15SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: ensure that members continue to receive their pay and allowances despite a shutdown of the Federal Government and in the event that the U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit (H.R. 1362), H2293 [4AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: suspend issuance of $1 coins for 15 years or until excess stockpiles are exhausted (H.R. 2789), H5888 [1AU]

Government regulations: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (H.R. 2964), H6233 [15SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1457 [2MR], H1583 [8MR], H2295 [5AP], H2573 [11AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1424 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1245 [18FE], H2336 [6AP]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1864 [13OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7733 [17NO]

———deficit, H7733 [17NO]

———impact of entitlement programs, H384 [20JA]

Cottonwood, Inc.: tribute for providing employment and living opportunities to individuals with disabilities, H6793 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H2336 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H7592 [15NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3825 [1JN]

———National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H1245 [18FE]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1685 [10MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H6150 [14SE], H7319 [3NO], H8014 [1DE]

———importance of job creation, H5032 [14JY], H6544, H6545 [4OC], H7318 [3NO]

FDA: new guidelines for development of artificial pancreas systems to help cure type 1 juvenile diabetes, H8745 [13DE]

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 (H.R. 10), H8202 [7DE]

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, H6522 [4OC]

National objectives: economic recovery, H384, H385, H386 [20JA], H4688 [7JY]

Olathe, KS: anniversary of Kansas State School for the Deaf, H6282 [21SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7318 [3NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7223 [2NO]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7223 [2NO]

Taxation: rates, H5090 [15JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7022 [25OC]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6802 [12OC]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team, E477 [14MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, H3927 [2JN]

Tributes

Bennett, Alexander, H7080 [26OC]

Duncan, Spencer, H7080 [26OC]

Ellsworth, Robert F., H3815 [1JN]

Foss, Eric, E2331 [20DE]

Nicholas, Bryan, H7080 [26OC]

Vander Ark, William, E1384 [21JY]

Yoder, Edna, H4378 [22JN]