DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

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), H1580 [4MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]

———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), H9946 [19DE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H3304 [13MY]

Armed Forces: extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6458 [23SE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7627 [15NO]

Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7898 [22NO]

Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H3062 [4MY]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 515), H1726 [10MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6416 [22SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2935 [2MY]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H6626 [5OC]

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), H7579 [14NO]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H7165 [31OC]

———require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3344 [23MY]

Crime: impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5882 [1AU]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5375 [21JY]

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6506 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish policies and guidelines to ensure civilian and military law enforcement personnel charged with security functions on military installations will receive active shooter training (see H.R. 826), H1390 [28FE]

———post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H8188 [6DE]

———require consolidation of the defense exchange stores system (see H.R. 649), H681 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H7892 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7069 [25OC]

———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2790), H5891 [2AU] (see H.R. 2883), H6096 [12SE]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H468 [25JA]

———reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7715 [16NO]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1896), H3344 [23MY]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H7332 [3NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H5897 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6344 [21SE] (see H.R. 3612), H8318 [8DE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H6344 [21SE]

———expand medical facility in far south Texas (see H.R. 1318), H5781 [29JY]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5888 [1AU]

———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), H6043 [9SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H6344 [21SE]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

———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), H5087 [14JY]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H4674 [6JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H6552 [4OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H7069 [25OC]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]

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 (see H.R. 1309), H4044 [9JN]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2039 [29MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H7830 [17NO]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4460 [22JN]

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]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3806 [31MY]

———increase public awareness and create educational programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H2575 [11AP]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7579 [14NO]

House Rules: provide that certain budget enforcement rules shall have no force or effect (see H. Res. 46), H554 [8FE]

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), H3107 [5MY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3282 [12MY]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H4187 [14JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5489 [25JY]

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), H1908 [16MR]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H724 [11FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5240 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H3410 [24MY]

Medicaid: require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 669), H723 [11FE]

Medicare: promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5374 [21JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 951), H1619 [8MR]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 873), H2039 [29MR]

NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4674 [6JY]

NASA: establish site for Discovery (space shuttle) upon retirement (see H.R. 1590), H2910 [15AP]

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

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5733 [28JY]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H4527 [23JN]

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), H5127 [15JY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1989 [17MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1262), H3281 [12MY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 3100), H8000 [30NO]

Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H1525 [2MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H7161 [27OC]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H6626 [5OC]

Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H2328 [5AP]

———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), H2664 [13AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H9432 [15DE]

———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 671), H723 [11FE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1580 [4MR]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H9432 [15DE]

Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8126 [2DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6233 [15SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

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

———provide credit to individuals for legal expenses paid relative to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual (see H.R. 878), H5661 [27JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3411 [24MY]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H3646 (see H.R. 607), H3684 [25MY]

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]

Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H4459 [22JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

Health: reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 63), H35 [5JA]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4456 [22JN]

Taxation: prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 64), H35 [5JA]

———provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy facilities (see H.R. 66), H35 [5JA]

———provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (see H.R. 65), H35 [5JA]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 62), H35 [5JA]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]

Unemployment: encourage States to allow individuals receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation to utilize such benefits for self-employment assistance (see H.R. 3427), H7626 [15NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

Veterans: provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

Health: reform provision of long-term care insurance (H.R. 63), H43 [5JA]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 112), H45 [5JA]

States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (H.R. 2277), H4458 [22JN]

Taxation: prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (H.R. 64), H43 [5JA]

———provide an investment credit for waste-to-energy facilities (H.R. 66), H43 [5JA]

———provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (H.R. 65), H43 [5JA]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (H.R. 62), H43 [5JA]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (H.R. 3186), H6921 [13OC]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (H.R. 2669), H5661 [27JY]

Unemployment: encourage States to allow individuals receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation to utilize such benefits for self-employment assistance (H.R. 3427), H7626 [15NO]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7331 [3NO]

Veterans: provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

Letters

Repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas: several Representatives, H1348 [18FE]

———several Texas school administrators, H1348 [18FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), consideration (H. Res. 300), H4102 [14JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1346, H1348 [18FE]

Budget: comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H23 [5JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7844 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5709 [28JY], H5753 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5801 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2807 [14AP], H3770 [31MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2681 [14AP]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5709 [28JY]

———establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5753 [29JY]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H363, H364 [20JA]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H6299, H6300 [21SE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2346 [6AP]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8804 [13DE]

Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H1346, H1348 [18FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), consideration (H. Res. 358), H5309 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H213 [18JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H23 [5JA]

Medicare: reform, H3770 [31MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1960 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H213 [18JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 77), H6162 [14SE]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3770 [31MY]

Public welfare programs: extend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 2943), H6290, H6291 [21SE]

———reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3659), H8986, H8987, H8989 [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, H8989 [15DE]

Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (H.R. 771), H4343 [21JN]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1542, H1543 [3MR]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs, H8986 [15DE]

Taxation: prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1542, H1543 [3MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1542, H1543 [3MR]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H181 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6797 [12OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6797 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6805 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8804 [13DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H7642 [16NO], H8246, H8247 [7DE]

Votes: position on missed, E2020 [4NO]