HECK, JOSEPH J. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3707 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3877 [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5005 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H200 [12JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H8187 [6DE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H1620 [8MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H7257 [2NO]

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]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: 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]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H6978 [14OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1580 [4MR]

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), H2412 [6AP]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H3646 (see H.R. 1283), H3684 [25MY]

———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]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H8967 [14DE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H1253 (see H.J. Res. 2), H1364 [18FE]

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), H6922 [13OC]

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]

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), H7898 [22NO]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4278 [15JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H2268 [1AP]

———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), H1580 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H554 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H7715 [16NO]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 2011), H4038 [3JN]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue (see H.R. 3410), H10017 [20DE]

———conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 2752), H6626 [5OC]

———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), H8076 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H7399 [4NO]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H4187 [14JN]

———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H5489 [25JY]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H9929 [16DE]

———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), H2039 [29MR]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6674 [6OC]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H7715 [16NO]

———make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and provide penalties to enforce compliance with the program (see H.R. 800), H1621 [8MR]

EPA: 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), H6626 [5OC]

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), H2605 [12AP]

Federal aid programs: consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs (see H.R. 3610), H8317 [8DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2108 [30MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2039 [29MR]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H5240 [19JY]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2605), H5489 [25JY]

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), H6461 [26SE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H5661 [27JY]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3410 [24MY]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H553 [8FE]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H6461 [26SE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4187 [14JN]

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), H10030 [27DE]

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]

Humboldt County, NV: designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area (see H.R. 3377), H7397 [4NO]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6415 [22SE]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2115), H5734 [28JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1984 [17MR]

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

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1664 [9MR]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

———require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2667 [13AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2268 [1AP]

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

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H7579 [14NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2293 [4AP]

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), H4530 [23JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 3292), H7206 [1NO]

———provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 302), H553 [8FE]

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

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H7627 [15NO]

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6979 [14OC]

———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), 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), H7998 [30NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H1621 [8MR]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H6552 [4OC]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7165 [31OC]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H5286 [20JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H601 [9FE]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA]

Social Security: establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1630), H2912 [15AP]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5127 [15JY]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H5661 [27JY]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H2934 [2MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H3143 [10MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H601 [9FE]

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H7831 [17NO]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1253 (see H. Res. 25), H1364 [18FE]

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

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7069 [25OC]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3987 [2JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1456 [1MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H2268 [1AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H4673 [6JY]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H5964 [7SE]

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.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6552 [4OC]

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), H1392 [28FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4459 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (see H.R. 2512), H5018 [13JY]

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

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), H507 [26JA]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6455 [23SE]

Economy: increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work (see H.R. 3611), H8318 [8DE]

Government: reduce Federal spending, reduce the size of the Federal workforce, and liquidate certain Federal property and assets (see H.R. 3494), H7890 [18NO]

Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (see H.R. 2472), H4792 [8JY]

House Rules: require a committee report on legislation to include a statement of whether the legislation creates any duplicative programs (see H. Res. 178), H1985 [17MR]

Libya: prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2259), H4364 [21JN]

Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan (see H.R. 2745), H5883 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 2512), H5018 [13JY]

Clean Air Act: make restriction on use of class II substances inapplicable to certain fire suppression agents (H.R. 1613), H2915 [15AP]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (H.R. 1775), H3110 [5MY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), H511 [26JA]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (H.R. 3039), H6456 [23SE]

Economy: increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work (H.R. 3611), H8319 [8DE]

Government: reduce Federal spending, reduce the size of the Federal workforce, and liquidate certain Federal property and assets (H.R. 3494), H7891 [18NO]

Health care facilities: prohibit health care entities from reporting certain professional review actions against health care professionals before adequate notice and hearing procedures are afforded to such professionals (H.R. 2472), H4794 [8JY]

Libya: prohibit use of funds to support military operations (H.R. 2259), H4365 [21JN]

Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan (H.R. 2745), H5886 [1AU]

Remarks

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), E1059 [7JN]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), E1059 [7JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7587 [15NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5165 [19JY]

———deficit, H7587 [15NO]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H712 [11FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H370 [20JA]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), H6479 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3877 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1684 [10MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H712 [11FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2549 [8AP]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H9933 [19DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5006 [13JY]

FEMA: remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, H3877 [1JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H268 [19JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3247 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H9810 [16DE]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7960 [30NO]

———decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H6203 [15SE]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6203 [15SE]

Nuclear energy: fuel recycling and accelerated transmutation program funding through reductions in nuclear waste storage funding, H5006 [13JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H268 [19JA]

Poindexter, Kaylan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Nevada, E183 [9FE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1470 [2MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6037, H6040 [9SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H9933 [19DE]

Tributes

Amodei, Representative, H6196 [15SE]

Bowling, James F., Jr., E243 [16FE]

Cedula, Francisco, H799 [15FE]