CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3976 [2JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]

———H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7289 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H553 [8FE]

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

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), H7134 [26OC]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H10015 [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), H2268 [1AP]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H9430 [15DE]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H3305 [13MY]

Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]

Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H4329 [16JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5373 [21JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H357 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA] (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), H5373 [21JY]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3108 [5MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H6854 [12OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 746), H1039 (see H.R. 746), H1070 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4332 [20JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H6344 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H356 [19JA]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 852), H1454 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H1982 [17MR]

———provide for certain requirements relative to national cemeteries and funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans (see H.R. 2848), H6043 [9SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2917 [15AP]

Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see H.R. 532), H549 [8FE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5375 [21JY] (see H.R. 2885), H6233 [15SE]

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. 9), H397 [20JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]

———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]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H1392 [28FE]

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]

FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H7009 [24OC]

———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H7161 [27OC]

———ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H7009 [24OC]

———enter into agreements with certain countries regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing certain regulatory requirements on devices (see H.R. 3230), H7009 [24OC]

———expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H7009 [24OC]

———improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H7161 [27OC]

———make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H8125 [2DE]

———provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H8000 [30NO]

———reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H8000 [30NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H4042 [7JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2918 [15AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2858 [14AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2667 [13AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2934 [2MY]

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

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 362), H394 [20JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H256 [18JA]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3759 [26MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA]

———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), H1252 (see H.R. 360), H1364 [18FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4042 [7JN]

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), H4673 [6JY]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see H.R. 2313), H8322 [9DE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H204 [12JA]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5919 [16AU]

Libya: declare that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3871 (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3912 [1JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1170), H1983 [17MR]

Medicare: study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H3344 [23MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H5734 [28JY]

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), H3759 [26MY]

———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H3342 [23MY]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1641), H3063 [4MY]

———establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H2935 [2MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2667 [13AP]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

NLRB: preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see H.R. 1976), H3870 (see H.R. 1976), H3911 [1JN]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance pending certification that Pakistan did not have knowledge on the possible whereabouts of Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 1699), H3063 [4MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———freeze implementation and establish the Affordable Care Evaluation Commission to assess impact on health care delivery and the economy (see H.R. 3095), H7069 [25OC]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H2858 [14AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2605 [12AP]

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

———repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels (see H.R. 3101), H6624 [5OC]

———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 426), H3304 [13MY]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H5964 [7SE]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H3000 [3MY]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H4528 [23JN]

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]

Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H2605 [12AP]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (see H.R. 1070), H3758 [26MY]

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]

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

Small business: 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]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H5286 [20JY]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4035 [3JN]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4367 [21JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3646 (see H.R. 1058), H3684 [25MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H4527 [23JN]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 476), H1456 [1MR]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3304 [13MY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3282 [12MY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3344 [23MY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H40 [5JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see H.R. 1075), H3646 (see H.R. 1075), 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]

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), H7929 [29NO]

———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), H6140 [13SE]

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

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6043 [9SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6673 [6OC]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1545), H4038 [3JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: constitutional amendment to prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (see H.J. Res. 75), H5896 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran (see H.R. 2720), H5882 [1AU]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 2055), H3804 [31MY]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 76), H5896 [5AU]

Medicare: restore certain trust fund amounts transferred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 2694), H5780 [29JY]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 57), H3160 [10MY]

———enforce the tenth amendment to the Constitution relative to autonomous sovereign police powers of the States (see H.R. 2916), H6180 [14SE]

———restore State sovereignty and dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2917), H6180 [14SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: disapprove of a certain sentencing guideline amendment (see H.R. 2991), H6341 [21SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: constitutional amendment to prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (H.J. Res. 75), H5897 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran (H.R. 2720), H5885 [1AU]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3805 [31MY]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 76), H5897 [5AU]

Medicare: restore certain trust fund amounts transferred by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 2694), H5780 [29JY]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (H.J. Res. 57), H3161 [10MY]

———enforce the tenth amendment to the Constitution relative to autonomous sovereign police powers of the States (H.R. 2916), H6181 [14SE]

———restore State sovereignty and dedicate excess grant funds to deficit reduction (H.R. 2917), H6181 [14SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: disapprove of a certain sentencing guideline amendment (H.R. 2991), H6343 [21SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6463 [29SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H6463, H6465 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1425 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2744 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1094, H1168 [17FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7800 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5755 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5176 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5805 [30JY]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: clarify procedures for approving applications for oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, H5616, H5617 [27JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5755 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4060 [13JN]

———National Guard military construction funding through reductions in NATO Security Investment Program funding, H4047 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to contravene the War Powers Resolution, H4059 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3849 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3849 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), Senate amendment, H6463, H6465 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5616, H5617 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: guide dog training to assist disabled veterans funding, H4063 [13JN]

———issue report on plans to rehabilitate and reuse national landmarks that are aging, outdated, or in obsolete condition, H3977 [2JN]

———medical and prosthetic research account funding, H3977 [2JN]

———post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4105 [14JN]

———prohibit funding for any project named for a current U.S. Senator or U.S. President, H4059 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H4056 [13JN]

———prohibit funding for the proposed enhanced use lease plan at St. Albans VA Hospital, H4055 [13JN]

———suicide outreach prevention program funding, H3976 [2JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3964, H3967, H3968, H3976, H3977 [2JN], H4047, H4048, H4055, H4056, H4059, H4060, H4062, H4063, H4066 [13JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), motion to recommit, H4105 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement or enforce Executive order on use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H4048 [13JN]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1425 [1MR]

———express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9993 [20DE]

EPA: include in legislation on standards for cement manufacturing facilities a finding on exposure of individuals to mercury from industrial sources resulting in States issuing mercury advisories for fish consumption, H6602 [5OC]

———prevent delays of implementation of standards for cement manufacturing facilities until the President certifies that such delays will have no adverse affect on public health and vulnerable subpopulations, H6604 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6602, H6604 [5OC]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H3977 [2JN]

National security: improve border security, H3765 [31MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1168 [17FE]

Point of order, H4059 [13JN]

Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any available preference, H4062 [13JN]

Votes: position on missed, E231 [15FE], E1310 [13JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H764 [14FE], H2601 [12AP], H2663 [13AP], H4746 [7JY], H6009 [8SE], H7432 [14NO]

Reports filed

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Service: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2055) (H. Rept. 112-94), H3804 [31MY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, H6990 [24OC]

Tributes

del Castillo, Dimitri, H5819 [1AU]