HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H795 [14FE], H925, H928 [15FE], H987 [16FE], H1310 [18FE]

Appointments

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), H5489 [25JY]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H395 [20JA]

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), H7009 [24OC]

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]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H1988 [17MR]

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), H4459 [22JN]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H6983 [18OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6922 [13OC]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 2096), H4188 [14JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2935 [2MY]

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), H8262 [7DE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 875), H1523 [2MR]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H3985 [2JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H5127 [15JY]

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

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), H2108 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the Weatherization Assistance Program (see H.R. 3441), H8320 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6674 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide with an accurate definition of ``cross-border violence'' and develop measures to quantify cross-border violence data (see H.R. 2124), H5399 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1844 [15MR]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H6273 [20SE]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H2935 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore energy exploration, development, and production operations under drilling permits previously issued by the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 840), H1770 [11MR]

———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), H1797 [14MR]

———extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see H.R. 993), H1722 [10MR]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H2039 [29MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H5087 [14JY]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 3479), H7890 [18NO]

Diseases: ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H2913 [15AP]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2917 [15AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H5087 [14JY]

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. 910), H1621 [8MR]

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

Employment: allow employers to verify identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment (see H.R. 2064), H5087 [14JY]

———make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5734 [28JY] (see H.R. 2885), H7579 [14NO]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1844 [15MR]

EPA: 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), H4750 [7JY]

———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), H9928 [16DE]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H39 [5JA]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5966 [7SE]

———require inclusion in any notice of rulemaking a statement on the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation (see H.R. 1341), H2412 [6AP]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H138 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 3), H104 [6JA]

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

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), H6139 [13SE]

FEMA: provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1844 [15MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2252), H4364 [21JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H5087 [14JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H5489 [25JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (see H.R. 921), H1574 [3MR]

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]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H5661 [27JY]

———require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 2188), H6011 [8SE]

———require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H3000 [3MY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3985 [2JN]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H39 [5JA]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H2328 [5AP]

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), H8882 [13DE]

Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H5734 [28JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

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), H138 [7JA]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H5019 [13JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5489 [25JY]

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

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

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2917 [15AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H5127 [15JY]

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6458 [23SE]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H5399 [22JY]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H5087 [14JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H5399 [22JY]

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), H4590 [5JY]

———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]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H5087 [14JY]

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), H8126 [2DE]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H684 [10FE]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 152), H39 [5JA]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H1727 [10MR]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H5966 [7SE]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H2216 [31MR]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H3162 [10MY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H506 [26JA]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6979 [14OC]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H723 [11FE]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1908 [16MR]

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]

———amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H2328 [5AP]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H8728 [12DE]

———reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H2533 [7AP]

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

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]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H9946 [19DE]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H506 [26JA]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7134 [26OC]

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

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3221 [11MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4673 [6JY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3344 [23MY]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3142), H10017 [20DE]

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

———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), H435 [24JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5734 [28JY]

———temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 3318), H7893 [18NO]

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), H8188 [6DE]

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

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.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6626 [5OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6978 [14OC]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1545), H3870 (see H.R. 1545), H3911 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [28FE]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technololgy (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 97), H1178 (see H. Res. 97), H1197 [17FE]

FAA: reauthorize civil aviation research and development projects and activities (see H.R. 970), H1664 [9MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5125 [15JY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2036 [29MR]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H7891 [18NO]

National security: provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (see H.R. 2463), H4792 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements (see H.R. 3072), H6467 [29SE]

Constitutional authority statements

FAA: reauthorize civil aviation research and development projects and activities (H.R. 970), H1665 [9MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (H.R. 2563), H5126 [15JY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (H.R. 1219), H2038 [29MR]

National security: provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (H.R. 2463), H4793 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements (H.R. 3072), H6467 [29SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E996 [31MY]

FAA appropriations to streamline programs, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable aviation system funding: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2131 [31MR]

Flood Insurance Reform Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4870 [12JY]

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8865 [13DE]

Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act: by, H8334 [12DE]

Taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions termination and Election Assistance Commission termination: by, Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House), H8020 [1DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H987 [16FE], H1310 [18FE]

Brachman, Sarah: National Down Syndrome Society Advocate of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. Con. Res. 29), H6482 [3OC]

Culpepper, Glenda: Whitesboro, TX, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E438 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8935 [14DE]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (H.R. 672), H4354 [21JN]

EPA: disapprove proposed maximum achievable control technology for boilers, H987 [16FE]

———disapprove rule relating to ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); Flexible Permits; Final Rule'', H417 [24JA]

———enter into contract with National Academy of Sciences to review non-mercury hazardous air pollutants emitted by electric generating units and industrial boilers, H987 [16FE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6635 [6OC]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2137, H2181 [31MR]

———reauthorize civil aviation research and development projects and activities, H2137 [31MR]

———study feasibility of creating a database listing the location and height of potential low-altitude aviation obstructions, H2181 [31MR]

Harber, Lacy and Dorothy: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E1494 [2AU]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (H.R. 2563), E1336 [15JY]

NOAA: Climate Service establishment funding, H1310 [18FE]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8338 [12DE]

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), H195 [12JA]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H. Rept. 112-112), H4455 [22JN]

———Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House) (H. Rept. 112-347), H10026 [23DE]

Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1425) (H. Rept. 112-90), H3753 [26MY]

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2096) (H. Rept. 112-264), H7165 [31OC]

FAA Civil Aviation Research and Development Projects and Activities Reauthorization: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 112-52), H2291 [4AP]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 112-333), H9925 [16DE]

Statements

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: by, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8866 [13DE]

Tributes

Burnett, Mildred H., E438 [9MR]

Cain, Ted, E2324 [20DE]

Pool, Joe, H4375 [22JN]

Pounds, Clifford O., E439 [9MR]