YARMUTH, JOHN A. (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3870 (see H.R. 1735), H3911 [1JN]

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), H4795 [8JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8967 [14DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H8881 [13DE]

———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), H7209 [1NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]

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), H2572 [8AP]

———appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H4750 [7JY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H4577 [24JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H8881 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H7333 [3NO] (see H.J. Res. 87), H7831 [17NO]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H3111 [5MY]

Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process requirement for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3647), H8880 [13DE]

———require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3645), H8879 [13DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H601 [9FE]

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: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2040 [29MR]

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), H7999 [30NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1664 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8967 [14DE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H5399 [22JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H6978 [14OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H5374 [21JY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1666 [9MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6011 [8SE]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H6098 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1666 [9MR]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5374 [21JY]

Economy: increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5127 [15JY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

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), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

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), H9928 [16DE]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H4750 [7JY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7069 [25OC]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 3124), H6671 [6OC]

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

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H8076 [1DE]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H6673 [6OC]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H4529 [23JN]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]

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), H5901 [9AU]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H1988 [17MR]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H8880 [13DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3000 [3MY]

Government: increase transparency (see H.R. 1144), H1982 [17MR]

———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2572 [8AP]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H4076 [13JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1621 [8MR]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3759 [26MY]

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), H7208 [1NO]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6552 [4OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3108), H7400 [4NO]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8135 [5DE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5286 [20JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H7333 [3NO]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H4329 [16JN]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H3986 [2JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6921 [13OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4329 [16JN]

Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H2858 [14AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H684 [10FE]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H513 [26JA]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H1252 (see H.R. 191), H1364 [18FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

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), H2536 [7AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2858 [14AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 3071), H6467 [29SE]

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]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H776 [14FE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7134 [26OC]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]

———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), H1844 [15MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H2216 [31MR]

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

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7715 [16NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (see H.R. 2478), H6458 [23SE]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 1986), H3644 (see H.R. 1986), H3682 [25MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2216 [31MR]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7209 [1NO]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H1905 [16MR]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3000 [3MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2667 [13AP]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2536 [7AP]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1666 [9MR]

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

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H549 [8FE]

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), H6140 [13SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H726 [11FE]

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), H353 [19JA]

Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

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

———promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H5375 [21JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 3036), H6413 [22SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 97), H10015 [20DE]

House Rules: provide that certain budget enforcement rules shall have no force or effect (see H. Res. 46), H396 [20JA]

Insurance: exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio (see H.R. 3183), H6919 [13OC]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 154), H1619 [8MR]

SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 3007), H6342 [21SE]

Tariff: hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives (see H.R. 1503), H2604 [12AP]

Taxation: increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2481), H4793 [8JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: establish a comprehensive literacy program (H.R. 2272), H4457 [22JN]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (H.R. 3036), H6415 [22SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 97), H10016 [20DE]

Insurance: exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio (H.R. 3183), H6921 [13OC]

SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (H.R. 3007), H6344 [21SE]

Tariff: hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives (H.R. 1503), H2605 [12AP]

Taxation: increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (H.R. 2481), H4794 [8JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2521 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H973 [16FE], H1280 [18FE], H1405 [1MR], H2118 [31MR], H2598 [12AP]

Bellarmine University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1992 [29MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1730 [11MR], H2521, H2522, H2523, H2524 [7AP]

———comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H4385 [22JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5704 [28JY], H5744 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5168 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2593, H2594, H2595, H2596, H2597, H2598, H2599 [12AP], H2808 [14AP], H3423 [25MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5704 [28JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H7222 [2NO]

———tribute to Roll Call Cup charity golf match, H6933 [14OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement funding for stream buffer rule implementation, H1280 [18FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5656 [27JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H2598 [12AP], H6131 [13SE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8744 [13DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6522 [4OC]

EPA: funding, H973 [16FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H91, H92 [6JA], H214 [18JA], H260 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H93, H94 [6JA]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5744 [29JY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Kosair Children's Hospital for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, H6794 [12OC]

———tribute to Trinity High School football team, H8202 [7DE]

Louisville Fairness Campaign (organization): anniversary, H7083 [26OC]

Medicare: reform, H2595, H2596, H2597 [12AP], H3231 [12MY], H3423 [25MY], H3815 [1JN], H4201 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5656 [27JY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H439 [25JA]

News media: allegations of partisan political rhetoric leading to violence, H360 [20JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4385 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4385 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H91, H92 [6JA], H214 [18JA], H260 [19JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H4377 [22JN]

———increase statutory limit, H4869 [12JY], H5302 [21JY], H5503 [26JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3815 [1JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7592 [15NO]

Riggle, Michala: Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes recipient, H612 [10FE]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H7942 [30NO]

———rates, H2522, H2523 [7AP], H2593, H2594, H2597, H2598, H2599 [12AP], H2808 [14AP]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 1689), H3014 [4MY]

Transportation: highway and transit programs funding, H93, H94 [6JA]

———improve investment in national transportation infrastructure, H6131 [13SE]

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), H171 [12JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8744 [13DE]

Votes: position on missed, E943 [24MY], E1037 [3JN], E1644, E1652 [15SE], E1759 [4OC]

Tributes

Landry, Keith A., E1148 [21JN]

Samuels, Bill, Jr., H2615 [13AP]