GARDNER, CORY (a Representative from Colorado)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [6JA]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4292 [16JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H780 [14FE], H933 [15FE], H1285 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [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), H6673 [6OC]

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), H2667 [13AP]

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, 2), H40 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6627 [5OC]

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

Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (see H.R. 2621), H6626 [5OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6552 [4OC]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 82), H681 [10FE]

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), H8881 [13DE]

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), H2328 [5AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H7009 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 765), H3111 [5MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6674 [6OC]

———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H5087 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3342 [23MY]

———provide for reenrichment of certain depleted uranium and for the sale or barter of reenriched uranium (see H.R. 2054), H4366 [21JN]

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), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H7400 [4NO]

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), H1727 [10MR]

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), H6782 [11OC]

———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]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H256 [18JA]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H6098 [12SE]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1392 [28FE]

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

———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), H393 [20JA]

———require assessment of the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities (see H.R. 2204), H4325 [16JN]

Federal Program Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 606), H1726 [10MR]

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

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H7898 [22NO]

———permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H4852 [11JY]

———provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 1356), H2292 [4AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H5019 [13JY]

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

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

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see H.R. 292), H256 [18JA]

Health: prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H1525 [2MR]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H3000 [3MY]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3806 [31MY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H256 [18JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: 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), H5489 [25JY]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H204 [12JA]

House Rules: prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 67), H510 [26JA]

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), H8125 [2DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2293 [4AP]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

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

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7400 [4NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6043 [9SE]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate (see H.R. 1658), H2913 [15AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8320 [8DE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2770), H8125 [2DE]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H4185 [14JN]

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]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

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

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 494), H8880 [13DE]

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]

Native Americans: help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H6455 [23SE]

NRC: permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H6273 [20SE]

OMB: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

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), H1844 [15MR]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2572 [8AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6415 [22SE]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H8076 [1DE]

Public debt: provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5286 [20JY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H4529 [23JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H6782 [11OC]

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]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6855 [12OC]

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

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H4076 [13JN]

———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), H3060 [4MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8187 [6DE]

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

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H8967 [14DE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3806 [31MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6457 [23SE]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H6855 [12OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6098 [12SE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2933 [2MY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3162 [10MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H553 [8FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3281 [12MY]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 359), H435 [24JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]

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]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H8881 [13DE]

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6552 [4OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H4577 [24JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4529 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 142), H1575 [3MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see H.R. 2021), H3754 [26MY]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1180), H1983 [17MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H3757 [26MY]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (H.R. 1180), H1987 [17MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2537 [8AP]

Letters

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal: several Governors, H1285 [18FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4292 [16JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1285, H1286 [18FE]

Boulder County, CO: anniversary, H9908 [16DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7859 [18NO]

———deficit, H3419 [25MY], H4521 [23JN], H7859 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2810 [14AP]

Colorado Dental Association: tribute to Colorado Mission of Mercy (dental clinic), H7081 [26OC]

Colorado State University: anniversary, H673 [10FE]

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), H642 [10FE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of Bill of Rights, E2303 [16DE]

Crowley County, CO: anniversary, E1796 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: animal disease and food safety programs funding, H4292 [16JN]

———clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 765), H6542 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H2657 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5512 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: State health insurance exchange regulations or guidelines development funding, H1285, H1286 [18FE]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8809 [13DE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2353 [6AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H642 [10FE], H7319, H7321 [3NO]

———importance of job creation, H4069, H4071, H4072 [13JN], H4521, H4524 [23JN], H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545 [4OC], H7192 [1NO], H7316, H7317, H7322 [3NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, H4072 [13JN]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8809 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9983 [20DE]

EPA: consider impact on employment levels and economic activity of agricultural industry prior to issuance of any new environmental rules or regulations, H8289 [8DE]

———determine whether requirements for pollution controls will result in lower gas prices at the pump, H4418 [22JN]

———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 (H.R. 1633), H8289, H8290 [8DE]

———grant authority to regulate emissions from offshore drilling companies' support vessels, H4402 [22JN]

———preserve Environmental Appeals Board authority to remand or deny issuance of Clean Air Act permits for offshore drilling, H4406 [22JN]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6543 [4OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H7318 [3NO]

———report the increase or decrease in the number of jobs resulting from enactment of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, H8289, H8290 [8DE]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (H.R. 2056), E1436 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: recognize historic and continuing importance of Federalism and uphold States' rights, H2657, H2659 [13AP]

Fort Lupton, CO: anniversary, E1550 [7SE]

———Fort Lupton Middle School recipient of National Association of Middle School Principals Middle School of the Year award, E414 [3MR]

Gustafson, Martha: Colorado Association of School Executives' Colorado Middle Level Principal of the Year award recipient, E1690 [22SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H289 [19JA], E120 [26JA]

House of Representatives: reduce amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices (H. Res. 22), H65 [6JA]

Jobs and Energy Permitting Act: require EPA report on how enactment will increase oil and gas production and lower energy prices for consumers, H4410 [22JN]

Larimer County, CO: anniversary, H8145 [6DE]

Medicaid: impact of increased funding obligations on States, H2657 [13AP]

Medicare: reform, H2810 [14AP]

Mexico: call for investigation of murder of David Hartley on Falcon Lake on U.S.-Mexico border, H6568 [5OC]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, H6520 [4OC]

National objectives: economic recovery, H4521, H4524 [23JN]

OtterBox (business): Colorado National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Small Business or Corporation honoree, H7221 [2NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow monitoring activities relative to air pollution to be conducted at the offshore source, H4402 [22JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4394, H4398, H4402, H4404, H4406, H4408, H4410, H4411 [22JN], H7192 [1NO], H7316 [3NO]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4383 [22JN]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), motion to recommit, H4418 [22JN]

———preserve State authority over air quality protections for offshore drilling activities, H4408 [22JN]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of Oregon, H4410, H4411 [22JN]

———require oil companies to disclose executive bonuses on permit applications, H4404 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4383 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H289 [19JA], E120 [26JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H7192 [1NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4934 [12JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H3419 [25MY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3801 [31MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7192 [1NO], H7316, H7317, H7322 [3NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1544 [3MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H4524 [23JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1797 [6OC]

Taxation: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1544 [3MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6794 [12OC]

Unemployment: rates, H7316 [3NO]

Weld County, CO: anniversary, H7876 [18NO]

Yuma, CO: anniversary, H4022 [3JN]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for Larimer County, CO, H7896 [22NO]

Tributes

Alderden, James A., H501 [26JA]

Chaput, Charles, H5249 [20JY]

Fulton, Anne, E853 [11MY]

Jackson, Bill, H3686 [26MY]

McAvoy, Tom, H3746 [26MY]

Murphy, Mary Alice, E1479 [1AU]