RIGELL, E. SCOTT (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3714 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4367 [21JN], H4703 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5582 [26JY], H5735 [28JY], H5782 [29JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4946 [12JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5341 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H6979 [14OC]

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), H550 [8FE]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H4187 [14JN]

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

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2535 [7AP]

———modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H8965 [14DE]

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

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 258), H2039 [29MR]

Colleges and universities: prohibit awarding of Federal grants and contracts to institutions that fail to offer academic credit for completion of courses offered by a Senior ROTC program (see H.R. 2628), H5398 [22JY]

Congressional Record: limit printing (see H.R. 1626), H3281 [12MY]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H1666 [9MR]

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), H5781 [29JY]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H2040 [29MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H2293 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize certain programs (see H.R. 3116), H6671 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1908 [16MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see H.R. 3162), H7134 [26OC]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H3758 [26MY]

———list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H3759 [26MY]

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), H2216 [31MR]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]

———conduct oil and natural gas exploration, leasing, and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1372), H2327 [5AP]

———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), H6673 [6OC]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H3987 [2JN]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H3111 [5MY]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H2040 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve certain laws relative to employment and training of veterans (see H.R. 2433), H6782 [11OC]

———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), H2412 [6AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3062 [4MY]

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1988 [17MR]

Election Assistance Commission: terminate (see H.R. 672), H2535 [7AP]

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), H1723 [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]

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

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H1581 [4MR]

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), H6978 [14OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H2293 [4AP]

FEMA: terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements (see H.R. 435), H2934 [2MY]

———terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 435), H3305 [13MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H3000 [3MY]

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H3062 [4MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H5888 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4457 [22JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5019 [13JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H554 [8FE]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 1281), H2213 [31MR]

———prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 2898), H6233 [15SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2412 [6AP]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2039 [29MR]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4076 [13JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H601 [9FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H513 [26JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H141 [11JA]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H397 [20JA]

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), H3107 [5MY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5489 [25JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H7893 [18NO]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6983 [18OC]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H5781 [29JY]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see H.R. 495), H4852 [11JY]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H5888 [1AU]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1770 [11MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H3344 [23MY]

Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (see H.R. 981), H2572 [8AP]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H1988 [17MR]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H1907 [16MR]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 124, 172), H1907 [16MR] (see H.R. 236), H1844 [15MR]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H4581 [28JN]

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]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3111 [5MY]

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

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H3111 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H513 [26JA]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H1770 [11MR]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H7332 [3NO]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H141 [11JA]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H5781 [29JY]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 74), H726 [11FE]

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

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H684 [10FE]

Small business: provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (see H.R. 3213), H6976 [14OC]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7831 [17NO]

Social Security: 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), H7714 [16NO]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 1541), H2854 [14AP]

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

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H4330 [16JN]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H8077 [1DE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H6233 [15SE]

———increase limitation on expensing of certain depreciable assets for certain businesses that hire veterans (see H.R. 2443), H6552 [4OC]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H4852 [11JY]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H1392 [28FE]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1797 [14MR]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H5781 [29JY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H7208 [1NO]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2039 [29MR]

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

———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H4076 [13JN]

———waive penalty on early retirement distributions for certain unemployed individuals (see H.R. 659), H723 [11FE]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5240 [19JY]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6978 [14OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6983 [18OC]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions (see H.R. 1750), H4459 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5901 [9AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see H.R. 2087), H3985 [2JN]

Coast Guard: authorize entrance into agreements with foreign governments or international organizations for performance of port security assessments (see H.R. 3273), H7159 [27OC]

Credit: encourage creditors to safeguard credit scores of members of Armed Forces and their immediate family in the event of a Government shutdown (see H. Res. 215), H2570 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing advance appropriations for military, Reserve, and National Guard personnel accounts (see H.R. 1577), H2909 [15AP]

Fort Monroe National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2456), H4748 [7JY]

Libya: prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 1708), H3060 [4MY]

Members of Congress: make matching contributions to Thrift Savings Fund contingent on Congress completing action on budget resolution reducing the deficit (see H.R. 1168), H1983 [17MR]

Ships and vessels: provide immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, activities, and occurrences that involve a vessel, facility, port, or waterway (see H.R. 2846), H5964 [7SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H3986 [2JN]

Coast Guard: authorize entrance into agreements with foreign governments or international organizations for performance of port security assessments (H.R. 3273), H7160 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing advance appropriations for military, Reserve, and National Guard personnel accounts (H.R. 1577), H2914 [15AP]

Fort Monroe National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 2456), H4749 [7JY]

Libya: prohibit use of funds to support military operations (H.R. 1708), H3061 [4MY]

Members of Congress: make matching contributions to Thrift Savings Fund contingent on Congress completing action on budget resolution reducing the deficit (H.R. 1168), H1986 [17MR]

Ships and vessels: provide immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, activities, and occurrences that involve a vessel, facility, port, or waterway (H.R. 2846), H5965 [7SE]

Lists

Virginia Beach, VA, Special Olympics competition participants, E882 [12MY]

Windsor Woods Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA, fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4045 [13JN], H6566 [5OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1274 [18FE]

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 (H.R. 1297), H2397 [6AP]

———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya, H4007 [3JN]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program, H6567 [5OC]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4007 [3JN]

———prohibit funding to support military operations in Libya, H4703 [7JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H685 [11FE], H2397 [6AP]

Cole (U.S.S.): anniversary of terrorist attack and tribute to crew, H6793 [12OC]

CPSC: hold Chinese manufacturers accountable for damages from installation of tainted drywall, H6259 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4703 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H7422 [14NO]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H7422 [14NO]

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), H7422 [14NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4045 [13JN], H4955 [13JY], H7421-H7425 [14NO]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H7422 [14NO]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: require a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau analysis of impact of regulations on the financial industry and on consumers' and small business credit access, H5341 [21JY]

———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5341 [21JY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H7422 [14NO]

Hanukkah: observance, E2312 [19DE]

National Guard: anniversary of helicopter crash in Georgia that killed members from Camp Pendleton Red Horse Guard Unit in Virginia Beach, VA, H1642 [9MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H7423 [14NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H7422 [14NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1471 [2MR]

Special Olympics: tribute to Virginia Beach, VA, competition participants, E882 [12MY]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H7422 [14NO]

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), H176 [12JA]

U.S. Joint Forces Command: disestablishment, closure, or realignment funding, H1274 [18FE]

Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, E1040 [3JN]

———expedite Dept. of HUD approval process for infrastructure improvement project, H4955 [13JY]

———tribute to Virginia Beach Elks Lodge 2268 for Flag Day ceremony at Flame of Hope Memorial, E1124 [16JN]

———tribute to Windsor Woods Elementary School fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Votes: position on missed, H7112 [26OC]

Statements

Dedication of Memorials in Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Anniversary of September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks: Israel Zoberman, E1653 [19SE]

Hanukkah: Israel Zoberman, E2312 [19DE]

Israeli Independence Anniversary: Israel Zoberman, E858 [11MY]

Tributes

Griffith, Samuel M., H9999 [20DE]

Smith, Willard (Smitty), E1267 [8JY]

Williams, Charles H., E2149 [1DE]

Zoberman, Israel, E858 [11MY]