KEATING, WILLIAM R. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3199 [11MY]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6554 [4OC], H6614 [5OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6030 [9SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4404 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1991 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H5019 [13JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2605 [12AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]

———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), H6416 [22SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H7830 [17NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]

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]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8262 [7DE]

———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), H7008 [24OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H3344 [23MY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 318), H4364 [21JN]

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3344 [23MY]

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

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

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), H2410 [6AP]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5966 [7SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6782 [11OC]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H7627 [15NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1771 [11MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H7333 [3NO]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H7135 [26OC]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7999 [30NO]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4590 [5JY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H7208 [1NO]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H8881 [13DE]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4330 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 176), H5923 [19AU]

———establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H1726 [10MR]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H6506 [3OC]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H7579 [14NO]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H5127 [15JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of inclusion of land and waters in the greater Salem Sound and Salem, MA, area in the Salem Maritime National Historic Site (see H.R. 1500), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Smart Communities Technology Initiative to develop programs for large scale installation and operation of intelligent transportation systems (see H.R. 995), H8967 [14DE]

———establish national tunnel inspection standards for proper safety evaluation of all highway tunnels (see H.R. 2254), H4364 [21JN]

———promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H435 [24JA]

Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H8262 [7DE]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see H.R. 1925), H3302 [13MY]

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H2216 [31MR]

Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting enforcement (see H.R. 3476), H7889 [18NO]

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

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H6626 [5OC]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2412 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H601 [9FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3304 [13MY]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

Government: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt limit is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 2886), H7209 [1NO]

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

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3987 [2JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H5127 [15JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1989 [17MR]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7893 [18NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6273 [20SE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H7715 [16NO]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4794 [8JY]

———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), H8187 [6DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H4529 [23JN]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4366 [21JN]

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 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), H7257 [2NO]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

———reform procedures for payment of funds from the Asset Forfeiture Fund and protect the fishing industry from excessive fines (see H.R. 2610), H5373 [21JY]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H8186 [6DE]

Officer John Maguire Post Office Building, Woburn, MA: designate (see H.R. 2640), H5488 [25JY]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2934 [2MY]

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), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6183 [14SE]

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), H6182 [14SE]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H2266 [1AP]

Schools: 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), H7258 [2NO]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2535 [7AP]

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

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H1252 (see H.R. 4), H1364 [18FE] (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7715 [16NO]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4279 [15JN]

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H7928 [29NO]

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

Taxation: allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 1661), H2913 [15AP]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H10016 [20DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H7208 [1NO]

———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]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4366 [21JN]

———provide a credit for costs of certain infertility treatments (see H.R. 3522), H7998 [30NO]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H6922 [13OC]

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

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H6043 [9SE]

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H6978 [14OC]

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]

———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]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H6139 [13SE]

William T. Trant Post Office Building, Westfield, MA: designate (see H.R. 2767), H5884 [1AU]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Donahue, Patricia: relief, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Donahue, Michael T. Donahue, Shawn Donahue, and Thomas Donahue (see H.R. 3152), H6781 [11OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 3686), H9430 [15DE]

———prioritize certain returning workers for purposes of the numerical limitation on H-2B temporary workers (see H.R. 3718), H9926 [16DE]

Macarelli, Patricia: relief in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward B. Halloran (see H.R. 3153), H6781 [11OC]

Matthew A. Pucino Post Office, Sagamore Beach, MA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H3805 [31MY]

New England Fishery Management Council: provide additional resources to address research and monitoring priorities (see H.R. 1013), H1724 [10MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives for hiring post 9/11 veterans (see H.R. 2995), H6342 [21SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Donahue, Patricia: relief, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Donahue, Michael T. Donahue, Shawn Donahue, and Thomas Donahue (H.R. 3152), H6781 [11OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (H.R. 3686), H9431 [15DE]

———prioritize certain returning workers for purposes of the numerical limitation on H-2B temporary workers (H.R. 3718), H9927 [16DE]

Macarelli, Patricia: relief in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward B. Halloran (H.R. 3153), H6782 [11OC]

Matthew A. Pucino Post Office, Sagamore Beach, MA: designate (H.R. 2062), H3806 [31MY]

New England Fishery Management Council: provide additional resources to address research and monitoring priorities (H.R. 1013), H1726 [10MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives for hiring post 9/11 veterans (H.R. 2995), H6343 [21SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1426 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4418 [22JN]

Remarks

Allston, MA: anniversary of Local 537 Pipefitters Association of Boston, E1588 [9SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), motion to recommit, H1426 [1MR]

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, MA: anniversary, E2020 [4NO]

Bourne, MA: tribute to Bourne High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Cape Cod Baseball League: tribute to All-Star Game in Fenway Park, Boston, MA, H5677 [28JY]

Cape Cod Community College: anniversary, E2119 [29NO]

Cape Cod (MA) Times: anniversary, E1762 [4OC]

Cape Cod National Seashore: anniversary, E1471 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3199, H3200 [11MY]

———require public disclosure of oil company executive bonuses, H3199, H3200 [11MY]

Duxbury, MA: tribute to dedication of David Cutler Memorial Forest, E1764 [4OC]

———tribute to Duxbury High School football team, E2319 [19DE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H3149 [10MY]

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

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6614, H6615 [5OC]

———require cement industry compliance with standards and requirements in accordance with the Clean Air Act by a certain date, H6614, H6615 [5OC]

Gillis, John M.: Henry W. Bosworth, Jr., Memorial Citizenship Award recipient, E529 [17MR]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6030 [9SE]

———recommend the continued use of fusion centers to integrate intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security capabilities, H6030 [9SE]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of inaugural address, H238 [18JA]

Mashpee, MA: tribute to Mashpee High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Matthew A. Pucino Post Office, Sagamore Beach, MA: designate (H.R. 2062), H5727 [28JY]

Nantucket, MA: tribute to Nantucket High School football team, E2317 [19DE]

National security: ensure that legislative language addressing border security improvement differentiates between high-risk and low-risk borders, E1680 [21SE]

———improve border security (H.R. 1299), E1680 [21SE]

Noble, Robert and Gloria: Manet Community Health Center, Inc., Elizabeth A. Swanton Community Service Award recipients, E1436 [28JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4404 [22JN]

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

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

Prudence (vessel): anniversary, E937 [24MY]

Schuster, Elaine: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, MA, Believe in Girls Award recipient, E2019 [4NO]

Scituate, MA: anniversary, E1861 [13OC]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, H1896 [16MR]

Taxation: repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H1426 [1MR]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 1689), H3074 [5MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), consideration (H. Res. 448), H7088 [26OC]

Turkey: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts, E1913 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, E411 [3MR], E1270 [8JY]

We Can (organization): anniversary, E2150 [1DE]

Yarmouth, MA: tribute to Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Yarmouth Port, MA: anniversary of Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, E1765 [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H252 [18JA]

Tributes

Fryer, Franklin, E2312 [19DE]

Gallagher, Matthew, E1270 [8JY]

Kelley, Michael, E568 [30MR]

Luoni, Elliot L., E478 [14MR]

Norris, Eleanor, E2180 [5DE]

Theroux, Anne, E415 [3MR]

Wahlberg, Rosemary, E1340 [15JY]