ROGERS, MIKE (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3871, H3912 [1JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Policies Say a Lot About Honda, Talladega (AL) Daily Home, E1076 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H8319 [8DE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]

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]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H7069 [25OC]

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), H2412 [6AP]

———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), H1770 [11MR]

———eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 179), H601 [9FE]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H601 [9FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H397 [20JA]

———provide for expedited security screenings for members (see H.R. 1801), H3159 [10MY]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H37 [5JA]

Aviation: amend laws relative to approval of applications for the airport security screening opt-out program (see H.R. 1586), H2910 [15AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H5782 [29JY]

———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]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 1358), H3411 [24MY]

Classified information: provide penalties for disclosure of classified information related to certain intelligence activities (see H.R. 703), H922 [15FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H5286 [20JY]

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]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4530 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3454), H8881 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1457), H2569 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H5399 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2536 [7AP]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4076 [13JN]

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

———codify requirement to maintain chemical facility antiterrorism security regulations (see H.R. 901), H1573 [3MR]

———establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 2764), H5884 [1AU]

———maintain flight manifest information sharing standards required under the Passenger Name Record Agreement between the U.S. and the European Union (see H. Res. 255), H3160 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican drug cartels (see H.R. 1270), H2412 [6AP]

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1580 [4MR]

———improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H5375 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H7209 [1NO]

———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]

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

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), H601 [9FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 2754), H5884 [1AU]

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see H.R. 2321), H4526 [23JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2328 [5AP]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H354 [19JA]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5489 [25JY]

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), H6233 [15SE]

———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]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H6506 [3OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H6233 [15SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4750 [7JY]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 2401), H6233 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [7JA]

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

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1525 [2MR]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4187 [14JN]

———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), H2039 [29MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2039 [29MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H6273 [20SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3161 [10MY]

Government regulations: provide Federal regulatory moratorium (see H.R. 1235), H6238 [19SE]

Gulf Coast Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 1762), H3107 [5MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H6624 [5OC]

Health: prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H553 [8FE]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H103 [6JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H103 [6JA]

House of Representatives: deem adjournment in effect on date of regularly scheduled Federal general election as sine die and provide for automatic continuing appropriations as of such date (see H.R. 339), H354 [19JA]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H104 [6JA]

Housing: require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 1751), H3107 [5MY]

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), H553 [8FE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3987 [2JN]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see H.R. 495), H508 [26JA]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H3062 [4MY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1580 [4MR]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2412 [6AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7893 [18NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3646 (see H.R. 1041), H3684 [25MY]

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), H4038 [3JN]

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), H2215 [31MR]

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]

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]

———improve border security (see H.R. 1299), H2214 [31MR]

———improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 2356), H4573 [24JN]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2457), H4748 [7JY]

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), H1770 [11MR]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H435 [24JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6673 [6OC]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H3410 [24MY]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H6988 [21OC]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2572 [8AP]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H6855 [12OC]

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H513 [26JA]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see H.R. 2273), H6233 [15SE]

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]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H1456 [1MR]

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), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H3111 [5MY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H4037 [3JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 238), H601 [9FE]

———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H3754 [26MY]

———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), H3112 [5MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2667 [13AP]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2412 [6AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H40 [5JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4750 [7JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H507 [26JA]

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), H679 [10FE]

Tornadoes: eliminate reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance (see H.R. 2919), H6180 [14SE]

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), H9432 [15DE]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see H.R. 1501), H2604 [12AP]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5931 [30AU]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H5375 [21JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3870 (see H.R. 886), H3911 [1JN]

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

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4573 [24JN]

———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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H434 [24JA]

Transportation: provide for certain improvements in surface transportation security (see H.R. 1690), H2998 [3MY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (see H.R. 3011), H6412 [22SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (H.R. 409), H435 [24JA]

Transportation: provide for certain improvements in surface transportation security (H.R. 1690), H2999 [3MY]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 3011), H6414 [22SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H257 [19JA]

Remarks

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: tribute, E1076 [13JN]

Anniston, AL: anniversary of Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce, E100 [24JA]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5166 [19JY]

Delta, AL: anniversary of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, E503 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3693 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H8324 [12DE]

———require report on cost-analysis of migrating management headquarters of Air Force Enterprise Logistics Systems Program Executive Office, H3693 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3855 [1JN]

DiChiara, Larry: School Superintendents of Alabama (organization) Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E1925 [25OC]

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC: anniversary, E2039 [14NO]

Roanoke, AL: tribute to Handley High School football team, E2215 [8DE]

Transportation Security Administration: explosives detection canine team program funding, H3856 [1JN]

Turner, Vincent: U.S. Corps of Chaplains Chaplain of the Year award recipient, E1410 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H6532 [4OC]

Rules

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1189-H1194 [17FE]

Tributes

Barton, Ruby Hartley, E2196 [7DE]

Decker, Liz, E1665 [20SE]

Hemmons-Carter, Mildred, E181 [9FE], E1938 [26OC]

Hooks, Richard L., E1998 [3NO]

Jaynes, Oval, E619 [4AP]

Ogiba, Thomas and Camille, E28 [6JA]

Pillsbury, James H., E185 [9FE]

Sollohub, Justin, E1602 [12SE]

Stewart, Clarence E., Jr., E554 [29MR]

Thomas, Calvin L., Sr., E818 [5MY]

Willingham, Norman E., E186 [9FE]