WEST, ALLEN B. (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

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

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H924 [15FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H4577 [24JN]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2040 [29MR]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 1791), H3109 [5MY]

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]

American Military Retirees Association: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2232), H7208 [1NO]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H553 [8FE]

———rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H5489 [25JY]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7332 [3NO]

———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), H7333 [3NO]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

———eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 920), H8262 [7DE]

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), H470 [25JA]

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), H1580 [4MR]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H5489 [25JY]

———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), H3000 [3MY]

———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), H601 [9FE]

———express that the President is in violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the use of Armed Forces in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3869 (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3910 [1JN]

———extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H3301 [13MY]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3646 (see H.R. 1941), H3684 [25MY]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H7208 [1NO]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1285), H2572 [8AP]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H3218 [11MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H357 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 4), H204 [12JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H135 [7JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H5127 [15JY]

———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), H1797 [14MR]

———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), H5489 [25JY]

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

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]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H5905 [12AU]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3305 [13MY]

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), H7830 [17NO]

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

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2293 [4AP]

———provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3108 [5MY]

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), H6552 [4OC]

———repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 1846), H3344 [23MY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H6238 [19SE]

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3304 [13MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5489 [25JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 2047), H3755 [26MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1666 [9MR]

Delray Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 421), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), H10017 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the right of an accused terrorist to plead guilty in a trial by a military commission for a capital offense (see H.R. 1894), H3300 [13MY]

———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), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6674 [6OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2328 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border (see H.R. 1091), H2268 [1AP]

———require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 3168), H7715 [16NO]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 1211), H2109 [30MR]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3871 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3912 [1JN]

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), H7627 [15NO]

———eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H922 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize denial of leases and permits to persons who engage in activities with the government of any foreign country that is subject to any U.S. sanction or embargo (see H.R. 372), H553 [8FE]

———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2935 [2MY]

———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]

———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]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.R. 2568), H7627 [15NO]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H3000 [3MY]

———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), H4851 [11JY]

———improve certain laws relative to employment and training of veterans (see H.R. 2433), H5087 [14JY]

———increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension (see H.R. 2318), H4526 [23JN]

———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), H1180 (see H.R. 178), H1199 [17FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H1988 [17MR]

Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2101), H3985 [2JN]

———enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H4946 [12JY]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H6140 [13SE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H1908 [16MR]

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

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H8320 [8DE]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H4460 [22JN] (see H.R. 2885), H6183 [14SE]

———make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and provide penalties to enforce compliance with the program (see H.R. 800), H1621 [8MR]

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: 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), H6552 [4OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H5966 [7SE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5966 [7SE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1580 [4MR]

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), H6922 [13OC]

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]

Federal employees: require federally elected officials to place stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind trust (see H.R. 3639), H9432 [15DE]

Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H4279 [15JN]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6415 [22SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1580 [4MR]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4946 [12JY]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 102), H1178 (see H. Res. 102), H1197 [17FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H7008 [24OC]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H3302 [13MY]

Government: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1551), H3344 [23MY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4852 [11JY]

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]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H3987 [2JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H9928 [16DE]

Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (see H.R. 2338), H4527 [23JN]

Health: increase public awareness and create educational programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H6854 [12OC]

———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H2571 [8AP]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H7166 [31OC]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H2571 [8AP]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4578 [24JN]

———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]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8727 [12DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

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]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H553 [8FE]

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

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), H138 [7JA]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H2412 [6AP]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H8881 [13DE]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

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), H5127 [15JY]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6233 [15SE]

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 317), H5967 [7SE]

———recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H2858 [14AP]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H4279 [15JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2536 [7AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H6098 [12SE]

———permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H1180 (see H.R. 498), H1199 [17FE]

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

———prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2259), H4460 [22JN]

———restrict use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2283), H4456 [22JN]

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

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4042 [7JN]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H5087 [14JY]

———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), H4459 [22JN]

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), H4076 [13JN]

———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H3342 [23MY]

———support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H6099 [12SE]

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), H1580 [4MR]

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 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8320 [8DE]

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]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H6855 [12OC]

———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5782 [29JY]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance pending certification that Pakistan did not have knowledge on the possible whereabouts of Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 1699), H2998 [3MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5897 [5AU]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H3870 (see H.R. 605), H3911 [1JN]

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

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H6552 [4OC]

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

Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H5889 [1AU]

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H723 [11FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H5964 [7SE]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H3115 [6MY]

Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3276), H9432 [15DE]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (see H.R. 3637), H8727 [12DE]

Rumberger, E. Thom: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 390), H5938 [6SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H2667 [13AP]

———reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H6782 [11OC]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H2935 [2MY]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2934 [2MY]

Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H2268 [1AP]

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

Small business: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H1039 (see H. Res. 95), H1070 [16FE]

———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), H7893 [18NO]

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), H4329 [16JN]

``Taps'': designate musical piece as National Song of Remembrance (see H.R. 595), H2328 [5AP]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 743), H4459 [22JN]

———clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2466), H5966 [7SE]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 2100), H3985 [2JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]

———increase limitation on expensing of certain depreciable assets for certain businesses that hire veterans (see H.R. 2443), H5966 [7SE]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5581 [26JY]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H4330 [16JN]

———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]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4037 [3JN]

———provide a credit for hurricane and tornado mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2067), H4188 [14JN]

———provide a credit for natural disaster mitigation expenditures (see H.R. 2099), H3985 [2JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2858 [14AP]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5581 [26JY]

———provide penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans for mortgage payments for a principle residence and modify hardship distribution rules (see H.R. 3104), H8262 [7DE]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H2328 [5AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H4673 [6JY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3344 [23MY]

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

———repeal taxes on income and improve income security of senior citizens (see H.R. 1140), H1906 [16MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4946 [12JY]

———temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 3318), H7893 [18NO]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7627 [15NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3162 [10MY]

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]

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), H3987 [2JN]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H7579 [14NO]

———limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5127 [15JY]

———prevent imposition of unreasonable transportation terminal fees (see H.R. 1691), H3112 [5MY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H10016 [20DE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]

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. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3758 [26MY]

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. 303), H5489 [25JY]

Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), H7893 [18NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5966 [7SE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H1984 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H1906 [16MR]

———provide that civilian employees performing unsatisfactory work shall not be eligible for annual nationwide adjustments to pay schedules (see H.R. 1248), H2037 [29MR]

———reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction (see H.R. 1246), H2037 [29MR]

———reduce amounts appropriated for studies, analysis, and evaluations (see H.R. 1247), H2037 [29MR]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6042 [9SE]

Palm Beach, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 205), H2327 [5AP]

Taxation: temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1663), H2913 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Jews: disapprove statements offending the memory of Holocaust victims by comparing the Democratic Party to Joseph Goebbels (see H. Res. 504), H10015 [20DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks outside combat zones (H.R. 1142), H1907 [16MR]

———provide that civilian employees performing unsatisfactory work shall not be eligible for annual nationwide adjustments to pay schedules (H.R. 1248), H2039 [29MR]

———reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction (H.R. 1246), H2039 [29MR]

———reduce amounts appropriated for studies, analysis, and evaluations (H.R. 1247), H2039 [29MR]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (H.R. 2881), H6043 [9SE]

Taxation: temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (H.R. 1663), H2916 [15AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2271 [4AP], H5937 [6SE], H7581 [15NO], H8001 [1DE]

Motions

Jews: disapprove statements offending the memory of Holocaust victims by comparing the Democratic Party to Joseph Goebbels (H. Res. 504), H9995 [20DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5937 [6SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1822 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2500 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2791 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1822 [15MR]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4548 [24JN]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4019 [3JN]

———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, H3661 [25MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4019 [3JN]

Broward County, FL: tribute to public school system, E1045 [3JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7861 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5774, H5775, H5776 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5196 [19JY]

———deficit, H7861 [18NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5774, H5775, H5776 [29JY]

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), H636 [10FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H8314-H8316 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3661 [25MY]

———reduce amounts appropriated for printing and reproduction (H.R. 1246), H2273, H2274 [4AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H636 [10FE]

———importance of job creation, H5776 [29JY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9968 [20DE]

Florida Atlantic University: anniversary, E1850 [13OC], E1916 [24OC]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, E1838 [12OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), E1838 [12OC]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3744 [26MY]

Israel: anniversary of Six Day War, E1040 [3JN]

———reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, E1040 [3JN]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (H.R. 2881), E1574 [9SE]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4629 [6JY]

NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, E1274 [8JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: determine whether transitional review process for business method patents could result in the unlawful taking of property and therefore be in violation of the Constitution, E1191 [23JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), E1191 [23JN]

———transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, E1191 [23JN]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3774 [31MY]

Rick Case Automotive Group (business): anniversary, E2294 [16DE]

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

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3744 [26MY]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 990), Senate amendment, H3744 [26MY]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4974 [13JY]

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]

———temporarily provide the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire unemployed individuals (H.R. 1663), H5776 [29JY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1838 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1838 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1838 [12OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3744 [26MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3936 [2JN], H4308 [16JN], H4550 [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Jews: disapprove statements offending the memory of Holocaust victims by comparing the Democratic Party to Joseph Goebbels (H. Res. 504), H9986, H9995 [20DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 504, disapprove statements offending the memory of Holocaust victims by comparing the Democratic Party to Joseph Goebbels, H9995 [20DE]

Tributes

Eynon, Scott, H7081 [26OC]