LATTA, ROBERT E. (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H791 [14FE], H888, H904 [15FE]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6434 [23SE]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H2119 [31MR]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H2902 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H684 [10FE]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———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]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H4329 [16JN]

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]

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]

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), H3987 [2JN]

———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), H1252 (see H.R. 546), H1364 [18FE]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H3162 [10MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H3062 [4MY]

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2176), H5240 [19JY]

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), H5150 [18JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1574 [3MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6043 [9SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H1180 (see H. Res. 61), H1200 [17FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1412), H2533 [7AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7627 [15NO]

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), H7999 [30NO]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 2417), H4751 [7JY]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H6552 [4OC]

———delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H4037 [3JN]

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), H7999 [30NO]

Council on Environmental Quality: report to Congress annually on the number of permits for which applications have been submitted and that have not been issued because an environmental impact statement is pending (see H.R. 1049), H1844 [15MR]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 875), H1523 [2MR]

———prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H1727 [10MR]

———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), H4456 [22JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H6922 [13OC]

———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1726 [10MR]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]

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]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 513), H776 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H1988 [17MR]

Dept. of Energy: allow research, development, and demonstration program for American Centrifuge Project (see H.R. 3759), H10015 [20DE]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3759 [26MY]

———provide for reenrichment of certain depleted uranium and for the sale or barter of reenriched uranium (see H.R. 2054), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5661 [27JY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H4459 [22JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3305 [13MY]

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

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H4279 [15JN]

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), H1390 [28FE]

———delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H6855 [12OC]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

———extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see H.R. 993), H2109 [30MR]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1456 [1MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H6458 [23SE]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7133 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 3351), H7715 [16NO]

———assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H7715 [16NO]

———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), H4037 [3JN]

———permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H4750 [7JY]

———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), H513 [26JA]

Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H6627 [5OC]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 320), H2108 [30MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2572 [8AP]

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

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750, 910), H1621 [8MR]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 991), H3411 [24MY]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H1456 [1MR]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1164), H7627 [15NO]

———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: change the frequency of review of air quality criteria and ambient air quality standards and temporarily prohibit revision of ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate matter (see H.R. 2458), H4852 [11JY]

———change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H6853 [12OC]

———consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered program (see H.R. 1872), H3870 (see H.R. 1872), H3911 [1JN]

———disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]

———eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see H.R. 517), H509 [26JA]

———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), H3305 [13MY]

———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), H471 [25JA]

———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see H.R. 681), H724 [11FE]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H39 [5JA]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H5732 [28JY]

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

———provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity for emergency or demand purposes (see H.R. 3616), H8881 [13DE]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 457), H684 [10FE]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3060 [4MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H203 [12JA]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H357 [19JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H1575 [3MR]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 3310), H8262 [7DE]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1039 (see H.J. Res. 37), H1070 [16FE]

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

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]

FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H6976 [14OC]

———create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H6975 [14OC]

———ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H6975 [14OC]

———ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H6975 [14OC]

———enter into agreements with certain countries regarding methods and approaches to harmonizing certain regulatory requirements on devices (see H.R. 3230), H6976 [14OC]

———expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H6975 [14OC]

———improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H6976 [14OC]

———make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H6975 [14OC]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H5581 [26JY]

———provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H6976 [14OC]

———reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H6975 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a time-out on certain regulations (see H.R. 3257), H7333 [3NO]

———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: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H37 [5JA]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances (see H.R. 61), H138 [7JA]

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

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), H5150 [18JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1797 [14MR]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2252), H4364 [21JN]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3278 [12MY]

———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), H3304 [13MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2571 [8AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), H5780 [29JY]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3062 [4MY]

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), H3758 [26MY]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 1281), H7830 [17NO]

———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), H7831 [17NO]

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), H4366 [21JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H6854 [12OC]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H6231 [15SE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4852 [11JY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H203 [12JA]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H1180 (see H.R. 360), H1199 [17FE]

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), H9946 [19DE]

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

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), H5581 [26JY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6183 [14SE]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see H.R. 2313), H4526 [23JN]

Immigration: provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H6231 [15SE]

———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H5240 [19JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3870 (see H.R. 1206), H3911 [1JN]

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

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 680), H724 [11FE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7134 [26OC]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6467 [29SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see H.R. 1997), H3644 (see H.R. 1997), H3682 [25MY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

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]

Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office, Rootstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 725), H3646 (see H.R. 725), H3684 [25MY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H4750 [7JY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H6552 [4OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H601 [9FE]

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), H4188 [14JN]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H2409 [6AP]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H553 [8FE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver's license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H5489 [25JY]

———exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H6098 [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), H3304 [13MY]

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: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 152), H39 [5JA]

NRC: permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H3868 (see H.R. 2068), H3909 [1JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H8320 [8DE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H2667 [13AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 903), H1573 [3MR] (see H. Res. 44), H1989 [17MR]

———monitor activities relative to air pollution (see H.R. 2021), H4038 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H6098 [12SE]

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

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5581 [26JY]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H3411 [24MY]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H5085 [14JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1726 [10MR]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H7069 [25OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1844 [15MR]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1287), H2213 [31MR]

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), H1770 [11MR]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5150 [18JY]

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

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1770 [11MR]

Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H6415 [22SE]

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H5734 [28JY]

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]

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), H1177 (see H.R. 787), H1197 [17FE]

———repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see H.R. 1683), H4187 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H7069 [25OC]

———allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 1661), H7627 [15NO]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H2858 [14AP]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H1908 [16MR]

———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), H3344 [23MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7627 [15NO]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3871 (see H.R. 2010), H3911 [1JN]

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

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H3987 [2JN]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 206), H102 [6JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3304 [13MY]

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

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H6676 [7OC]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H4188 [14JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1040 (see H.R. 436), H1071 [16FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4278 [15JN]

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

Telecommunications: return unused or reclaimed stimulus funds made available for broadband awards (see H.R. 1343), H2328 [5AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

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), H8077 [1DE]

———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]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 478), H776 [14FE]

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]

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

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6552 [4OC]

———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), H7069 [25OC]

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. 303), H601 [9FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H8262 [7DE]

War: add engaging in or supporting hostilities against the U.S. to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality (see H.R. 3166), H8262 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 1014), H1724 [10MR]

Business and industry: prohibit use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives (see H.R. 244), H135 [7JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for personal responsibility education programs under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 1215), H2036 [29MR]

EPA: prohibit regulation of coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (see H.R. 1405), H2410 [6AP]

———provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H6919 [13OC]

FCC: provide for voluntary incentive auction revenue sharing (see H.R. 1622), H2911 [15AP]

———reform by requiring an analysis of benefits and costs during the rulemaking process (see H.R. 2289), H4456 [22JN]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3623), H8318 [8DE]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H508 [26JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H469 [25JA]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (see H.R. 243), H135 [7JA]

Power resources: require national energy policy to expand use of renewable and alternative sources, increase refining capacity, promote conservation and efficiency, and expand research and development (see H. Res. 162), H1725 [10MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 497), H508 [26JA]

Taxation: increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (see H.R. 499), H508 [26JA]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H38 [5JA]

———waive penalty on distributions from qualified retirement plans for certain mortgage payments and for unemployed individuals, and increase age at which distributions from such plans are to begin (see H.R. 2756), H5884 [1AU]

Telecommunications: support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 175), H1906 [16MR]

Water: assist municipalities experiencing significant hardships raising revenue to finance projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 1189), H1984 [17MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (H.R. 1014), H1726 [10MR]

Business and industry: prohibit use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives (H.R. 244), H137 [7JA]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (H.R. 1777), H3110 [5MY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for personal responsibility education programs under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1215), H2038 [29MR]

EPA: prohibit regulation of coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (H.R. 1405), H2411 [6AP]

———provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or operate a water pump (H.R. 3185), H6921 [13OC]

FCC: provide for voluntary incentive auction revenue sharing (H.R. 1622), H2915 [15AP]

———reform by requiring an analysis of benefits and costs during the rulemaking process (H.R. 2289), H4458 [22JN]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 3623), H8319 [8DE]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (H.R. 498), H512 [26JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 431), H471 [25JA]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (H.R. 243), H137 [7JA]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 497), H512 [26JA]

Taxation: increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (H.R. 499), H512 [26JA]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (H.R. 143), H46 [5JA]

———waive penalty on distributions from qualified retirement plans for certain mortgage payments and for unemployed individuals, and increase age at which distributions from such plans are to begin (H.R. 2756), H5887 [1AU]

Water: assist municipalities experiencing significant hardships raising revenue to finance projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 1189), H1987 [17MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1365 [28FE], H1669 [10MR], H8189 [7DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H888, H904 [15FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7865 [18NO]

———deficit, H7865 [18NO]

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), H641 [10FE]

Dept. of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H904 [15FE]

EPA: proposed rule to regulate the coal combustion byproduct of fly ash as a hazardous waste, H641 [10FE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6632 [6OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6434, H6435 [23SE]

———require implementation costs and feasibility of compliance be considered when setting national ambient air quality standards, H6434, H6435 [23SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H286 [19JA]

NIST: research facility construction funding, H888 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H286 [19JA]

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 (H.R. 2273), H6935 [14OC]

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), H169 [12JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1985 [2NO]

Tributes

Genzman, Ashton, E744 [15AP]

Guzowksi, Jennifer, E740 [15AP]

Jobs, Steven P., E1864 [13OC]

Kegyes, James, E732 [15AP]

Kruse, Nathan, E737 [15AP]

Mohr, Ashley, E734 [15AP]

Pavelko, Stephen, E728 [15AP]

Pierson, Ryan, E747 [15AP]

Slocum, Matthew, E742 [15AP]

Woodel, Everett M., Jr., E1575 [9SE]

Wyant, Andrea, E749 [15AP]