GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN (a Representative from Virginia)

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), H782 [14FE], H1312 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H435 [24JA]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), H7715 [16NO]

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), H2572 [8AP]

———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), H776 [14FE]

———require the President to obtain in advance specific statutory authorization for use in response to civil unrest in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2412 [6AP]

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

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H1844 [15MR]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H2268 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6416 [22SE]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H3870 (see H.R. 91), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide for reenrichment of certain depleted uranium and for the sale or barter of reenriched uranium (see H.R. 2054), H4590 [5JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H8728 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1844 [15MR]

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

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

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H924 [15FE]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1908 [16MR]

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

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. 910), H1621 [8MR]

EPA: clarify authority to disapprove specifications of dredged or fill material disposal sites and clarify procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested (see H.R. 960), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H3001 [3MY]

———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]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H435 [24JA]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H8320 [8DE]

———partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2410 [6AP]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H513 [26JA]

———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]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1456 [1MR]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H1392 [28FE]

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H1252 (see H.R. 96), H1364 [18FE]

FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H8881 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H5734 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 62), H3279 [12MY]

FERC: prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses (see H.R. 3244), H7579 [14NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1844 [15MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2412 [6AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H1726 [10MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1844 [15MR]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H7257 [2NO]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H513 [26JA]

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), H553 [8FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see H.R. 1997), H6552 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H4278 [15JN]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2412 [6AP]

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

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8135 [5DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2412 [6AP]

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), H4674 [6JY]

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), H2412 [6AP]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see H.R. 2021), H3754 [26MY]

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), H1844 [15MR]

———apply Early Innovator grant funds returned by States to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2961), H6231 [15SE]

———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 118), H1907 [16MR]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H3062 [4MY]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H8319 [8DE]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H1580 [4MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1580 [4MR]

———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), H4076 [13JN]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H7715 [16NO]

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

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H3221 [11MY]

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), H1040 (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1071 [16FE]

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]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H9946 [19DE]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H4279 [15JN]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7579 [14NO]

Taxation: provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7333 [3NO]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H684 [10FE]

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

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), H6273 [20SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4363 [21JN]

Health: clarify congressional consent and expand flexibility for interstate health choice compacts (see H.R. 1915), H3301 [13MY]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 335), H353 [19JA]

Pound, VA: convey a small parcel of National Forest System land (see H.R. 2743), H5883 [1AU]

Power resources: repeal barriers to domestic fuel production, improve loan programs, promote alternative fuels, allow long-term Dept. of Defense alternative fuel contracts, and assess electric vehicle impact (see H.R. 2036), H3755 [26MY]

States: constitutional amendment to allow the several States to nullify a Federal law or regulation (see H.J. Res. 46), H1575 [3MR]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H4365 [21JN]

Health: clarify congressional consent and expand flexibility for interstate health choice compacts (H.R. 1915), H3303 [13MY]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (H.R. 335), H355 [19JA]

Pound, VA: convey a small parcel of National Forest System land (H.R. 2743), H5886 [1AU]

Power resources: repeal barriers to domestic fuel production, improve loan programs, promote alternative fuels, allow long-term Dept. of Defense alternative fuel contracts, and assess electric vehicle impact (H.R. 2036), H3757 [26MY]

States: constitutional amendment to allow the several States to nullify a Federal law or regulation (H.J. Res. 46), H1577 [3MR]

Poems

``What I've Learned,'' Albert C. Caswell, H7383 [4NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1313 [18FE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (H.R. 1175), H7004 [24OC]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8998 [15DE]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2384 [6AP]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9992 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8808 [13DE]

EPA: change compliance date following issuance of achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H6655 [6OC]

———continue to require industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators to reduce emissions if such emissions are damaging children's development, H6650 [6OC]

———exempt farmers, ranchers, and small businesses from regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, H2384 [6AP]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H8808 [13DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6633, H6634, H6650, H6655 [6OC], H6698, H6704 [11OC]

———provide an offset for funding required to issue new standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, H6698 [11OC]

———recognize that new standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators will create jobs, H6704 [11OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6379 [22SE]

———surface coal mining regulation funding, H1313 [18FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H290 [19JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: filing of lawsuits by States on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H290 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H290 [19JA]

Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victim and the university community impacted by campus shootings, H8296 [8DE]

Votes: position on missed, H7186 [1NO], E1388 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5372 [21JY], H5397 [22JY], H8356 [12DE]

Tributes

Crouse, Deriek W., E2240 [13DE]

Grindstaff, Charles, E2189 [6DE]

Justus, Neil, H1781 [14MR]

Kerns, Joshua (J.B.), H7382 [4NO]

Stiltner, William E., H1781 [14MR]