RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2917 [15AP]

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), H4751 [7JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H6979 [14OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8728 [12DE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7892 [18NO]

———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), H6237 [19SE]

———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3870 (see H.R. 1941), H3911 [1JN]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H2917 [15AP]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H10016 [20DE]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5284 [20JY]

Buckles, Frank W.: authorize ceremony in the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the last surviving veteran of World War I (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1391 [28FE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H5399 [22JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1868), H3278 [12MY]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2918 [15AP]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 114), H1391 [28FE]

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), H8262 [7DE]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1988 [17MR]

———protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H2412 [6AP]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 1354), H5399 [22JY]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H5087 [14JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H5888 [1AU]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1456 [1MR]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H6673 [6OC]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H5888 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4278 [15JN]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H1666 [9MR]

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

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H5374 [21JY]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H5286 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1291), H2328 [5AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H2039 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

———designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H8125 [2DE]

———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H7892 [18NO]

———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), H1988 [17MR]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H1844 [15MR]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H9928 [16DE]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H7399 [4NO]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H7715 [16NO]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

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

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H2917 [15AP]

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), H1574 [3MR]

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

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5489 [25JY]

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

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H5889 [1AU]

———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), H507 [26JA]

———suspend action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions (see H.R. 199), H102 [6JA]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 996), H7928 [29NO]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (see H.R. 1309), H2917 [15AP]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H9929 [16DE]

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

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

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H2108 [30MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2268 [1AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2412 [6AP]

———require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H5286 [20JY]

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]

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

Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, WV: designate (see H.R. 3451), H7828 [17NO]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2216 [31MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4076 [13JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7333 [3NO]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6010 [8SE]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H204 [12JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4188 [14JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2216 [31MR]

Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon (see H.R. 2215), H4326 [16JN]

LIHEAP: revise formula for allocating funding to States (see H.R. 3574), H8322 [9DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7069 [25OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1989 [17MR]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H6975 [14OC]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2249), H6011 [8SE]

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

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6552 [4OC]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H4673 [6JY]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5897 [5AU]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2935 [2MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H7208 [1NO]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 1579), H2910 [15AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1736), H3106 [5MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H4076 [13JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H7929 [29NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H508 [26JA]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H5661 [27JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2215 [31MR]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5581 [26JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H601 [9FE]

Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3162 [10MY]

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), H3112 [5MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6011 [8SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see H.R. 2273), H4455 [22JN]

Religion: anniversary of King James Bible (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2604 [12AP]

———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), H509 [26JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 662), H723 [11FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3870 (see H.R. 1084), H3911 [1JN]

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H7830 [17NO]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1727 [10MR]

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: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———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), H2917 [15AP]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8882 [13DE]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H3754 [26MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1732), H5399 [22JY]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2935 [2MY]

———allow rollovers from other retirement plans into simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 661), H1988 [17MR]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H5374 [21JY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2934 [2MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H5374 [21JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H1988 [17MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]

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

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2223), H5928 [26AU]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2216 [31MR]

———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), H4187 [14JN]

———reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 777), H5087 [14JY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 1031), H2572 [8AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H684 [10FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3806 [31MY]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H2109 [30MR]

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), H8262 [7DE]

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), H4076 [13JN]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (see H.R. 2887), H6096 [12SE]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

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. 333), H353 [19JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H6781 [11OC]

———require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H5375 [21JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 825), H1390 [28FE]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H3408 [24MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (see H.R. 1365), H2326 [5AP]

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see H.R. 644), H680 [10FE]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

Smithsonian Institution: ensure that American materials are used for construction activities and are sold in Smithsonian gift shops (see H.R. 983), H1664 [9MR]

Veterans: provide employment opportunities for veterans in transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H7889 [18NO]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to families, recognize hardships and risks faced by miners, and commend mine tragedy rescuers (see H. Res. 199), H2266 [1AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (H.R. 825), H1391 [28FE]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (H.R. 1953), H3410 [24MY]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (H.R. 1925), H3304 [13MY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America pension plan (H.R. 1365), H2327 [5AP]

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (H.R. 644), H683 [10FE]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (H.R. 3533), H8076 [1DE]

Smithsonian Institution: ensure that American materials are used for construction activities and are sold in Smithsonian gift shops (H.R. 983), H1666 [9MR]

Veterans: provide employment opportunities for veterans in transportation construction projects (H.R. 3473), H7891 [18NO]

Letters

North American-Made Energy Security Act: by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5515 [26JY]

———several labor unions, H5516 [26JY]

Motions

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5264 [20JY]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5264 [20JY]

Press releases

Americans for Prosperity Applauds Representatives Collin Peterson, Dan Boren and Nick Rahall for Supporting EPA Preemption: Americans for Prosperity (organization), H2372 [6AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1319 [18FE], H1485 [2MR]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8934 [14DE]

———prohibit commercial airlines from charging certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, H5264 [20JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, E639 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2836 [14AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7345 [4NO]

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), H644 [10FE]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), E2240 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3719 [26MY], E973 [27MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8934 [14DE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5513, H5515 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes, H2207, H2208 [31MR]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (H.R. 1953), E943 [24MY]

Dotson, William: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame inductee, E802 [4MY]

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), H2353 [6AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H644 [10FE]

EPA: 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, H4979 [13JY]

———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 (H.R. 1633), E2240 [13DE]

———prohibit funding to retroactively disapprove Corps of Engineers permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters, H1319 [18FE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2132, H2138, H2139, H2173, H2200, H2201, H2203, H2204, H2206, H2207, H2208, H2211 [31MR], E1760 [4OC]

———conduct demonstration projects at certain airports to create aerotropolis transportation zones, H2211 [31MR]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, H2132 [31MR], H5260 [20JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 1893), H3319 [23MY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5260 [20JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2644), H5513, H5515 [26JY]

———implement international safety standards for the transport of lithium batteries, H2173 [31MR]

———limit application of Davis-Bacon Act relative to funding of projects or programs, H2200 [31MR]

———permit flyovers at sporting events, H2139 [31MR]

———report on participation of disadvantaged- and veteran-owned small business concerns in FAA programs, H2206 [31MR]

———revoke liability immunity for airlines relative to release of safety information and implementation of safety management systems, H2173 [31MR]

———terminate certain airspace restrictions for Burke Lakefront Airport, H2203, H2204 [31MR]

FDA: encourage approval of artificial pancreas technologies, E1946 [26OC]

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 (H.R. 10), H8220 [7DE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8220 [7DE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8220 [7DE]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H21, H24 [5JA]

Huntington, WV: efforts to create off-leash dog park, E1403 [25JY]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of inaugural address, E91 [20JA]

Lewisburg, WV: Budget Travel (publication) Coolest Small Town winner, E214 [11FE]

Marshall University: anniversary of designation as a State university, E395 [2MR]

Medicare: reform, E639 [5AP]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families, H2296 [5AP]

Murphy, Landau E., Jr.: America's Got Talent (television program) competition winner, H6218 [15SE], E1647 [15SE]

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, E973 [27MY]

———elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (H.R. 644), E190 [10FE]

———Integrated Readiness Training Program funding, H3719 [26MY]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2132, H2138, H2201 [31MR]

National Miner's Day: observance, E2189 [6DE]

Pine Creek, WV: tribute to Adkins brothers for military service, E2278 [15DE]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (H.R. 2845), H8339 [12DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1485, H1489, H1491 [2MR]

Santa Monica, CA: develop runway safety areas at Santa Monica Airport, H2204 [31MR]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, H7345 [4NO]

———regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7345 [4NO]

Social Security: funding, E639 [5AP]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4966, H4971, H4979 [13JY]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1893), H3319 [23MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5260 [20JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2644), H5513, H5515 [26JY]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6112 [13SE]

———highway and transit programs funding, H21, H24 [5JA]

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), H190 [12JA]

Votes: position on missed, H2862 [15AP], H6051 [12SE], E1760 [4OC], E2240 [13DE]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to families, recognize hardships and risks faced by miners, and commend mine tragedy rescuers, H2296, H2299 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: tribute for casting 20,000th vote, H2387 [6AP]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 111-701), H32 [5JA]

Tables

Republican budget resolution stashes Federal-aid highway infrastructure investment, H2836 [14AP]

Tributes

Buckles, Frank W., E490 [15MR]

Chambers, Madrith, E806 [4MY]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion, E1925 [25OC]

Tackett, Allen E., E88 [20JA]

Watkins, Julie, E1951 [27OC]

Whitt, Mike, E2099 [18NO]