DUNCAN, JEFF (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [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], H897 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H6673 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8728 [12DE]

———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]

AID: prohibit funding for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program (see H.R. 1625), H5888 [1AU]

al Shabaab (terrorist organization): condemn practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 159), H4946 [12JY]

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]

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]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8320 [8DE]

———provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H8320 [8DE]

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), H2858 [14AP]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H9430 [15DE]

Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]

Aviation: amend laws relative to approval of applications for the airport security screening opt-out program (see H.R. 1586), H5019 [13JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H2667 [13AP]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H3870 (see H.R. 1848), H3911 [1JN]

———constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H6344 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H357 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H6855 [12OC] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

———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), H2858 [14AP]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H9432 [15DE]

———establish binding limits on spending and deficits (see H.R. 3576), H8881 [13DE]

———increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 3581), H8320 [8DE]

———provide for long-term budgeting (see H.R. 3580), H10017 [20DE]

———reduce spending (see H.R. 408), H725 [11FE] (see H.R. 2041), H4673 [6JY]

———reduce unsustainable spending (see H.R. 235), H397 [20JA]

———reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H8881 [13DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6627 [5OC]

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

China: ensure open and free journalism access by establishing a reciprocal relationship between the number of visas issued to state-controlled media workers in China and the U.S. (see H.R. 2899), H7929 [29NO]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H7830 [17NO]

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), H7928 [29NO]

———require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), H204 [12JA]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 214), H1620 [8MR]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H3758 [26MY]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2858 [14AP]

———delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1081), H2918 [15AP]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2013 (see H.R. 68), H203 [12JA]

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), H1768 [11MR]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H1664 [9MR]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H397 [20JA]

Credit: require applicants for a home mortgage be federally insured, held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or made by Dept. of Veterans Affairs, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 695), H2917 [15AP]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H2108 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.J. Res. 85), H7893 [18NO]

———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), H9929 [16DE]

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), H4946 [12JY]

———expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H4852 [11JY]

———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), H1726 [10MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]

———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H5087 [14JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H554 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H6782 [11OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H8322 [9DE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7830 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify requirement to maintain chemical facility antiterrorism security regulations (see H.R. 901), H4366 [21JN]

———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), H2917 [15AP]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 1211), H2858 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H7831 [17NO]

———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), H8319 [8DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H4852 [11JY]

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H684 [10FE]

———improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H4852 [11JY]

———list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 16), H6273 [20SE]

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), H1580 [4MR]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]

———conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 2752), H6233 [15SE]

———establish a deadline and other requirements for issuance of Outer Continental Shelf drilling permits (see H.R. 1115), H1905 [16MR]

———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), H601 [9FE]

———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), H1908 [16MR]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H3111 [5MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3044), H7161 [27OC]

———rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H7929 [29NO]

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), H4946 [12JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H6238 [19SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2857 [14AP]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H684 [10FE]

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), H6010 [8SE]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 3090), H6855 [12OC]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7405 [10NO]

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), H3162 [10MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1164), H7830 [17NO]

———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), H2216 [31MR]

EPA: 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. 9), H256 [18JA] (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), H2917 [15AP]

———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), H4946 [12JY]

———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), H138 [7JA]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H6552 [4OC]

———prohibit authorization of the use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles (see H.R. 748), H1621 [8MR]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H3000 [3MY]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H553 [8FE]

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

———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), H1621 [8MR]

———require inclusion in any notice of rulemaking a statement on the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation (see H.R. 1341), H4794 [8JY]

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]

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

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

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H2536 [7AP]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7333 [3NO]

———prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H4042 [7JN]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H256 [18JA]

———reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 3029), H6855 [12OC]

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

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 61), H256 [18JA]

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]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8728 [12DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2039 [29MR]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6627 [5OC]

———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), H2857 [14AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2917 [15AP]

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]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H7893 [18NO]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 913), H2934 [2MY]

FRS: remove the power of Federal reserve banks to buy and sell municipal securities (see H.R. 344), H601 [9FE]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2917 [15AP]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment of certain Social Security, public debt, defense, veterans, and Medicare obligations (see H.R. 2534), H5127 [15JY]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 213), H1907 [16MR] (see H.R. 1281), H2213 [31MR] (see H.R. 3194), H7134 [26OC]

———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), H6344 [21SE]

———provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 2964), H6232 [15SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: apply Freedom of Information Act to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during any period that such entities are in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 463), H7830 [17NO]

———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), H6010 [8SE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]

———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), H8967 [14DE]

Health: ensure the privacy of individually identifiable health information in connection with risk adjustment (see H.R. 3218), H7009 [24OC]

———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H8319 [8DE]

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

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4076 [13JN]

———repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H4326 [16JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H204 [12JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H256 [18JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H256 [18JA]

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), H9946 [19DE]

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 Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H2605 [12AP]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 142), H1575 [3MR]

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), H6011 [8SE]

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), H5087 [14JY]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H553 [8FE]

———deny certain assistance to a State or political subdivision of a State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with respect to immigration (see H.R. 1134), H6676 [7OC]

———prohibit issuance of certain visas to nationals from a country that denies or unreasonably delays repatriation of a national ordered to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 2199), H4946 [12JY]

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

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H4852 [11JY]

———refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and disseminate visa revocation information (see H.R. 1741), H4852 [11JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 536), H549 [8FE]

———revise and extend, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 536), H601 [9FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6233 [15SE]

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

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

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), H8320 [8DE]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6855 [12OC]

IRS: make use of certain funds collected from user fees subject to appropriations acts (see H.R. 349), H354 [19JA]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H4852 [11JY]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4035 [3JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H3755 [26MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H7830 [17NO]

———require departments and agencies to detail the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1715), H4852 [11JY]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see H.R. 495), H1621 [8MR]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H6978 [14OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the E-verify program (see H.R. 280), H553 [8FE]

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

———prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2259), H4364 [21JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H7892 [18NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H8728 [12DE]

LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H6233 [15SE]

Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H3063 [4MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H7892 [18NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 71), H4748 [7JY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H2667 [13AP]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 951), H1619 [8MR]

Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H8728 [12DE]

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]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

———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), H6183 [14SE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H684 [10FE]

National Auctioneers Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2665 [13AP]

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), H2857 [14AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H6233 [15SE]

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

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

New York, NY: establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum as a national monument (see H.R. 2865), H6552 [4OC]

NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2926), H6506 [3OC]

———clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H7161 [27OC]

———modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H6271 [20SE]

———preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see H.R. 1976), H3409 [24MY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5286 [20JY]

———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6183 [14SE] (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8881 [13DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 44), H684 [10FE]

———require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (see H.R. 2360), H4852 [11JY]

Pakistan: condemn killing of Government officials for advocacy of religious freedom and call on the U.N. and Pakistan to advocate the repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 141), H1575 [3MR]

———express condolences upon the assassination of Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti and call on the U.S. to renew efforts to promote religious freedom and tolerance (see H. Res. 164), H1725 [10MR]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H1621 [8MR]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H204 [12JA]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H1040 (see H.R. 358), H1071 [16FE]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2213 [31MR]

———provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H5286 [20JY]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H256 [18JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H2040 [29MR]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 76), H1581 [4MR]

Power resources: establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H3111 [5MY]

———promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (see H.R. 2171), H4460 [22JN]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 426), H1797 [14MR]

Public debt: constitutional amendment prohibiting the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 84), H7398 [4NO]

———decrease statutory limit (see H.R. 2409), H5087 [14JY]

———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), H601 [9FE]

Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H6010 [8SE]

———require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3722), H9926 [16DE]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 69), H203 [12JA]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 2173), H4460 [22JN]

———facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2172), H4750 [7JY]

———streamline Federal review to facilitate projects (see H.R. 2170), H4460 [22JN]

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]

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), H1727 [10MR]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H601 [9FE]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H6273 [20SE]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H6233 [15SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6233 [15SE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H7258 [2NO]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 206), H2667 [13AP]

———provide for equity relating to medical costs (see H.R. 2662), H7166 [31OC]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H598 [9FE]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H6855 [12OC]

———provide penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans for mortgage payments for a principle residence and modify hardship distribution rules (see H.R. 3104), H6922 [13OC]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1737), H3106 [5MY]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H679 [10FE]

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1797 [14MR]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1439), H2569 [8AP]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4366 [21JN]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H553 [8FE]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H397 [20JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see H.R. 1075), H4279 [15JN]

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

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H7892 [18NO]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7929 [29NO]

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]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H7133 [26OC]

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

Transportation Security Administration: exclude from collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners (see H.R. 2507), H6458 [23SE]

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), H6626 [5OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6344 [21SE]

———terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H8260 [7DE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H4852 [11JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3281 [12MY]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H6855 [12OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 82), H681 [10FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H6672 [6OC]

Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H1768 [11MR]

Terrorism: include Western Hemisphere in the National Strategy for Counterterrorism's areas of focus with attention on Iran's growing presence and activity (see H. Res. 429), H6781 [11OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (H.R. 3135), H6673 [6OC]

Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (H.R. 1047), H1769 [11MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4589 [5JY], H5899 [9AU]

Letters

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: several manufacturing organizations, E1832 [12OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4589 [5JY], H5899 [9AU]

Remarks

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, H1229 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2542 [8AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H897 [15FE], H1229 [18FE], E272 [18FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H4932 [12JY]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3994 [3JN]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3994 [3JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2542 [8AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H5872 [1AU]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7794 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5204 [19JY]

———deficit, H7794 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2880 [15AP], H3269 [12MY]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (H. Res. 82), H897 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: District of Columbia public and charter schools funding, H2077 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2077 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3082 [5MY], H4928 [12JY]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H4928 [12JY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), motion to recommit, H3241 [12MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8750 [13DE]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6929 [14OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6929 [14OC]

Government: roles of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence relative to principles of limited government and individual rights, H1606 [8MR]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H4927 [12JY]

———facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3074 [5MY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7153 [27OC], H7266 [3NO]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H291 [19JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H291 [19JA]

Iran: relationship with al-Qaeda and growing influence in South America, H6447 [23SE]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts, H1773 [14MR]

Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (H.R. 1047), H3224 [12MY]

LSC: funding, H897 [15FE]

Medicare: reform, H3269 [12MY]

National Auctioneers Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 41), H2614 [13AP]

National School Choice Week: observance, H474 [26JA]

NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H3329, H3330, H3331, H3332 [23MY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6191 [15SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H4930 [12JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H291 [19JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4933 [12JY]

Power resources: encourage oil companies to drill for domestic petroleum on already existing land leases and prohibit sale to foreign countries, H3241 [12MY]

———national energy policy, H4927, H4929, H4930, H4931, H4932, H4933, H4934 [12JY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5501 [26JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 431), H6929, H6930 [14OC]

Religion: public expressions of faith, H7931 [30NO]

South Carolina: anniversary of Piedmont Women's Center, H1846 [16MR]

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), H167 [12JA]

U.N.: secure return to the U.S. of overpayments paid into the U.N. Tax Equalization Fund (H.R. 519), H569 [9FE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1832 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H462 [25JA], H3803 [31MY]

Statements

Al-Qaeda-Qods Force Nexus—Scratching the Surface of a ``Known Unknown'': Kronos Advisory, LLC, H6447 [23SE]

Tributes

Reagan, Ronald, H577 [9FE]