YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4240 [15JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H783, H784 [14FE], H930 [15FE], H1023 [16FE], H1182 [17FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7604, H7606 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3610, H3613 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3196 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H7009 [24OC]

American Memorial Park: develop, maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1103), H4750 [7JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H1618 [8MR]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H6978 [14OC]

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), H4750 [7JY]

———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), H1456 [1MR]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H37 [5JA]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H7831 [17NO]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]

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

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5928 [26AU]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2858 [14AP]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H356 [19JA]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2605 [12AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H204 [12JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H468 [25JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

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

———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1580 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1844 [15MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H4037 [3JN]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H2917 [15AP]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see H.R. 2794), H5895 [5AU]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4366 [21JN]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2667 [13AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4037 [3JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H6458 [23SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 2648), H5579 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H3644 (see H.R. 1996), H3682 [25MY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H7928 [29NO]

Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H509 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 2011), H3754 [26MY]

———authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H435 [24JA]

———establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H7577 [14NO]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 1207), H1984 [17MR]

———expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain period (see H.R. 2150), H4074 [13JN]

———limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H7898 [22NO]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H4748 [7JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1141), H1906 [16MR]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H1982 [17MR]

———repeal modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H6233 [15SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H2857 [14AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H4366 [21JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2412 [6AP]

———support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H9946 [19DE]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H513 [26JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H6043 [9SE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5150 [18JY] (see H.R. 2885), H6183 [14SE]

Endangered species: remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H509 [26JA]

———require that certain species be treated as extinct if there is not a substantial increase in their population during a certain period (see H.R. 1042), H1768 [11MR]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H2855 [14AP]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

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

———provide States increased flexibility in implementing regional haze management standards through State implementation plans (see H.R. 3379), H7715 [16NO]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1809), H3159 [10MY]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 1779), H3305 [13MY]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H41 [5JA]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H722 [11FE]

———prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see H.R. 2897), H6097 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 3), H104 [6JA]

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

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7208 [1NO]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H8125 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H4672 [6JY]

———require scientific studies used in rulemaking be published (see H.R. 2371), H4946 [12JY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2935 [2MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1525 [2MR]

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

———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), H2328 [5AP]

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), H7257 [2NO]

———provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4751 [7JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H357 [19JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 926), H1574 [3MR]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Government: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H2602 [12AP]

Government regulations: 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), H7209 [1NO]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1760), H3107 [5MY]

GSA: transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H774 [14FE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H203 [12JA]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H7715 [16NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2412 [6AP]

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), H2105 [30MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H4794 [8JY]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H3870 (see H.R. 85), H3911 [1JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

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), H8136 [5DE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2834), H5938 [6SE]

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), H8125 [2DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H7928 [29NO]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H3753 [26MY]

Insurance: 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), H37 [5JA]

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), H5905 [12AU]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4042 [7JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2412 [6AP]

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), H201 [12JA]

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

———require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2667 [13AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H9946 [19DE]

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H8728 [12DE]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1983 [17MR]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1761), H3107 [5MY]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H7258 [2NO]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2605 [12AP]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3758 [26MY]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H8076 [1DE]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H5734 [28JY]

———provide for treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 2461), H8077 [1DE]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H3161 [10MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3304 [13MY]

Members of Congress: set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5020 [13JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4076 [13JN]

Monuments and memorials: place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 817), H1250 (see H.R. 817), H1362 [18FE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H7927 [29NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7929 [29NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7929 [29NO]

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

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2328 [5AP]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 3009), H6782 [11OC]

Native Americans: allow certain land to be use to generate income to provide funding for academic programs (see H.R. 1556), H4852 [11JY]

———help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H6455 [23SE]

———improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (see H.R. 3304), H7207 [1NO]

———convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

———require the U.S. Attorney and the U.S. Marshal appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands to reside in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 2822), H6183 [14SE]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H4946 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see H.R. 2021), H4038 [3JN]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H1177 (see H.R. 782), H1196 [17FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H6415 [22SE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H6854 [12OC]

Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H7715 [16NO]

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), H2917 [15AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1908 [16MR]

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

———expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1723 [10MR]

Radioactive substances: apply measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology that could aid such countries in extracting or milling domestic sources of uranium (see H.R. 2105), H7715 [16NO]

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

Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H6342 [21SE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763, 801), H2857 [14AP]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H6455 [23SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

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]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H1621 [8MR]

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: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H4852 [11JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

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

Taxation: allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3020), H6413 [22SE]

———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H7929 [29NO]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2858 [14AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7893 [18NO]

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3060 [4MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3986 [2JN]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H7929 [29NO]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6552 [4OC]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 1595), H2910 [15AP]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 508), H509 [26JA]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5489 [25JY]

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

———make residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2454), H4748 [7JY]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H6415 [22SE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1770 [11MR]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H1908 [16MR]

———regulate subsidies paid to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1883), H3279 [12MY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H8881 [13DE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H40 [5JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H7399 [4NO]

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

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1456 [1MR]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H2605 [12AP]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 3268), H7209 [1NO]

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), H8188 [6DE]

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), H6673 [6OC]

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

———permit vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see H.R. 596), H599 [9FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H6853 [12OC]

Trucking industry: improve truck parking facilities (see H.R. 1803), H3870 (see H.R. 1803), H3911 [1JN]

———increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H4852 [11JY]

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6979 [14OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 1917), H3646 (see H.R. 1917), H3684 [25MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5127 [15JY]

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), H553 [8FE]

Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), H8320 [8DE]

Western States: authorize to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States (see H.R. 2852), H5964 [7SE]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1580 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H34 [5JA]

Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (see H.R. 2526), H5018 [13JY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 3604), H8261 [7DE]

———provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 1306), H2214 [31MR]

———provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 1408), H2410 [6AP]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see H.R. 296), H202 [12JA]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see H.R. 444), H470 [25JA]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H598 [9FE]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 1003), H1723 [10MR]

———ensure that retired pay benefits promised a person when they join the Armed Forces are not reduced (see H.R. 3520), H7928 [29NO]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 652), H681 [10FE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H34 [5JA]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see H.R. 442), H470 [25JA]

Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (see H.R. 3113), H6624 [5OC]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 214), H134 [7JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey real property of NOAA in Ketchikan, AK (see H.R. 2641), H5488 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: suspend temporarily the process of imposing restructuring sanctions on certain schools and local educational agencies (see H.R. 3175), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require delivery by U.S. mail of any transportation security card issued to an individual who resides in a remote location (see H.R. 1143), H1906 [16MR]

Dept. of Labor: improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program (see H.R. 562), H550 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (see H.R. 2347), H4528 [23JN]

———empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 3532), H7999 [30NO]

———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), H34 [5JA]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (see H.R. 441), H470 [25JA]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (see H.R. 887), H1524 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2203), H4277 [15JN]

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. 990, 991), H1665 [9MR]

Endangered Species Act: delist the polar bear as a threatened species (see H.R. 39), H34 [5JA]

EPA: 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]

———make grants to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements and authorize use of penalty amounts collected by the EPA to finance the grants (see H.R. 3450), H7713 [16NO]

FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H549 [8FE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see H.R. 2241), H4327 [16JN]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (see H.R. 3037), H6413 [22SE]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 213), H133 [7JA]

———establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, repeal all rules enacted over a certain number of years, and allow agencies to request exceptions to such repeal (see H.R. 3181), H6919 [13OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal title I (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate (see H.R. 3182), H6919 [13OC]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (see H.R. 443), H470 [25JA]

Marine mammals: allow transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, certain Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes (see H.R. 2714), H5811 [30JY]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing permits (see H.R. 1210), H1985 [17MR]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (see H.R. 295), H202 [12JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

Public debt: establish website to receive gifts to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3504), H7891 [18NO]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 50), H34 [5JA]

Ships and vessels: issue certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in carriage of natural gas (see H.R. 563), H550 [8FE]

———prevent forfeited fishing vessels from being transferred to private parties (see H.R. 3472), H7829 [17NO]

Storis (vessel): convey decommissioned Coast Guard cutter for use as a maritime museum in Juneau, AK (see H.R. 1220), H2036 [29MR]

Taxation: allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes (see H.R. 2549), H5086 [14JY]

———allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see H.R. 518), H509 [26JA]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (see H.R. 2320), H4526 [23JN]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3142), H6672 [6OC]

Transportation: modify deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for a highway or public transportation capital project (see H.R. 1952), H3342 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 50), H43 [5JA]

Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (H.R. 2526), H5019 [13JY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 3604), H8262 [7DE]

———provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (H.R. 1306), H2215 [31MR]

———provide for the settlement of certain claims (H.R. 1408), H2411 [6AP]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (H.R. 296), H203 [12JA]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (H.R. 444), H471 [25JA]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (H.R. 574), H600 [9FE]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (H.R. 1003), H1725 [10MR]

———ensure that retired pay benefits promised a person when they join the Armed Forces are not reduced (H.R. 3520), H7928 [29NO]

———limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program (H.R. 652), H683 [10FE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 50), H43 [5JA]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (H.R. 442), H471 [25JA]

Coast Guard: ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities (H.R. 3113), H6625 [5OC]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (H.R. 214), H136 [7JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey real property of NOAA in Ketchikan, AK (H.R. 2641), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: suspend temporarily the process of imposing restructuring sanctions on certain schools and local educational agencies (H.R. 3175), H6854 [12OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require delivery by U.S. mail of any transportation security card issued to an individual who resides in a remote location (H.R. 1143), H1907 [16MR]

Dept. of Labor: improve the Alaska pipeline construction training program (H.R. 562), H552 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (H.R. 2347), H4529 [23JN]

———empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (H.R. 3532), H7999 [30NO]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 49), H43 [5JA]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (H.R. 441), H471 [25JA]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (H.R. 887), H1525 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities (H.R. 2203), H4278 [15JN]

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 (H.R. 990), H1666 [9MR]

———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 (H.R. 991), H1666 [9MR]

Endangered Species Act: delist the polar bear as a threatened species (H.R. 39), H43 [5JA]

EPA: eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (H.R. 517), H513 [26JA]

———make grants to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements and authorize use of penalty amounts collected by the EPA to finance the grants (H.R. 3450), H7714 [16NO]

FDA: prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (H.R. 521), H551 [8FE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (H.R. 520), H551 [8FE]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (H.R. 2241), H4329 [16JN]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (H.R. 3037), H6415 [22SE]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, repeal all rules enacted over a certain number of years, and allow agencies to request exceptions to such repeal (H.R. 3181), H6921 [13OC]

———establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 213), H136 [7JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal title I (H.R. 215), H136 [7JA]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization (H.R. 215), H136 [7JA]

James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate (H.R. 3182), H6921 [13OC]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), H471 [25JA]

Marine mammals: allow transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, certain Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes (H.R. 2714), H5811 [30JY]

NOAA: limit maritime liens on fishing permits (H.R. 1210), H1988 [17MR]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (H.R. 295), H203 [12JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 215), H136 [7JA]

Public debt: establish website to receive gifts to reduce the public debt (H.R. 3504), H7892 [18NO]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 50), H43 [5JA]

Ships and vessels: issue certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in carriage of natural gas (H.R. 563), H552 [8FE]

———prevent forfeited fishing vessels from being transferred to private parties (H.R. 3472), H7830 [17NO]

Storis (vessel): convey decommissioned Coast Guard cutter for use as a maritime museum in Juneau, AK (H.R. 1220), H2038 [29MR]

Taxation: allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes (H.R. 2549), H5087 [14JY]

———allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (H.R. 518), H513 [26JA]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (H.R. 2320), H4528 [23JN]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (H.R. 3142), H6673 [6OC]

Transportation: modify deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for a highway or public transportation capital project (H.R. 1952), H3343 [23MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H139 [11JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4240 [15JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H844 [15FE], H1023, H1024 [16FE], H1182 [17FE]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5225 [19JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7606 [15NO]

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), H645, H656 [10FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3704 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4734 [7JY]

———strategic seaport program funding, H4734 [7JY]

———strategic seaports infrastructure funding, H3704 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023, H1024 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 818), H6995 [24OC]

———convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 461), H6994 [24OC]

———convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (H.R. 1160), H6992, H6993 [24OC]

———ensure that proposed oil and gas lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf will not impede Dept. of Defense operations, H3197 [11MY]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (H.R. 441), H6990, H6991 [24OC]

———prohibit leasing permits for oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of California, H3202, H3203 [11MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3189, H3191, H3192, H3194, H3196, H3197, H3199, H3200, H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204 [11MY]

———require oil and natural gas drilling permit applicants to submit worst-case discharge scenario containment and clean-up plan, H3200, H3201 [11MY]

———require public disclosure of oil company executive bonuses, H3199, H3200 [11MY]

———require that new offshore oil and gas leasing plans require renegotiation of previous royalty-free leases, H3199 [11MY]

———require Washington State approval for any leasing for oil and gas drilling off the Washington coastline, H3204 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5605, H5606, H5607, H5608 [27JY]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 320), H6996 [24OC]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H645, H656 [10FE]

EPA: eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site, E1319 [14JY]

———Environmental Appeals Board funding to invalidate any permit issued for activities on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, H1182 [17FE]

FDA: prohibit funding for approval of genetically-engineered salmon, H4240 [15JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7668 [16NO]

Gulf of Mexico: make permanent moratorium on deepwater drilling operations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, H3201, H3202 [11MY]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), H8949 [14DE]

National Business Women's Week: observance, E1874 [14OC]

National Park Service: prohibit boat inspection or safety checks within the Yukon-Charley National Preserve, H5605, H5606, H5607, H5608 [27JY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1965 [17MR]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (H.R. 295), H6991, H6992 [24OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3204 [11MY]

SBA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program funding, H844 [15FE]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), E1319 [14JY]

Storis (vessel): convey decommissioned Coast Guard cutter for use as a maritime museum in Juneau, AK, H7606 [15NO]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1767 [5OC]

Taxation: permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (H.R. 2320), E1200 [24JN]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Don Young: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112-336), H10013 [20DE]

Tributes

Borell, Steven C., E1973 [1NO]

Everts, Cliff, E1684 [22SE]

Katz, John, E2216 [8DE]

Prevo, Jerry, E1686 [22SE]