PLATTS, TODD RUSSELL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Bipartisan Case for National Service, Eric Tanenblatt, Politico (publication), E69 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H2935 [2MY]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H3062 [4MY]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4795 [8JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H8968 [14DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2917 [15AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7069 [25OC]

———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]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]

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), H2268 [1AP]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1968), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H1908 [16MR]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H3000 [3MY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 3385), H7397 [4NO]

———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]

———require financial institutions that are creditors of members to comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and maintain a toll-free number to assist members (see H.R. 2329), H4578 [24JN]

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), H1525 [2MR]

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

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5150 [18JY]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2328 [5AP]

———modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H8965 [14DE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H2037 [29MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5923 [19AU]

———provide for furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia and territories for display in Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3106), H6624 [5OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H7069 [25OC]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

Civil War—U.S.: sesquicentennial (see H. Res. 207), H5489 [25JY]

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), H8187 [6DE]

Congressional Research Service: provide with the authority to obtain information directly from Federal agencies (see H.R. 2571), H6979 [14OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2935 [2MY]

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), H1988 [17MR]

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 (see H.R. 1254), H2106 [30MR]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H5905 [12AU]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H4581 [28JN]

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

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5966 [7SE]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2858 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H3217 [11MY]

———provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence accountability (see H.R. 1517), H2858 [14AP]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3165), H6853 [12OC]

———amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1621 [8MR]

———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4188 [14JN]

———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3154), H6922 [13OC]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6234 [15SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6626 [5OC]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H6233 [15SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3062 [4MY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4750 [7JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3001 [3MY]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H3000 [3MY]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3170), H6853 [12OC]

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), H2266 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2911 [15AP]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H3987 [2JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent overproduction of $1 Presidential coins by U.S. Mint and reduce surplus of already produced $1 coins in FRS vaults (see H.R. 2778), H6979 [14OC]

———provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see H.R. 1527), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H3000 [3MY]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H513 [26JA]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4459 [22JN]

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

———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), H3000 [3MY]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H7332 [3NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H433 [24JA]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H4530 [23JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H4586 [1JY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H5966 [7SE]

———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6674 [6OC]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3300 [13MY]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H5127 [15JY]

English language: 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), H3281 [12MY]

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), H4852 [11JY]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H1180 (see H.R. 97), H1199 [17FE]

———prohibit authorization of the use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles (see H.R. 748), H3411 [24MY]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4674 [6JY]

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), H6626 [5OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7258 [2NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require assessment of the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities (see H.R. 2204), H4795 [8JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H684 [10FE]

———clarify disclosures protected from prohibited personnel practices, require nondisclosure policies to conform with certain protections, and provide additional authorities to Office of Special Counsel (see H.R. 3289), H7206 [1NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H1796 [14MR]

———provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 987), H1770 [11MR]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6978 [14OC]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2252), H6552 [4OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1040 (see H.J. Res. 13), H1071 [16FE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

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

Government: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1551), H3987 [2JN]

———prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1666 [9MR]

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), H507 [26JA]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H8125 [2DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H471 [25JA]

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

———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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H553 [8FE]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H5489 [25JY]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 32), H9945 [19DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H256 [18JA]

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), H6467 [29SE]

Immigration: extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see H.R. 1932), H4076 [13JN]

———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 1196), H2935 [2MY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2109 [30MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 346), H354 [19JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 324), H4457 [22JN] (see H. Res. 333), H4575 [24JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H6922 [13OC]

Law enforcement: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H2858 [14AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 365), H513 [26JA]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4578 [24JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2268 [1AP]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H2935 [2MY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H3062 [4MY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4590 [5JY]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H7892 [18NO]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6673 [6OC]

———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), H3162 [10MY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2605 [12AP]

———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), H4794 [8JY]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H7929 [29NO]

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), H3759 [26MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H2569 [8AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H2917 [15AP]

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

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H5734 [28JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H4578 [24JN]

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

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

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

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6674 [6OC]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5782 [29JY]

Olympia (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3180), H6919 [13OC]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H8967 [14DE]

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

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H5897 [5AU]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4750 [7JY]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H6010 [8SE]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H6010 [8SE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H3161 [10MY]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H3304 [13MY]

———require greater transparency on criteria used to grant certain waivers and ensure such waivers are treated in a fair and consistent manner (see H.R. 1184), H3304 [13MY]

Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6855 [12OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H5923 [19AU]

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), H3281 [12MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2536 [7AP]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1988 [17MR]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H8319 [8DE]

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]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H2268 [1AP]

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 and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H2039 [29MR]

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), H2858 [14AP]

———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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H2917 [15AP]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H1905 [16MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H4750 [7JY]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6922 [13OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1984 [17MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 2502), H7406 [10NO]

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

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3304 [13MY]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H9928 [16DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4577 [24JN]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H5127 [15JY]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6010 [8SE]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6674 [6OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H3062 [4MY]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H4460 [22JN]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H8967 [14DE]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2286), H5926 [23AU]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H3220 [11MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1040 (see H.R. 436), H1071 [16FE] (see H.R. 488), H508 [26JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4577 [24JN]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 847), H1454 [1MR]

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

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8077 [1DE]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H5964 [7SE]

Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: designate (see H.R. 2415), H4671 [6JY]

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

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. 303), H2934 [2MY] (see H.R. 333), H435 [24JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5892 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 15), H136 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H3160 [10MY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see H.R. 1335), H2266 [1AP]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 411), H434 [24JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 20), H254 [18JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 246), H135 [7JA]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from pensions plans for unemployed individuals who have exhausted right to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3234), H6976 [14OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (H.J. Res. 15), H138 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (H.R. 1821), H3161 [10MY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (H.R. 1335), H2268 [1AP]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (H.R. 411), H435 [24JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 20), H256 [18JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 246), H137 [7JA]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from pensions plans for unemployed individuals who have exhausted right to unemployment compensation (H.R. 3234), H6978 [14OC]

Remarks

Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to ceremony at memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia, E1101 [15JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7852 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5209 [19JY]

———deficit, H7852 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4705 [7JY]

———post-acute treatment guidelines for traumatic brain injury implementation funding, H4705 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5658 [27JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H271 [19JA]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5658 [27JY]

National Work and Family Month: observance, E1879 [14OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7966 [30NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H271 [19JA]

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), H180 [12JA]

Votes: position on missed, H1335 [18FE], H2082 [30MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H677 [10FE]

Tributes

Bradley, Kevin D., E1232 [6JY]