THORNBERRY, MAC (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3716 [26MY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H200 [12JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H2902 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2536 [7AP]

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]

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), H2412 [6AP]

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

Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H4577 [24JN]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H5888 [1AU]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H684 [10FE]

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

———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]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H3062 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5661 [27JY]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2216 [31MR]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4366 [21JN]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H684 [10FE]

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

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4586 [1JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

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), H4794 [8JY]

Dept. of State: designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H9925 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 2752), H5884 [1AU]

———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), H1797 [14MR]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H8319 [8DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 320), H3000 [3MY]

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

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 910), H2268 [1AP]

Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see H.R. 532), H549 [8FE]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1164), H7928 [29NO]

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), H472 [25JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

———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), H6182 [14SE]

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), H601 [9FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1908 [16MR]

———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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H924 [15FE]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 362), H394 [20JA]

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), H6782 [11OC]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H6854 [12OC]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H7999 [30NO]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6183 [14SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3870 (see H.R. 1206), H3911 [1JN]

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

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

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6098 [12SE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H8881 [13DE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H10017 [20DE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H6673 [6OC]

———provide State flexibility for the offering of health benefits through alternative health arrangements (see H.R. 3072), H6627 [5OC]

———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), H7627 [15NO]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H1982 [17MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4529 [23JN]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1844 [15MR]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

Power resources: repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels (see H.R. 3101), H6624 [5OC]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]

———amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H3220 [11MY]

Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H2605 [12AP]

Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA]

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

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4852 [11JY]

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

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7161 [27OC]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2917 [15AP]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8262 [7DE]

Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5240 [19JY]

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6855 [12OC]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions (see H.R. 1750), H4459 [22JN]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4573 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 314), H254 [18JA]

Health care professionals: reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 315), H254 [18JA]

Medicare: permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 1055), H1769 [11MR]

———restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3212), H6976 [14OC]

Power resources: secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 1023), H1724 [10MR]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States for health care tribunals (H.R. 314), H256 [18JA]

Health care professionals: reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (H.R. 315), H256 [18JA]

Medicare: permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (H.R. 1055), H1770 [11MR]

———restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (H.R. 3212), H6977 [14OC]

Power resources: secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 1023), H1726 [10MR]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 177), H47 [5JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1642 [9MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H873 [15FE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H873 [15FE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3698 [26MY]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1928 [17MR]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8924 [14DE]

———prohibit expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces, H3663 [25MY]

———reduce end strength level for troops in Europe, H3673 [25MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7869 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5863 [1AU]

———deficit, H7869 [18NO]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, H5863 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3642 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3390 [24MY], H3596, H3622, H3642, H3659, H3663, H3664, H3673 [25MY], H3698 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8924 [14DE]

———require website disclosure of senior officials employed with defense contractors, H3622 [25MY]

———terminate Human, Social, and Culture Modeling Program, H3664 [25MY]

———V-22 Osprey funding, H3596 [25MY]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5863 [1AU]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, H3659 [25MY]

Tributes

Harris, Bill, E2299 [16DE]

Purcell, Graham P., Jr., H4189 [15JN]