WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H55 [6JA]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H500 [26JA]

Articles and editorials

Col. Charles P. Murray Remembered, Jeff Wilkinson, Columbia (SC) State, E1553 [7SE]

Roger Milliken Left His Imprint on Most Aspects of Life in the Upstate, Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, E7 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H5781 [29JY]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2216 [31MR]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

Arizona: preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see H.R. 3155), H7134 [26OC]

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]

———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), H550 [8FE]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]

Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H5811 [30JY]

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

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H3063 [4MY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

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

———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]

———provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3414), H8077 [1DE]

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

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H4673 [6JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H9432 [15DE]

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

China: condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of prisoners of conscience and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to the Communist Party (see H. Res. 416), H6979 [14OC]

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

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), H8881 [13DE]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2268 [1AP]

———delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions, cosponsorhip withdrawn (see H.R. 1081), H3001 [3MY]

———provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3108 [5MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H924 [15FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H1038 (see H.R. 735), H1069 [16FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 875), H1523 [2MR]

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

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H1252 (see H.R. 412), H1364 [18FE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 1981), H8125 [2DE]

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

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

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

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

———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H2412 [6AP] (see H.R. 746), H1039 (see H.R. 746), H1070 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.J. Res. 85), H8000 [30NO]

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), H1726 [10MR]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H7009 [24OC]

———collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4751 [7JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4673 [6JY]

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

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5581 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1770 [11MR]

Dept. of State: address inefficiencies in the visa processing system that discourage overseas business and leisure travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3039), H6455 [23SE]

———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H776 [14FE]

———remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H1621 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

———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), H4330 [16JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H7069 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H2039 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2412 [6AP]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H3644 (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [25MY]

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

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H7008 [24OC]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7893 [18NO]

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), H1723 [10MR]

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), H7008 [24OC]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H256 [18JA]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2918 [15AP]

———provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H6919 [13OC]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 315), H4328 [16JN]

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

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H2572 [8AP]

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), H393 [20JA]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 3010), H7892 [18NO]

Federal aid programs: consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs (see H.R. 3610), H8317 [8DE]

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 3029), H6413 [22SE]

FEMA: provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1040 (see H.R. 700), H1071 [16FE]

Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H6233 [15SE]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6238 [19SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1621 [8MR]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H5965 [7SE]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H8187 [6DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H6627 [5OC]

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: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission (see H.R. 1121), H2040 [29MR]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1392 [28FE]

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), H3344 [23MY]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4795 [8JY]

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

Government regulations: 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), H6855 [12OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H7208 [1NO]

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), H1252 (see H.R. 690), H1364 [18FE]

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

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), H8967 [14DE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H6043 [9SE]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H2268 [1AP]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H6342 [21SE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H5127 [15JY]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H103 [6JA]

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

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

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8882 [13DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4042 [7JN]

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), H3107 [5MY]

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), H8076 [1DE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H2039 [29MR]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1180 (see H.R. 692), H1199 [17FE]

India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), H6458 [23SE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5905 [12AU]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3162 [10MY]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7208 [1NO]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7134 [26OC]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1844 [15MR]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1664 [9MR]

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

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H4366 [21JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H5923 [19AU]

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]

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

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), H9928 [16DE]

Medicare: repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1988 [17MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H513 [26JA]

———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H6855 [12OC]

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), H4590 [5JY]

———support Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state (see H. Res. 314), H4327 [16JN]

———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H7333 [3NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7831 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7831 [17NO]

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), H5923 [19AU]

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

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), H2535 [7AP]

NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2926), H6273 [20SE]

———clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6624 [5OC]

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

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

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5239 [19JY]

———restrict litigation authority to enjoin State laws that are preempted by or conflict with the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2118), H4034 [3JN]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H723 [11FE]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H1904 [16MR]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1797 [14MR]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H8000 [30NO]

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

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

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H9928 [16DE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H6988 [21OC]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H1726 [10MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]

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

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), H2667 [13AP]

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

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H7134 [26OC]

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

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

———disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H5964 [7SE]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H601 [9FE]

Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H7008 [24OC]

Puerto Rico: increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H2667 [13AP]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 497), H508 [26JA]

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), H509 [26JA]

Roads and highways: allow States to elect to receive contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of participating in the Federal-aid highway program or certain public transportation programs (see H.R. 1585), H4794 [8JY]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 22), H513 [26JA]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1727 [10MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H9432 [15DE]

———recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8968 [14DE]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H506 [26JA]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4330 [16JN]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6855 [12OC]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H8076 [1DE]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

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

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H472 [25JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3646 (see H.R. 860), H3684 [25MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2858 [14AP]

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

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

———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1988 [17MR]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3344 [23MY]

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

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H6043 [9SE]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see H.R. 1075), H1908 [16MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H723 [11FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H2572 [8AP]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 359), H472 [25JA]

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]

Ten Commandments Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 211), H2534 [7AP]

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), H7929 [29NO]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]

———include Western Hemisphere in the National Strategy for Counterterrorism's areas of focus with attention on Iran's growing presence and activity (see H. Res. 429), H7009 [24OC]

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), H6978 [14OC]

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

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

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

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6626 [5OC]

———prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see H.R. 1501), H2858 [14AP]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5936 [2SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3758 [26MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5897 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 179), H40 [5JA]

———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), H40 [5JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H40 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery (see H.R. 183), H40 [5JA]

———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), H40 [5JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 184), H40 [5JA]

Israel: Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 5), H41 [5JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H40 [5JA]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (see H.R. 182), H40 [5JA]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 180), H40 [5JA]

Taxation: permanently reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 185), H40 [5JA]

Biographies

Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1553 [7SE]

Citations

Medal of Honor awarded to Charles P. Murray, Jr., E1553 [7SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (H.R. 179), H47 [5JA]

———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 (H.R. 181), H47 [5JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (H.R. 186), H47 [5JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery (H.R. 183), H47 [5JA]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 178), H47 [5JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 184), H47 [5JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (H.R. 187), H47 [5JA]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (H.R. 182), H47 [5JA]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (H.R. 180), H47 [5JA]

Taxation: permanently reduce individual income tax rates (H.R. 185), H47 [5JA]

Eulogies

Murray, Charles P., Jr.: by Thomas E. McCutchen, Sr., E1554 [7SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H517 [8FE], H1527 [3MR], H1675 [10MR], H5129 [18JY], H6045 [12SE], H6242 [20SE], H6469 [3OC], H8128 [5DE], H9799 [16DE]

Poems

``Man of Grace,'' Albert C. Caswell, E717 [14AP]

``Out in Front,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1978 [2NO]

``Remember Pearl,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2227 [12DE]

Remarks

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H4045 [13JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H2272 [4AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2537 [8AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H2218 [1AP], H2272 [4AP], H2414 [7AP]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3991 [3JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8930 [14DE]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), consideration (H. Res. 294), H3991 [3JN]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H9800 [16DE]

Army: anniversary, H4201 [15JN]

Asian American Hotel Owners Association: tribute, E1186 [23JN]

Bellune, Jerry: South Carolina Press Association Journalist of the Year award recipient, H1780 [14MR]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H2919 [2MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H611 [10FE], H950 [16FE], H2580 [12AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7589 [15NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5167 [19JY], H5242 [20JY], H5737 [29JY], H5786 [30JY]

———deficit, H611 [10FE], H7638 [16NO]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H437 [25JA]

Callahan, Paul and Jenni: tribute to birth of child, E1311 [13JY]

Canada: elections, H3065 [5MY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): failure to reach a bipartisan agreement, H7902 [29NO]

Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H360 [20JA]

Cunningham, Samuel and Danielle: tribute to birth of child, E1338 [15JY]

Dalton, Sean and Kathryn Howell: tribute to birth of child, E282 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3392 [24MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8930 [14DE], H8980 [15DE]

———funding, H7269 [3NO]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, H1598 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5518 [26JY], H7262 [3NO]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1675 [10MR]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8911 [14DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3322 [23MY]

Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9989 [20DE]

———importance of job creation, H3989 [3JN], H4045 [13JN], H5942 [7SE], H6149 [14SE], H6281 [21SE], H6566 [5OC], H7168 [1NO], H7902 [29NO], H8012 [1DE], H8128 [5DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8911 [14DE], H9932 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948 [20DE]

Education Finance Council Capitol Hill Day: observance, E929 [23MY]

Edwards, Shawn and Susann: tribute to birth of child, E1542 [7SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H8144 [6DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H4951 [13JY]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain, H1365 [28FE]

GAO: report on waste in Government spending, H1527 [3MR]

Gordy, Thomas and Theresa: tribute to birth of child, E303 [18FE], E501 [16MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2414 [7AP], H2537 [8AP]

Haley, Nikki: tribute to inauguration as Governor of South Carolina, H206 [18JA], E61 [18JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H4685 [7JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H257, H263 [19JA], H360 [20JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6519 [4OC]

———report on bipartisan delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Varna, Bulgaria, H3787 [31MY]

———tribute to new members of South Carolina delegation, H49 [6JA]

Journal: question of approval, H5817 [1AU]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: tribute to performance of ``A Melancholy Beauty'', E1017 [2JN]

Middle East: reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East, H3422 [25MY]

Myrtle Beach, SC: anniversary of Canadian-American Days Festival, H3065 [5MY]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (H.R. 182), H1201 [18FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H6104 [13SE], H6469 [3OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H6680 [11OC], H7940, H7971 [30NO]

———decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H3119 [10MY], H4282 [16JN], H4339 [21JN], H8741 [13DE]

———plan to bring lawsuits against several States regarding approval of State constitutional amendments protecting the right to secret ballots in any union election, H401 [24JA]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6185 [15SE], E1384 [21JY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6188 [15SE]

———proposed changes to union election regulations, H4472 [23JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Ellen Sirleaf Johnson for peace, E1876 [14OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4378 [22JN], H5500 [26JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H257, H263 [19JA], H360 [20JA]

Perdue, Beverly: comments on suspending congressional elections in order to focus on economic recovery, H6519 [4OC]

Perry, Richard and Kristin: tribute to birth of child, E64 [18JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3322 [23MY]

Plevneliev, Rosen: election as President of Bulgaria, E1991 [3NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3322 [23MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H3813 [1JN]

———debt held by foreigners, H611 [10FE]

———increase statutory limit, H4951 [13JY], H5029 [14JY], H5129 [18JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3917 [2JN]

———potential effects of debt limit increase, H2580 [12AP]

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month: observance, E1999 [3NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7638 [16NO], E314 [18FE]

———tribute to wins in legislatures in Mississippi and Virginia, E2100 [18NO]

Rotary International: tribute to efforts to provide relief in aftermath of Japanese earthquake and tsunami, H1991 [29MR]

Ryan, Richard: National Automobile Dealers Association American Truck Dealers Division and Heavy Duty Trucking (publication) Dealer of the Year award recipient, E932 [23MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5976 [8SE]

Schwartz, Lawrence and Allison: tribute to birth of child, E2122 [29NO], E2137 [30NO]

South Carolina: inauguration of State office holders, H206 [18JA]

Sri Lanka: New Year observance, E721 [14AP]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1759 [4OC]

Taxation: rates, H2860 [15AP], H4798 [11JY], H4951 [13JY], H5591 [27JY], H5663 [28JY], H6242 [20SE], H6281 [21SE]

Teppara, Dino and Vatsala: tribute to birth of child, E930 [23MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6045 [12SE], E1601 [12SE]

U.S.-India Business Council: anniversary, H1730 [11MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8201 [7DE]

———rates, H4755 [8JY], H4798 [11JY], H5942 [7SE], H6469 [3OC], H8128 [5DE]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: tribute to alumni that provided medical assistance to victims of shootings in Tucson, AZ, E326 [28FE]

University of South Carolina: tribute to baseball team, H4591 [6JY]

Votes: position on missed, E927 [23MY], E1600 [12SE], E2130 [29NO]

World War I: tribute to African-American 371st Infantry Regiment, E928 [23MY]

Statements

Trip to Kurdistan: Ann Hampton, E1668 [20SE]

Tributes

Bickley, Rhett, E177 [9FE]

Callahan, Paul, H5663 [28JY]

DeLoach, Joseph B., E1978 [2NO]

Graves, Addison M., H1730 [11MR]

Hampton, Ann, E1668 [20SE]

Hampton, Kimberly, E1668 [20SE]

Harper, Diane, E1435 [28JY]

Havel, Vaclav, H9932 [19DE]

Hite, Melissa, E1464 [1AU]

Jackson, Charles B., Sr., H517 [8FE], H2116 [31MR]

Leake, Brad, E1473 [1AU]

Milliken, Roger, E7 [5JA]

Murray, Charles P., Jr., E1553 [7SE]

Patel, Neal, H7335 [4NO]

Perry, Matthew J., Jr., H5817 [1AU]

Phillippi, Delmer (Phil), E1479 [1AU]

Reagan, Ronald, H558 [9FE]

Sinha, Animesh, H7005 [24OC]