CRENSHAW, ANDER (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H2119 [31MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]

House Democracy Partnership, H500 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 1791), H3109 [5MY]

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]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7579 [14NO]

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

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

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 1358), H4459 [22JN]

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

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6011 [8SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H357 [19JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4750 [7JY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H3304 [13MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5375 [21JY]

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

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5489 [25JY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H7333 [3NO]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3646 (see H.R. 1852), H3684 [25MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H2039 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H7578 [14NO]

Diseases: establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H2040 [29MR]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2917 [15AP]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1988 [17MR]

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), H2667 [13AP]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H4794 [8JY]

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

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H7831 [17NO]

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

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H6922 [13OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7406 [10NO]

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), H6978 [14OC]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H7333 [3NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1844 [15MR]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H8188 [6DE]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1844 [15MR]

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), H6624 [5OC]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2215 [31MR]

Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (see H.R. 2338), H4527 [23JN]

Health: recognize life-saving role of ostomy care and prosthetics in the lives of people in the U.S. (see H. Res. 152), H2269 [1AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H725 [11FE]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H5897 [5AU]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H9432 [15DE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6626 [5OC]

Kenya: provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members and U.S. citizens who were killed as a result of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya on August 7, 1998 (see H.R. 2881), H6626 [5OC]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2605 [12AP]

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

Medicare: 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]

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

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7208 [1NO]

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), H726 [11FE]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (see H.R. 3637), H8727 [12DE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H5087 [14JY]

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]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8882 [13DE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7627 [15NO]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1864), H4187 [14JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H470 [25JA]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H4530 [23JN]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4037 [3JN]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H6182 [14SE]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H4459 [22JN]

———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), H6506 [3OC]

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), H7831 [17NO]

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

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7008 [24OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 481), H8075 [1DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2551), H5125 [15JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5126 [15JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated, H9896 [16DE]

———making continuing, H6322 [21SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1818 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2744 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H824 [15FE], H1047 [16FE]

Callahan, FL: anniversary, E889 [13MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: Green the Capitol Initiative funding, H1047 [16FE]

———U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H5364 [21JY]

Capitol Police: district office security upgrades funding through reductions in transition activities funding, H5360 [21JY]

Congress: Office of Technology Assessment funding through reductions in House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund funding, H5379, H5380 [22JY]

———tribute to Roll Call Cup charity golf match, H6933 [14OC]

Congressional Record: limit distribution of printed copies, H5367 [21JY]

Cornelius, Jackie: National Association of Secondary School Principals Florida Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1310 [13JY]

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 481), H8012 [1DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9896 [16DE]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6322 [21SE]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress, H5367 [21JY]

———funding, H5366 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H304 [19JA]

House of Representatives: prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H5380 [22JY]

———reduce amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices (H. Res. 22), H64 [6JA]

———tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4065 [13JN]

Lake City, FL: anniversary of S&S Food Stores, E1429 [28JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: compact fluorescent light bulbs funding, H5368 [21JY]

———making appropriations, H9896 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5348, H5360, H5364, H5365, H5366, H5367, H5368, H5369, H5370, H5371, H5372 [21JY], H5378, H5379, H5380 [22JY]

Library of Congress: Thirty-Year Mass Deacidification Program funding, H5365 [21JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance for certain mailings, H5370, H5371 [21JY]

———prohibit use of representational allowance for leasing of a vehicle over a certain amount per month, H5369 [21JY]

———prohibit use of representational allowance to purchase online ads that link to a website maintained by Members, committees, or leadership offices, H5371, H5372 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H304 [19JA]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6322 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6322 [21SE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (H.R. 3423), H7727 [17NO], E2051 [15NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6550 [4OC]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2551) (H. Rept. 112-148), H5124 [15JY]

Tables

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5350-H5353 [21JY]

Tributes

Burch, Josh, E1154 [22JN]

Fulton, Brett, E1154 [22JN]

Kenner, Harold, E1309 [13JY]

Solberg, Lawrence A., E2183 [6DE]

Walker, George M., E268 [18FE]