McCARTHY, KEVIN (a Representative from California)

Addresses

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

Appointments

Committee to escort Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, into the House Chamber, H1624 [9MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]

Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]

Committee to escort the President into the House chamber, H6005 [8SE]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H7134 [26OC]

Budget: reduce discretionary spending limit (see H.R. 3043), H6455 [23SE]

California: allow Federal high-speed rail funding to be used for a project or activity to improve or maintain California State Route 99 (see H.R. 761), H1176 (see H.R. 761), H1195 [17FE]

———amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 2578), H5149 [18JY]

———clarify implementation and enforcement of the Travel Management Rule relative to designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in administrative units of the National Forest System (see H.R. 242), H135 [7JA]

———facilitate certain activities, alleviate extra regulatory burdens, and reduce costs related to carrying out projects of the Central Valley Project (see H.R. 1604), H2911 [15AP]

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]

Dept. of Transportation: modify the surface transportation project delivery pilot program to carry out a demonstration program using State environmental laws (see H.R. 2389), H4574 [24JN]

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]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H3758 [26MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3343 [23MY]

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]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]

Lower Merced River: clarify definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of a certain project (see H.R. 869), H1523 [2MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7715 [16NO]

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), H4279 [15JN]

Monuments and memorials: require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 758), H1176 (see H.R. 758), H1195 [17FE]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy (see H.R. 759), H1176 (see H.R. 759), H1195 [17FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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]

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (see H.R. 1837), H3218 [11MY]

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

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1253 (see H.R. 793), H1364 [18FE]

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

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H8967 [14DE]

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]

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]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: address application of the national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone with respect to extreme nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1582), H2910 [15AP]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2910 [15AP]

Railroads: freeze availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects in California (see H.R. 3143), H6676 [7OC]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (see H.R. 2940), H6230 [15SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Air pollution: address application of the national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone with respect to extreme nonattainment areas (H.R. 1582), H2914 [15AP]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (H.R. 1581), H2914 [15AP]

Railroads: freeze availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects in California (H.R. 3143), H6676 [7OC]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H6232 [15SE]

Remarks

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5207 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2896 [15AP]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2065 [30MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H309 [19JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H20 [5JA]

NASA: anniversary of Dryden Flight Research Center, E1651 [15SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H309 [19JA]

Ridgecrest, CA: tribute to Armed Forces Day, E854 [11MY]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7290, H7293, H7295 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), corrections in engrossment, H7314 [3NO]

———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), motion to recommit, H7313 [3NO]

———require issuers of securities to verify that purchasers are accredited investors, H7290 [3NO]

———require persons offering or selling securities utilizing general advertising or general solicitation to not have been previously convicted of fraud in connection with a financial transaction, H7313 [3NO]

———require securities' advertising materials associated with exempted offerings to disclose bonus compensation structures and golden parachute arrangements, H7295 [3NO]

Taft, CA: anniversary of Taft Union High School, E1653 [19SE]

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), H158 [12JA]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: selection as majority whip, H6 [5JA]

Tributes

Briggs, Paul, E591 [31MR]

Carter, Warren, E1472 [1AU]

Clark, Thomas N., E1464 [1AU]

Harrison, Craig, H3230 [12MY]

Lingo, Michael, E925 [23MY]

Price, Robert O., E589 [31MR]