CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H57 [6JA]

Appointments

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H7893 [18NO]

———prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H2917 [15AP]

———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]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H4329 [16JN]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H4946 [12JY]

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 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), H2935 [2MY]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H6415 [22SE]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 1280), H5087 [14JY]

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. 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), H2918 [15AP]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5240 [19JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7627 [15NO]

Congress: defund House and Senate Budget Committees and majority leadership offices if that House does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget (see H.R. 2372), H4574 [24JN]

———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), H7830 [17NO]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 849), H5966 [7SE]

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), H7257 [2NO]

Council on Environmental Quality: report to Congress annually on the number of permits for which applications have been submitted and that have not been issued because an environmental impact statement is pending (see H.R. 1049), H1844 [15MR]

Courts: assert the standing of the House of Representatives to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in any Federal court litigation (see H. Res. 143), H1575 [3MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H6238 [19SE]

Crime: criminalize unauthorized recording and distribution of security screening images of individuals created by advanced imaging technology and disable image retention capabilities of such technology (see H.R. 685), H773 [14FE]

———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), H4852 [11JY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7898 [22NO]

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

Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 2047), H8187 [6DE]

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

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 Commerce: require that certain actions be taken relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries (see H.R. 3112), H7400 [4NO]

Dept. of Education: establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 1636), H2912 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: allow research, development, and demonstration program for American Centrifuge Project (see H.R. 3759), H10015 [20DE]

Dept. of HHS: make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7929 [29NO]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5661 [27JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H4673 [6JY]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6626 [5OC]

———decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1844 [15MR]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7133 [26OC]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H725 [11FE]

———establish the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force (see H.R. 2801), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2801), H5938 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H7333 [3NO]

———designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H8125 [2DE]

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

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), H1525 [2MR]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H8320 [8DE]

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), H6506 [3OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H6415 [22SE]

European Union: urge to maintain arms embargo against China (see H. Res. 356), H5150 [18JY]

Export Administration Act: renew (see H.R. 2122), H4034 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H1575 [3MR]

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), H6139 [13SE]

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), H4750 [7JY]

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

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H6415 [22SE]

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

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H5286 [20JY]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4366 [21JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7257 [2NO]

House Rules: require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 471), H7829 [17NO]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H7714 [16NO]

———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6626 [5OC]

———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), H3301 [13MY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1724 [10MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H7069 [25OC]

Libya: require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2412 [6AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4530 [23JN]

Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office, Rootstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 725), H3646 (see H.R. 725), H3684 [25MY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4750 [7JY]

———prevent payment adjustments for professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers and remove electronic prescribing as element for use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 2128), H5087 [14JY]

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), H4674 [6JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H6978 [14OC]

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]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1727 [10MR]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium and support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8262 [7DE]

OAS: withhold a percentage of U.S. contributions for every permanent council meeting held where provisions of the Inter-American Democratic Charter are not invoked relative to Venezuelan constitutional reforms (see H.R. 2542), H6415 [22SE]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 1909), H6344 [21SE]

Pakistan: express condolences upon the assassination of Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti and call on the U.S. to renew efforts to promote religious freedom and tolerance (see H. Res. 164), H1908 [16MR]

Patents: reform (see H.R. 1249), H2667 [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H725 [11FE]

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

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6854 [12OC]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H3304 [13MY]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H6854 [12OC]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H5734 [28JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2934 [2MY]

Peace Corps: establish policies and procedures to provide for safety and security of volunteers from rape and sexual assault (see H.R. 2699), H6011 [8SE]

———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), H4795 [8JY]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 40), H513 [26JA]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H1666 [9MR]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H3281 [12MY]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Small business: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H1039 (see H. Res. 95), H1070 [16FE]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7831 [17NO]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H1988 [17MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H6273 [20SE]

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (see H. Res. 352), H5125 [15JY]

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]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1727 [10MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H5919 [16AU]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5020 [13JY]

———strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H6180 [14SE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H1908 [16MR]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H3411 [24MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H6979 [14OC]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7209 [1NO]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5888 [1AU]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H10030 [27DE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H4795 [8JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6457 [23SE]

———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), H5581 [26JY]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H7715 [16NO]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H7208 [1NO]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1439), H4794 [8JY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3111 [5MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4750 [7JY]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H6415 [22SE]

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), H8262 [7DE]

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), H7332 [3NO]

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

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6978 [14OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5931 [30AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6467 [29SE]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H4674 [6JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8077 [1DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: rescind any unobligated discretionary appropriations returned to the Federal Government by a State or locality and require that such funds be used for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1345), H2291 [4AP]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 2802), H5895 [5AU]

Dept. of State: withhold U.S. contributions to the U.N. if the U.N. adopts a resolution recognizing a state of Palestine outside of a final status agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians (see H. Res. 297), H4035 [3JN]

Petroleum: combat international oil price fixing and allow individuals an income tax credit to offset high gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 1347), H2291 [4AP]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 1346), H2291 [4AP]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to small business investment companies (see H.R. 3219), H6976 [14OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: rescind any unobligated discretionary appropriations returned to the Federal Government by a State or locality and require that such funds be used for deficit reduction (H.R. 1345), H2292 [4AP]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (H.R. 2802), H5896 [5AU]

Petroleum: combat international oil price fixing and allow individuals an income tax credit to offset high gasoline and diesel fuel prices (H.R. 1347), H2292 [4AP]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 1346), H2292 [4AP]

Small Business Investment Act: amend relative to small business investment companies (H.R. 3219), H6977 [14OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3019 [4MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H858 [15FE]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1925 [17MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7856 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5752 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5206 [19JY]

———deficit, H7856 [18NO]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to La Salle High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

———tribute to Taft High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5752 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H858 [15FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7662, H7674 [16NO]

———exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station, H7674 [16NO]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8037 [1DE]

Hauser, Thomas: Army Soldier of the Year award recipient, H7314 [3NO]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4628 [6JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4427 [22JN]

———transition from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, H4427 [22JN]

Tributes

Martin, Mike, H2296 [5AP]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., H6959 [14OC]