CHAFFETZ, JASON (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4077 [13JN], H4171 [14JN], H4256 [15JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H778 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3666 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3871, H3912 [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4853 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H553 [8FE]

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

Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3106 [5MY]

AID: prohibit funding for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program (see H.R. 1625), H2911 [15AP]

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]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 389), H395 [20JA]

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

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H4578 [24JN]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8262 [7DE]

———provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H8260 [7DE]

———rescind unused earmarks (see H.R. 633), H2108 [30MR]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H3806 [31MY]

———preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see H.R. 3155), H6853 [12OC]

Armed Forces: direct the President to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H.J. Res. 49), H2040 [29MR]

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

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama, former President George W. Bush, and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 241), H3063 [4MY]

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), H4366 [21JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA] (see H.J. Res. 23), H924 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 54), H2410 [6AP]

———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), H2534 [7AP]

———establish binding limits on spending and deficits (see H.R. 3576), H8259 [7DE]

———establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), H8259 [7DE]

———increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 3581), H8260 [7DE]

———provide for long-term budgeting (see H.R. 3580), H8260 [7DE]

———reduce spending (see H.R. 408), H434 [24JA] (see H.R. 2041), H4673 [6JY]

———reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year's spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H8259 [7DE]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 1358), H4673 [6JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2011-2021 (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2858 [14AP]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1574 [3MR]

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), H8260 [7DE]

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census (see H.R. 868), H1523 [2MR]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 849), H1844 [15MR]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H6552 [4OC]

———delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

———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), 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), H1038 (see H.R. 735), H1069 [16FE]

———repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 1846), H3344 [23MY]

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

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H2412 [6AP] (see H.R. 746), H1039 (see H.R. 746), H1070 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H6458 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the right of an accused terrorist to plead guilty in a trial by a military commission for a capital offense (see H.R. 1894), H3300 [13MY]

———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), H554 [8FE]

———require transmittal to the House of Representatives all information on consultations with Congress about military operations in Libya (see H. Res. 208), H2667 [13AP]

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]

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

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3759 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for personal responsibility education programs under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 1215), H2412 [6AP]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5150 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (see H.R. 2076), H5127 [15JY]

———decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3759 [26MY]

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H3644 (see H.R. 1996), H3682 [25MY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H5150 [18JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H4673 [6JY]

———require transmittal to the House of Representatives all information on consultations with Congress about military operations in Libya (see H. Res. 209), H2667 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore energy exploration, development, and production operations under drilling permits previously issued by the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 840), H1390 [28FE]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2911 [15AP]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2917 [15AP]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H3758 [26MY]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2934 [2MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H1908 [16MR]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H354 [19JA]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 3090), H6674 [6OC]

Employment: allow employers to verify identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment (see H.R. 2064), H4581 [28JN]

———make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H4185 [14JN] (see H.R. 2885), H6183 [14SE]

Endangered species: provide for State management of population segments of the gray wolf (see H.R. 1819), H3160 [10MY]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H509 [26JA]

Endangered Species Act: extend exemption relative to presence of Utah prairie dogs in or near airports and cemeteries (see H.R. 2973), H6344 [21SE]

EPA: change the frequency of review of air quality criteria and ambient air quality standards and temporarily prohibit revision of ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate matter (see H.R. 2458), H5020 [13JY]

———disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 9), H357 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]

———eliminate authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see H.R. 517), H509 [26JA]

———establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas (see H.R. 1633), H3305 [13MY]

———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), H2918 [15AP]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H3000 [3MY]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H435 [24JA]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 457), H684 [10FE]

European Union: disapprove U.S. loans to the IMF to be used to provide financing until member states comply with economic requirements of membership (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4038 [3JN]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H34 [5JA]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H204 [12JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H8968 [14DE]

———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), H7134 [26OC]

———require Federal agencies to show receipts and expenditures every two weeks on agency websites (see H.R. 1061), H2216 [31MR]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H37 [5JA]

———reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 2114), H4034 [3JN] (see H.R. 3029), H6413 [22SE]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances (see H.R. 61), H138 [7JA]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H7627 [15NO]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 62), H3279 [12MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3278 [12MY]

———provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H2328 [5AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2293 [4AP]

Floods: require regulated lending institutions, Federal agency lenders, and housing Government-sponsored enterprises to accept qualified private flood insurance coverage (see H.R. 1430), H2534 [7AP]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: propose debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating such Act (see H.R. 3588), H8260 [7DE]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), H2603 [12AP]

FRS: remove the power of Federal reserve banks to buy and sell municipal securities (see H.R. 344), H601 [9FE]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 2651), H5734 [28JY]

———require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2146), H4366 [21JN]

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), H4076 [13JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H2039 [29MR]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4459 [22JN]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H553 [8FE]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H204 [12JA]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 173), H2269 [1AP]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H204 [12JA]

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), H4526 [23JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H5150 [18JY]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H4673 [6JY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H924 [15FE]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 680), H724 [11FE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5399 [22JY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1988 [17MR]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H2934 [2MY]

———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), H4750 [7JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2293 [4AP]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 1874), H3278 [12MY]

Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2036 [29MR]

———declare that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3871 (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3912 [1JN]

———disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

———prohibit use of funds to support military operations (see H.R. 2259), H4460 [22JN]

Members of Congress: deny retirement benefits if an individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 2162), H5923 [19AU]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 951), H1619 [8MR]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5919 [16AU]

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), H3759 [26MY]

———support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H6234 [15SE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H553 [8FE]

———place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 817), H1250 (see H.R. 817), H1362 [18FE]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 2147), H4074 [13JN]

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

NASA: establish site for Discovery (space shuttle) upon retirement (see H.R. 1590), H2910 [15AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2293 [4AP]

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]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H684 [10FE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

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

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6183 [14SE]

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

OMB: 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: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 1324), H2266 [1AP]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4577 [24JN]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H5966 [7SE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H4329 [16JN]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (see H.R. 1214), H2216 [31MR]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (see H.R. 1213), H2572 [8AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1217), H2216 [31MR]

Power resources: repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 426), H1580 [4MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H469 [25JA]

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]

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), H1983 [17MR]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 69), H203 [12JA]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 617), H679 [10FE]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 497), H684 [10FE]

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), H3162 [10MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H6182 [14SE]

———reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H6182 [14SE]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 637), H680 [10FE]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2535 [7AP]

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), H1177 (see H.R. 787), H1197 [17FE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H2917 [15AP]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H7206 [1NO]

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: 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), H5932 [30AU]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H7069 [25OC]

———allow an individual to designate a percentage of their income tax liability be used to reduce the public debt and require spending reductions equal to amounts so designated (see H.R. 634), H680 [10FE]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3720), H9926 [16DE]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 24), H551 [8FE]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 1538), H2854 [14AP]

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3060 [4MY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5897 [5AU]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1864), H3646 (see H.R. 1864), H3684 [25MY]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H684 [10FE]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 206), H102 [6JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2268 [1AP]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H598 [9FE]

———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H6552 [4OC]

———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 the capital gains and dividends tax rate (see H.R. 1074), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 547), H550 [8FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4076 [13JN]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H204 [12JA]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H3985 [2JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H469 [25JA]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see H.R. 1075), H2040 [29MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H1726 [10MR]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H7257 [2NO]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7400 [4NO]

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

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 359), H435 [24JA]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H549 [8FE]

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]

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

U.N.: 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), H2604 [12AP]

———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), H3220 [11MY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for the sale of Federal land to permit establishment of a transportation alternative for skiers to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains (see H.R. 3452), H7828 [17NO]

Utah: convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 686), H774 [14FE]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H3061 [4MY]

Western States: authorize to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States (see H.R. 2852), H5964 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H1983 [17MR]

Appropriations: require greater accountability in spending in direct spending programs (see H.R. 3579), H8260 [7DE]

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

Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 829), H1390 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (see H.R. 461), H507 [26JA]

———facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (see H.R. 460), H507 [26JA]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H3753 [26MY]

FDA: allow manufacturers to distribute and cite scientific research on health benefits of foods and dietary supplements without affecting regulatory category of the product (see H.R. 1364), H2326 [5AP]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see H.R. 828), H1390 [28FE]

Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 3156), H6853 [12OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: apply Freedom of Information Act to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during any period that such entities are in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 463), H507 [26JA]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 3012), H6412 [22SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H4185 [14JN]

International Fund for Ireland (organization): prohibit U.S contributions (see H.R. 464), H507 [26JA]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (see H.R. 1866), H3278 [12MY]

NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H2854 [14AP]

National Archives and Records Administration: repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 2531), H5085 [14JY]

NLRB: 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]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 23), H103 [6JA]

Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 1279), H2213 [31MR]

———prohibit a pat down search of a minor for purposes of air transportation security without the consent and presence of a parent (see H.R. 1510), H2664 [13AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (H.R. 1161), H1986 [17MR]

Appropriations: require greater accountability in spending in direct spending programs (H.R. 3579), H8261 [7DE]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5126 [15JY]

Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (H.R. 829), H1391 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 461), H510 [26JA]

———facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 460), H510 [26JA]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (H.R. 1126), H1907 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (H.R. 2002), H3756 [26MY]

FDA: allow manufacturers to distribute and cite scientific research on health benefits of foods and dietary supplements without affecting regulatory category of the product (H.R. 1364), H2327 [5AP]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 828), H1391 [28FE]

Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (H.R. 3156), H6854 [12OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: apply Freedom of Information Act to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during any period that such entities are in conservatorship or receivership (H.R. 463), H510 [26JA]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), H6414 [22SE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 2168), H4186 [14JN]

International Fund for Ireland (organization): prohibit U.S contributions (H.R. 464), H510 [26JA]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (H.R. 1866), H3280 [12MY]

NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (H.R. 1536), H2856 [14AP]

National Archives and Records Administration: repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (H.R. 2531), H5086 [14JY]

NLRB: restrict litigation authority to enjoin State laws that are preempted by or conflict with the National Labor Relations Act (H.R. 2118), H4036 [3JN]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (H.R. 665), H725 [11FE]

Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (H.R. 1279), H2214 [31MR]

———prohibit a pat down search of a minor for purposes of air transportation security without the consent and presence of a parent (H.R. 1510), H2666 [13AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H603 [10FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4171 [14JN], H4256 [15JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1053, H1054 [16FE]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3667 [25MY], H4174 [14JN]

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

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4015 [3JN]

Bankruptcy: extend exemption from application of means-test presumption of abuse for qualifying Armed Forces Reserve component and National Guard members called to active duty or homeland defense activities (H.R. 2192), H7906, H7907 [29NO]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5130 [18JY], H5185, H5186, H5187, H5188, H5190, H5191, H5192, H5193, H5194, H5195, H5218 [19JY], H5249 [20JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), consideration (H. Res. 355), H5179 [19JY]

———deficit, H1910 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2813, H2847, H2849, H2851 [14AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2847, H2849, H2851 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service funding, H4171 [14JN]

———Economic Research Service funding, H4171 [14JN]

———Food for Peace program funding, H4171 [14JN]

———National Agricultural Statistics Service funding, H4171 [14JN]

———terminate marketing assistance loans for mohair producers, H4256 [15JN]

———terminate storage and handling payments for cotton and peanuts, H4256 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3666, H3667 [25MY], H3694 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 461), H6995 [24OC]

Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (H.R. 2061), H7223, H7225, H7226 [2NO]

Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3012), H7903, H7905 [29NO]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1913 [17MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, H8254 [7DE]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H2849 [14AP]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H1053, H1054 [16FE], H3694 [26MY]

Tributes

Winder, Sherri, E1627 [14SE]