CRAVAACK, CHIP (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H776 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3693 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3871, H3903, H3912 [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5020 [13JY], H5076 [14JY]

Appointments

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), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8188 [6DE]

———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), H553 [8FE]

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), H6182 [14SE]

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), H2108 [30MR]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5375 [21JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1727 [10MR] (see H.J. Res. 2), H5889 [1AU]

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

Classified information: provide penalties for disclosure of classified information related to certain intelligence activities (see H.R. 703), H4075 [13JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1771 [11MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6782 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H7627 [15NO]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H7134 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River (see H.R. 850), H1727 [10MR]

———delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H7161 [27OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2917 [15AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H7333 [3NO]

Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Minnesota, Wisonsin, and Michigan as an endangered species (see H.R. 838), H1390 [28FE]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H601 [9FE]

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), H2918 [15AP]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4852 [11JY]

European Union: urge to maintain arms embargo against China (see H. Res. 356), H6979 [14OC]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H776 [14FE]

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), H1252 (see H.R. 96), H1364 [18FE]

FDA: make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H6975 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7161 [27OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8126 [2DE]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2451), H6979 [14OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2917 [15AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H8077 [1DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H7928 [29NO]

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]

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), H7209 [1NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1580 [4MR]

Health: require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H1180 (see H.R. 360), H1199 [17FE]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H201 [12JA]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), 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), H8125 [2DE]

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), H356 [19JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H7134 [26OC]

———provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H6231 [15SE]

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), H4673 [6JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H6626 [5OC]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H3062 [4MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the E-verify program (see H.R. 280), H435 [24JA]

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), H2911 [15AP]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H10027 [23DE]

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]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H7929 [29NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7209 [1NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7209 [1NO]

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

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 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 use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (see H.R. 1272), H2106 [30MR]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H6043 [9SE]

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: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see H.R. 782), H1253 (see H.R. 782), H1364 [18FE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H7208 [1NO]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

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

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1573 [3MR]

Ships and vessels: regulate discharges from commercial vessels (see H.R. 2840), H6979 [14OC]

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]

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]

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

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H3762 [27MY]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H4750 [7JY]

———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), H8125 [2DE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H4329 [16JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7928 [29NO]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5782 [29JY]

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

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3281 [12MY]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H2412 [6AP]

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), H6344 [21SE]

———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), H7898 [22NO]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (see H.R. 3011), H6412 [22SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6506 [3OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6979 [14OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5019 [13JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3646 (see H.R. 719), H3684 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for expedited security screenings for members (see H.R. 1801), H3159 [10MY]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (see H.R. 2947), H6231 [15SE]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (see H.R. 3220), H6976 [14OC]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 801), H1250 (see H.R. 801), H1361 [18FE]

———eliminate Federal mandate for traffic sign retroreflectivity (see H.R. 2442), H4748 [7JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide for expedited security screenings for members (H.R. 1801), H3160 [10MY]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (H.R. 2947), H6232 [15SE]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (H.R. 3220), H6977 [14OC]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (H.R. 801), H1251, H1363 [18FE]

———eliminate Federal mandate for traffic sign retroreflectivity (H.R. 2442), H4749 [7JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7071 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3764 [31MY]

Remarks

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: prohibit commercial airlines from charging certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, H5264 [20JY]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), H7907, H7908 [29NO]

———provide for expedited airport security screenings for members traveling on official orders (H.R. 1801), Senate amendment, H9936, H9937 [19DE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund projects, H5076 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3693, H3694 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3903 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to process the release of illegal immigrants who have committed certain crimes, H3903 [1JN]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8733 [13DE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8733 [13DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5076 [14JY]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), motion to recommit, H2236 [1AP]

———ensure Federal air marshals are deployed on all high-risk flights, H2236 [1AP]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (H.R. 3220), H8325 [12DE]

Point of order, H9937 [19DE]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), motion to recommit, H5264 [20JY]

U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H1053, H1054 [16FE], H3693, H3694 [26MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to men's hockey team, H2609 [13AP]

Votes: correction, H1238 [18FE]

Tributes

Gunsbury, Connor, H3765 [31MY]