CRITZ, MARK S. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H55 [6JA]
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H786 [14FE]
Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8044 [1DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H684 [10FE]
———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2858 [14AP]
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), H4751 [7JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1988 [17MR]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4187 [14JN]
Appalachian Development Highway System: allow a State to use toll credits toward the non-Federal share requirement for funds made available to carry out highway projects (see H.R. 1218), H2917 [15AP]
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), H2605 [12AP]
———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]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H4946 [12JY]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3646 (see H.R. 1941), H3684 [25MY]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H9928 [16DE]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2533 [7AP]
Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H1983 [17MR]
Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H1983 [17MR]
Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]
Buy American Act: improve transparency and accountability in the waiver process requirement for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3647), H8880 [13DE]
———require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver requirement on domestic manufacturing employment for certain transportation provisions (see H.R. 3645), H8879 [13DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5923 [19AU]
China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1251 (see H. Res. 106), H1362 [18FE]
Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1868), H3278 [12MY]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5019 [13JY]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H7135 [26OC]
Congress: 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), H7999 [30NO]
Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2109 [30MR]
CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H1580 [4MR]
Crime: 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]
———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H3646 (see H.R. 1578), H3684 [25MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]
Dept. of Defense: develop a defense supply chain and industrial base strategy (see H.R. 3449), H7713 [16NO]
Dept. of Education: establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 3023), H6458 [23SE]
Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3411 [24MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H6415 [22SE]
Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H4329 [16JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H256 [18JA]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H5374 [21JY]
———establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H9928 [16DE]
———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5374 [21JY]
———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), H601 [9FE]
Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3220 [11MY]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H3644 (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [25MY]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2328 [5AP]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered program (see H.R. 1872), H5286 [20JY]
———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2410 [6AP]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 2681), H6233 [15SE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5375 [21JY]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3060 [4MY]
———suspend action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions (see H.R. 199), H553 [8FE]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H2605 [12AP]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H4455 [22JN]
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), H6043 [9SE]
———improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H8126 [2DE]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1988 [17MR]
———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]
———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), H2108 [30MR]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2108 [30MR]
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), H6456 [23SE]
———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 3646), H8880 [13DE]
Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1770 [11MR]
Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3410 [24MY]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 451), H5782 [29JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4578 [24JN]
Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7008 [24OC]
Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 1703), H5888 [1AU]
Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2917 [15AP] (see H.R. 2580), H7715 [16NO]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2216 [31MR]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5966 [7SE]
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]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H3344 [23MY]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H8728 [12DE]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6922 [13OC]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H3161 [10MY]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1988 [17MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5928 [26AU]
Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]
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), H4590 [5JY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H8000 [30NO]
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 Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Congess on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H9929 [16DE]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2215 [31MR]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4673 [6JY]
Olympia (U.S.S.): mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3180), H6919 [13OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 44), H354 [19JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]
———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H2910 [15AP]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]
Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed or wounded by Iraqi missile attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Res. 96), H1039 (see H. Res. 96), H1070 [16FE]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1770 [11MR]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3162 [10MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2040 [29MR]
Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8967 [14DE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H6098 [12SE]
SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H8728 [12DE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]
Ships and vessels: issue certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in carriage of natural gas (see H.R. 563), H2293 [4AP]
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: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H5087 [14JY]
———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H550 [8FE]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 2018), H3754 [26MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2488), H4850 [11JY]
———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H7579 [14NO]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3162 [10MY]
———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H4460 [22JN]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]
———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 and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2216 [31MR]
———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 330), H684 [10FE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2667 [13AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4750 [7JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 2223), H7399 [4NO]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H6009 [8SE]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H5375 [21JY]
———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H5239 [19JY]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5888 [1AU]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2917 [15AP]
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), H5964 [7SE]
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: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H10017 [20DE]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]
Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: designate (see H.R. 2415), H4671 [6JY]
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), H7069 [25OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6238 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appalachian Development Highway System: extend Corridor N from its current northern terminus at Corridor M near Ebensburg, PA, to Corridor T, near Salamanca, NY (see H.R. 1544), H2854 [14AP]
Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see H.R. 1396), H2410 [6AP]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), consideration (see H. Res. 310), H4327 [16JN]
Law enforcement officers: waive annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service for officers involuntary called or retained on active duty (see H.R. 630), H680 [10FE]
Taxation: provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26 (see H.R. 1177), H1983 [17MR]
Trade Act: strenghten provisions relative to identification of U.S. trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 1518), H2664 [13AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Appalachian Development Highway System: extend Corridor N from its current northern terminus at Corridor M near Ebensburg, PA, to Corridor T, near Salamanca, NY (H.R. 1544), H2856 [14AP]
Dept. of Labor: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (H.R. 1396), H2411 [6AP]
Law enforcement officers: waive annuity buyback requirement under the Federal Employees Retirement Service for officers involuntary called or retained on active duty (H.R. 630), H683 [10FE]
Taxation: provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26 (H.R. 1177), H1987 [17MR]
Trade Act: strenghten provisions relative to identification of U.S. trade expansion priorities (H.R. 1518), H2666 [13AP]
Letters
Trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama: Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers of America (organization), H6822 [12OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Roger McEllrath, International Longshore & Warehouse Union, H6828 [12OC]
Motions
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1823 [15MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), motion to recommit, H1823, H1824 [15MR]
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H670
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3638 [25MY]
Dept. of Justice: repeal establishment of National Drug Intelligence Center, H3638 [25MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), H9800 [16DE]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H670
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, H6837 [12OC]
———clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H7284 [3NO], H7742 [17NO]
Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8044 [1DE]
———require agencies' regulatory flexibility analysis to assess cumulative impact of rules stemming from implementation of free trade agreements, H8044 [1DE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 466), H7742 [17NO]
Kaniasty, Krzysztof: Stress and Anxiety Research Society Lifetime Career Achievement Award recipient, E1819
Loretto, PA: tribute to Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel Altar and Rosary Society, E2330
Marcellus Shale Caucus: convene, H2515 [7AP]
Melvin, Eileen: SBA Region III Exporter of the Year award recipient, E1053
Millsboro, PA: tribute to Heroes Run/Walk event to benefit memorial funds to honor Gregory Cox and Steven Phillips, E1620
Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H2515 [7AP]
Perryopolis, PA: tribute to Frazier Middle School participation in March Math Madness Competition, E695
Santelli, Joseph: SBA Western Pennsylvania Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1039
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7284 [3NO]
Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7284 [3NO]
Sidick, Chris: SBA Region III Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E1046
Social Security: funding, H1823, H1824 [15MR]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), motion to recommit, H6837 [12OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6771 [11OC], H6822, H6828 [12OC]
Vintondale, PA: tribute to Vintondale VFW Post 5211, E96
Votes: position on missed, H5106
Tributes
Brandt, Cynthia, E2126
Dick, Jerry, E1804
Frank, John E., E1871
Haberkorn, Thomas W., E2273
Harriger, Kevin, E2322
McMillen, Barbara, E2126
O'Donnell, Susan, E2126
Polosky, Mary Ellen, E2126
Rolish, Craig J., E2273
Rosenbaum, Lambert, E2126
Stump, Virginia, E2126
Young, Chrissy, E453