DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H781 [14FE], H881, H908 [15FE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4675 [6JY], H4733 [7JY]
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), H2183 [31MR]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5333 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]
———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]
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), H1580 [4MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H5489 [25JY]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H8967 [14DE]
Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H5489 [25JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]
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), H2858 [14AP]
———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), H550 [8FE]
———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H3344 [23MY]
———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2216 [31MR]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7929 [29NO]
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]
———require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H922 [15FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H1180 (see H.J. Res. 2), H1200 [17FE]
———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2571 [8AP]
Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 487), H508 [26JA]
———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H5926 [23AU]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5399 [22JY]
CFTC: impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4527 [23JN]
Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]
China: withdraw normal trade relations status and provide for a balanced trade relationship with the U.S. (see H.R. 2909), H6139 [13SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H3806 [31MY]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7627 [15NO]
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), H6011 [8SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7209 [1NO]
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), H7714 [16NO]
Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2572 [8AP]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]
———place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see H.R. 1254), H2858 [14AP]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H2918 [15AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H8188 [6DE]
———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H8126 [2DE]
CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H3111 [5MY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8967 [14DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H7399 [4NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H6458 [23SE]
Dept. of Defense: reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H725 [11FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H7714 [16NO]
———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]
———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H6233 [15SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H9929 [16DE]
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), H7332 [3NO]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H724 [11FE]
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), H6341 [21SE]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H922 [15FE]
———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H3111 [5MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H679 [10FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1252 (see H.R. 24), H1364 [18FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), H6233 [15SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H725 [11FE]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H2293 [4AP]
———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), H3161 [10MY]
———improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H1908 [16MR]
———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H4187 [14JN]
———repeal modification of authority to make certain interval payments of educational assistance (see H.R. 1451), H3221 [11MY]
———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]
Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 2754), H5884 [1AU]
Drugs: prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 707), H4075 [13JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 72), H6183 [14SE]
———constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H8136 [5DE]
EPA: prohibit authorization of the use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles (see H.R. 748), H5661 [27JY]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5375 [21JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H6098 [12SE]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6233 [15SE]
———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 521), H549 [8FE]
———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H549 [8FE]
Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H7929 [29NO]
Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H6922 [13OC]
———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H6273 [20SE] (see H.R. 2451), H4748 [7JY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2858 [14AP]
———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4946 [12JY]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2934 [2MY]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1344), H2291 [4AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
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]
———require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (see H.R. 1717), H6461 [26SE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
FRS: alter terms and conditions applicable to Board of Governors members (see H.R. 1401), H3411 [24MY]
———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1844 [15MR]
FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see H.R. 654), H8967 [14DE]
———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H9432 [15DE]
Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1456 [1MR]
Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with executive branch senior employees pay rates (see H.R. 1221), H8881 [13DE]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 726), H923 [15FE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H6461 [26SE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1844 [15MR]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H8077 [1DE]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H7999 [30NO]
———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2736), H5883 [1AU]
———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), H3870 (see H.R. 451), H3911 [1JN]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3987 [2JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3759 [26MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H5579 [26JY]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H6043 [9SE]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2917 [15AP]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7208 [1NO]
Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]
Libya: cease use of force by U.S. Armed Forces unless such use of force is authorized by Congress (see H.R. 1212), H2412 [6AP]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H3162 [10MY]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4590 [5JY]
———extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments (see H.R. 3258), H7068 [25OC]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H6098 [12SE]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H3161 [10MY]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H7999 [30NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4794 [8JY]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 343), H513 [26JA]
———prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5734 [28JY]
———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), H4076 [13JN]
Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 752), H1176 (see H.R. 752), H1195 [17FE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H3344 [23MY]
NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2287), H7208 [1NO]
———withdrawal (see H.R. 29), H601 [9FE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2934 [2MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H5375 [21JY]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]
NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6672 [6OC]
Peace Corps: 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), H6458 [23SE]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3162 [10MY]
Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]
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), H6043 [9SE]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1908 [16MR]
Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 2776), H5884 [1AU]
Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H3806 [31MY]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H4330 [16JN]
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), H8074 [1DE]
Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H8188 [6DE]
Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H6855 [12OC]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 662), H723 [11FE]
Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H5888 [1AU]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H9928 [16DE]
Small business: prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H5889 [1AU]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]
Social Security: ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H6273 [20SE]
Supreme Court: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H1908 [16MR]
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), H2533 [7AP]
———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 834), H1390 [28FE]
———broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H6233 [15SE]
———clarify treatment of emergency service volunteers as independent contractors (see H.R. 2630), H5398 [22JY]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2857 [14AP]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6043 [9SE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]
———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H1905 [16MR]
———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 1595), H2910 [15AP]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———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]
———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7405 [10NO]
———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H3870 (see H.R. 1706), H3911 [1JN]
———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), H5286 [20JY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2037 [29MR]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]
———terminate incentives for alcohol used as fuel (see H.R. 1188), H1984 [17MR]
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]
Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H3987 [2JN]
———prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]
———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H5888 [1AU]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
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]
Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 1137), H1906 [16MR]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H5020 [13JY]
Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]
———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]
———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]
Water: require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H2998 [3MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1943), H3342 [23MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 41), H1178 (see H.J. Res. 41), H1197 [17FE]
Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (see H.R. 1415), H2533 [7AP]
Dept. of Transportation: prescribe standards for maximum number of hours an operator of a commercial motor vechicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver (see H.R. 756), H1176 (see H.R. 756), H1195 [17FE]
———protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H4670 [6JY]
———secure public investments in transportation infrastructure (see H.R. 2350), H4573 [24JN]
Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see H.R. 1603), H2911 [15AP]
Immigration: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 483), H508 [26JA]
Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 1413), H2533 [7AP]
Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 1414), H2533 [7AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: permit individuals to opt out of health insurance mandate by waiving their right to taxpayer-funded medical assistance (see H.R. 767), H1176 (see H.R. 767), H1196 [17FE]
Postal Service: prohibit closing of any post office which results in more than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (see H.R. 3592), H8260 [7DE]
———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H8260 [7DE]
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]
Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 796), H1249 (see H.R. 796), H1361 [18FE]
Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (see H.R. 797), H1250 (see H.R. 797), H1361 [18FE]
———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]
———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (see H.R. 2003), H3753 [26MY]
Transportation: promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3114 [6MY]
War Powers Resolution: amend (see H.J. Res. 55), H2534 [7AP]
Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (see H.R. 3436), H7713 [16NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 1943), H3343 [23MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 41), H1180, H1199 [17FE]
Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (H.R. 1415), H2534 [7AP]
Dept. of Transportation: prescribe standards for maximum number of hours an operator of a commercial motor vechicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver (H.R. 756), H1178, H1198 [17FE]
———protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (H.R. 2407), H4672 [6JY]
———secure public investments in transportation infrastructure (H.R. 2350), H4575 [24JN]
Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (H.R. 1603), H2915 [15AP]
Immigration: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (H.R. 483), H511 [26JA]
Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (H.R. 1413), H2534 [7AP]
Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (H.R. 1414), H2534 [7AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: permit individuals to opt out of health insurance mandate by waiving their right to taxpayer-funded medical assistance (H.R. 767), H1179, H1198 [17FE]
Postal Service: prohibit closing of any post office which results in more than a certain distance between any 2 post offices (H.R. 3592), H8261 [7DE]
———recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (H.R. 3591), H8261 [7DE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 798), H1251, H1363 [18FE]
Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (H.R. 796), H1251, H1363 [18FE]
Taxation: apply payroll taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of certain amounts (H.R. 797), H1251, H1363 [18FE]
———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (H.R. 3313), H7256 [2NO]
———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps (H.R. 2003), H3756 [26MY]
Transportation: promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 1795), H3115 [6MY]
War Powers Resolution: amend (H.J. Res. 55), H2535 [7AP]
Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (H.R. 3436), H7714 [16NO]
Motions
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7312 [3NO]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H53 [6JA]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4081 [14JN], H4250 [15JN], H4285 [16JN]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H114 [7JA]
Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2117 [31MR]
———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2229 [1AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H861, H881, H892, H908 [15FE], H1216, H1223 [18FE], H1628 [9MR], H1756 [11MR], H2299 [5AP]
Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, E1808
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1950
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2136, H2189 [31MR]
Budget: allocation of funds, H555 [9FE], H1756 [11MR], H2333 [6AP], H2509 [7AP], H2616 [13AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H3775
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7584 [15NO], H7846 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 41), H3811 [1JN]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5746, H5768 [29JY], H5815, H5817 [1AU]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5214 [19JY]
———deficit, H399 [24JA], H555 [9FE], H799 [15FE], H7583 [15NO]
CCC: Brazil Cotton Institute funding, H1223 [18FE], H4250 [15JN]
CFTC: funding, H4081 [14JN]
———implementation of regulations limiting amount of outside speculator participation in the energy futures trading markets, H3422 [25MY]
Coastal zones: flooding relative to Japanese tsunami, H1757 [11MR]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5768 [29JY]
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), H646, H647 [10FE]
———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H114 [7JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: Organic Transition Program funding, H881 [15FE]
———Wildlife Services livestock protection program funding, H4285 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8905 [14DE]
———F-35 Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H861 [15FE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4733 [7JY]
———require audit of financial records, H4733 [7JY], H8905 [14DE]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H892 [15FE]
Dept. of Labor: YouthBuild program funding, H2299 [5AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3080 [5MY]
Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H5288 [21JY], H5378 [22JY], H5666 [28JY]
———impact of Government regulations, H646, H647 [10FE]
———impact of switch to chained consumer price index as means to measure inflation, H5245 [20JY]
———importance of job creation, H5768 [29JY], H5787 [30JY], H5816 [1AU], H6275 [21SE], H8080 [2DE]
———``Occupy Wall Street'' protest movement against wealth disparity issues, H6559 [5OC]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H10000 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6192 [15SE]
———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H6559 [5OC]
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5815, H5817 [1AU]
EPA: 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 (H.R. 1633), H8281
———preserve authority to regulate waters that provide flood protection, are fish and wildlife habitats which provide economic benefits, or are coastal recreation areas, H4985 [13JY]
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), H2136, H2183, H2184, H2189 [31MR]
———Essential Air Service Program funding, H2136 [31MR]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5260 [20JY], H5583 [27JY], H5816 [1AU]
———require criminal history record check for individuals who perform a safety-sensitive function at domestic and foreign repair stations, H2183, H2184 [31MR]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: prohibit members from voting on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules if that rule would affect an institution where that member had recently been employed, H5333 [21JY]
———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5333 [21JY]
Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H6678 [11OC]
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 425), H6717 [11OC]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1216 [18FE]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H114 [7JA]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5746 [29JY]
Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H2509 [7AP]
———reform, H2333 [6AP], H2509 [7AP], H2616 [13AP], H5666 [28JY]
———reform physicians reimbursement rates, H10000 [20DE]
Mexico: reduction of tariffs on U.S. goods, H1557 [3MR]
Military Selective Service Act: deauthorize, H908 [15FE]
National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2136 [31MR], H5260 [20JY]
National objectives: economic recovery, H399 [24JA], H5972 [8SE]
NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6192 [15SE]
NOAA: funding, H1756 [11MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4411 [22JN]
———prohibit oil and gas drilling off the coast of Oregon, H4411 [22JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1216 [18FE]
———repeal (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]
———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H114 [7JA]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H2086 [30MR]
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H3080 [5MY]
———impact of oil speculators on gasoline prices, H3065 [5MY], H4081 [14JN]
Postal Service: restore financial solvency and ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail, H8127 [5DE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H3169 [11MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5495 [26JY]
———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3775
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6942
Republican Party: national agenda, H4195 [15JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 662), H1486 [2MR]
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), motion to recommit, H7312 [3NO]
———require persons offering or selling securities utilizing general advertising or general solicitation to not have been previously convicted of fraud in connection with a financial transaction, H7312 [3NO]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4985 [13JY]
Taxation: encourage investments in infrastructure, H4195 [15JN], H4337 [21JN], H4377 [22JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5260 [20JY], H5583 [27JY], H5816 [1AU]
———extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H646 [10FE]
———rates, H799 [15FE], H4856 [12JY], H5495 [26JY], H5787 [30JY], H6275 [21SE], H7583 [15NO]
Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6114 [13SE]
———infrastructure funding, H646 [10FE]
———promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 1795), E833
U.S. Geological Survey: funding, H1756 [11MR]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6810 [12OC]
———approve and implement (H.R. 3078), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6717, H6718 [11OC]
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6810, H6816 [12OC]
———approve and implement (H.R. 3080), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6717 [11OC]
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6810 [12OC]
———approve and implement (H.R. 3079), consideration (H. Res. 425), H6717 [11OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H10000 [20DE]
———rates, H4856 [12JY]
War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H4469 [23JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H31 [5JA], H505 [26JA], H5487 [25JY]
Special order: granted, H101 [6JA], H133 [7JA], H432 [24JA], H505 [26JA]
Tributes
Bickford, Elizabeth, E1047
Kilcullen, Chris, H3295 [13MY]
Lanker, Brian, E1203
Linton, Richard, E633
Rodriguez, Daniel, E1198