GRANGER, KAY (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]
Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H500 [26JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]
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), H6673 [6OC]
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]
Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]
Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H3758 [26MY]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H6983 [18OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H40 [5JA]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5399 [22JY]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.J. Res. 85), H8000 [30NO]
Dept. of Education: 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), H4076 [13JN]
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), H7715 [16NO]
Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1797 [14MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5489 [25JY]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see H.R. 532), H549 [8FE]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H5734 [28JY] (see H.R. 2885), H6855 [12OC]
EPA: 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), H472 [25JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1251 (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [18FE]
———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H203 [12JA]
———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H357 [19JA]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H7399 [4NO]
FEMA: ensure fair treatment of existing levees and flood control structures under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 764), H3000 [3MY]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]
Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H3646 (see H.R. 1723), H3684 [25MY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1580 [4MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H924 [15FE]
George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 362), H394 [20JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]
GSA: transfer administrative jurisdiction, custody, and control of a building in the District of Columbia to the National Gallery of Art and relocate the FTC from such building (see H.R. 690), H1040 (see H.R. 690), H1071 [16FE]
Health: provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 896), H1770 [11MR]
———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), H8076 [1DE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]
Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H5734 [28JY]
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), H8322 [9DE]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2216 [31MR]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7134 [26OC]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]
Medicare: repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2412 [6AP]
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), H4038 [3JN]
———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H3342 [23MY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H2412 [6AP]
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]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2268 [1AP]
———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]
———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4750 [7JY]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]
Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1287), H2328 [5AP]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]
Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H4279 [15JN]
Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 22), H434 [24JA]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 22), H513 [26JA]
Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H138 [7JA]
Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 2797), H6458 [23SE]
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]
Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H8076 [1DE]
———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), H2109 [30MR]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H3411 [24MY]
———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), H7627 [15NO]
———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H3754 [26MY]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H470 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H507 [26JA]
———modify timing rules for determining gross income relative to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 1993), H6182 [14SE]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2412 [6AP]
———provide for equity relating to medical costs (see H.R. 2662), H6922 [13OC]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H3987 [2JN]
———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H6182 [14SE]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2917 [15AP]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H103 [6JA]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5734 [28JY]
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), H6140 [13SE]
Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]
Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4573 [24JN]
Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1545), H4038 [3JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6415 [22SE]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H1574 [3MR]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H3985 [2JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]
Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H6341 [21SE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 636), H680 [10FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Diseases: establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (H.R. 912), H1576 [3MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 636), H683 [10FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 636), H683 [10FE]
Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (H.R. 2992), H6343 [21SE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (H.R. 636), H683 [10FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, H1231 [18FE]
———making consolidated, H9894 [16DE]
———making continuing, H6321 [21SE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), E744
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H822 [15FE], H1050, H1052, H1055, H1056, H1057 [16FE], H1231, H1288, H1346 [18FE]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5276 [20JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: funding, H822 [15FE], H1050 [16FE], E744
———making appropriations, H9894 [16DE]
———Multilateral Economic Assistance Account funding, H1057 [16FE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9894 [16DE]
East-West Center (organization): funding, H1055 [16FE]
Economy: address issues relative to senior citizens, H7123 [26OC]
———national objectives priority assignments, H5276 [20JY]
Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H1346 [18FE]
FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6321 [21SE]
Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Billy Bob's Texas, E431
Medicare: reform, H7123 [26OC]
Saudi Arabia: foreign aid funding, H1288 [18FE]
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6321 [21SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6321 [21SE]
Taiwan: sale of F-16 fighters, E764
Texas Christian University: tribute to football team, E60
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H1056 [16FE]
U.S. Institute of Peace: funding, H1052 [16FE]
Tributes
Benson, Darrik C., E1557
Bill, Brian R., E1567
Campbell, Christopher G., E1568
Day, Jared W., E1582
Douangdara, John, E1583
Faas, John W., E1569
Houston, Kevin A., E1580
Kelsall, Jonas B., E1561
Langlais, Louis J., E1563
Marty, Stephen A., E1267
Mason, Matthew D., E1581
Mills, Stephen M., E1583
Null, Nicholas H., E1573
Ratzlaff, Thomas A., E1559
Reeves, Robert J., E1566
Robinson, Heath M., E1565
Smyers, Tracy D., E1202
Strange, Michael J., E1575
Taylor, Houston M., E1959
Tumilson, Jon T., E1575
Vandergriff, Tom, H70 [6JA]
Vaughn, Aaron C., E1576
Vickers, Kraig M.K., E1572
Workman, Jason R., E1579