HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3622 [25MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H6344 [21SE]
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), H6233 [15SE]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H5928 [26AU]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5936 [2SE]
———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), H6855 [12OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]
Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 855), H3646 (see H.R. 855), H3684 [25MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1580 [4MR]
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), H2572 [8AP]
———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]
———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), H1908 [16MR]
———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H1180 (see H.R. 535), H1199 [17FE]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H9946 [19DE]
———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H3162 [10MY]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H3646 (see H.R. 1417), H3684 [25MY]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H3063 [4MY]
Budget: improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 3669), H8966 [14DE]
———make the Federal budget process more transparent and make future budgets more sustainable (see H.R. 1302), H2214 [31MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]
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), H4329 [16JN]
Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2504), H4945 [12JY]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4578 [24JN]
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), H7830 [17NO]
Credit: extend increase in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 2508), H6344 [21SE]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5489 [25JY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1621 [8MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H8135 [5DE]
———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H8076 [1DE]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H8967 [14DE]
———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6979 [14OC]
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), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H6233 [15SE]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut (see H.R. 2174), H4186 [14JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H4366 [21JN]
———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), H6921 [13OC]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H6098 [12SE]
Diseases: improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H4034 [3JN]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H5734 [28JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
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), H6855 [12OC]
———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H4750 [7JY]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7406 [10NO]
———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H9432 [15DE]
Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H5888 [1AU]
———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5923 [19AU]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1176), H7830 [17NO]
Flag—U.S: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H2605 [12AP]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6674 [6OC]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]
Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H5905 [12AU]
Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1580 [4MR]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3112 [5MY]
Gulf of Mexico: restore coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 56), H4672 [6JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H4075 [13JN]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4578 [24JN]
House of Representatives: require posting of information on Members' representational allowance disbursements on official public Internet sites (see H. Res. 135), H1455 [1MR]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H6922 [13OC]
———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), H4188 [14JN]
Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 367), H10017 [20DE]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6098 [12SE]
Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to restoration and stewardship (see H.R. 3717), H9926 [16DE]
———improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 2110), H4076 [13JN]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6921 [13OC]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]
———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H1573 [3MR]
———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H4035 [3JN]
———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see H.R. 1252), H2935 [2MY]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3758 [26MY]
Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [26JY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4279 [15JN]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5897 [5AU]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H472 [25JA]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H5897 [5AU]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3112 [5MY]
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), H3112 [5MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2935 [2MY]
———recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8075 [1DE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H8262 [7DE]
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), H7165 [31OC]
Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H5240 [19JY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H4330 [16JN]
———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), H7929 [29NO]
SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H4185 [14JN]
Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H3870 (see H.R. 757), H3911 [1JN]
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H356 [19JA]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H6854 [12OC]
———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H5781 [29JY]
Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H5897 [5AU]
Taxation: allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 110), H5399 [22JY]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6922 [13OC]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2109 [30MR]
———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H4795 [8JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H7831 [17NO]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H3987 [2JN]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H776 [14FE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]
Telecommunications: modify the 9-1-1, E9-1-1, and Next Generation 9-1-1 program (see H.R. 2629), H5966 [7SE]
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]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H4748 [7JY]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6854 [12OC]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3220 [11MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
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), H6855 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H3409 [24MY]
———provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (see H.R. 3283), H7165 [31OC]
Tariff: gallium metal (see H.R. 1615), H2911 [15AP]
———stannic oxide (see H.R. 2804), H5895 [5AU]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (H.R. 3322), H7257 [2NO]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), H3410 [24MY]
———provide an exemption for certain swaps and security-based swaps involving non-U.S. persons (H.R. 3283), H7165 [31OC]
Tariff: gallium metal (H.R. 1615), H2915 [15AP]
———stannic oxide (H.R. 2804), H5896 [5AU]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4094 [14JN], H4264 [15JN]
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1405 [1MR]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5677 [28JY]
CFTC: funding, H4094 [14JN]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5677 [28JY]
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), H653, H654 [10FE]
Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2155
Dept. of Agriculture: reform payment limitation rules for farm subsidies, H4264 [15JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3622, H3623 [25MY]
———require savings as a result of shift to civilian employees from contractors be directed towards deficit reduction, H3622, H3623 [25MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3876 [1JN]
Dept. of State: anniversary of Au Pair Program, E1018
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H653, H654 [10FE], H7642 [16NO]
———importance of job creation, H3013 [4MY]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H653, H654 [10FE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6866 [13OC], H7023 [25OC]
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), H2182 [31MR]
———prohibit implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H2182 [31MR]
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 (H.R. 10), H8214 [7DE]
FEMA: remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, H3876 [1JN]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: require a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau analysis of impact of regulations on the financial industry and on consumers' and small business credit access, H5341 [21JY]
———strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5341 [21JY]
Godby, Dennis: tribute for running across country to promote natural medicine, E2068
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E2063
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, E1719
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7337 [4NO]
National objectives: economic recovery, H443 [25JA]
Norwalk, CT: tribute to law enforcement officers, E865
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H49 [6JA]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1405 [1MR]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H4860 [12JY], H4957 [13JY], H5788 [30JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3013 [4MY]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), H7227 [2NO]
Stamford, CT: tribute to ACE Mentor Program, H2615 [13AP]
Votes: position on missed, H7344
World AIDS Day: observance, H7940 [30NO]
Tributes
Fahey, David R., Jr., H1806 [15MR]
Kensett, John F., E2063
Macauley, Robert C., E89
MacCormack, Charles, E1050
Ross, Susan, E1012
Wiederhorn, Jeremy, H3347 [24MY]