HURT, ROBERT (a Representative from Virginia)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]
Amendments
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1877 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H395 [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), H6626 [5OC]
Armed Forces: 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), H1580 [4MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6627 [5OC]
Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 9), H104 [6JA]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H7399 [4NO]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H256 [18JA]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H5285 [20JY]
Credit: encourage creditors to safeguard credit scores of members of Armed Forces and their immediate family in the event of a Government shutdown (see H. Res. 215), H2570 [8AP]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H9432 [15DE]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H3758 [26MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct oil and natural gas exploration, leasing, and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1372), H2327 [5AP]
———delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H7161 [27OC]
———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), H5019 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5019 [13JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3806 [31MY]
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 910), H2216 [31MR]
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 (see H.R. 1633), H2912 [15AP]
———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H1580 [4MR]
———partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]
———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H1580 [4MR]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4795 [8JY]
FAA: prevent dissemination to the public of certain information on noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators (see H.R. 2897), H6344 [21SE]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H6506 [3OC]
FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H1727 [10MR]
Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H4578 [24JN]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: submit quarterly reports to Congress during the conservatorship of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 31), H2039 [29MR]
FERC: prohibit from requiring removal or modification of existing structures or encroachments in licenses (see H.R. 3244), H7007 [24OC]
Financial institutions: 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), H3161 [10MY]
———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), H3806 [31MY]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H4187 [14JN]
Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H7928 [29NO]
FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission (see H.R. 1121), H1988 [17MR]
———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3343 [23MY]
Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2858 [14AP]
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), H4794 [8JY]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H7579 [14NO]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5489 [25JY]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3806 [31MY]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H4037 [3JN]
Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H2412 [6AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H6416 [22SE]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H5150 [18JY]
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 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), H4366 [21JN]
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]
NLRB: preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see H.R. 1976), H3870 (see H.R. 1976), H3911 [1JN]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5399 [22JY]
———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6098 [12SE]
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), H4278 [15JN]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4577 [24JN]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]
SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H6043 [9SE]
———improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 2308), H4526 [23JN]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H5966 [7SE]
———refine definition of swap execution facility for purposes of swap market regulation (see H.R. 2586), H5238 [19JY]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA]
Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 673), H2268 [1AP] (see H.R. 3087), H6551 [4OC]
———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5782 [29JY]
———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4076 [13JN]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2268 [1AP]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5966 [7SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H1988 [17MR]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]
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]
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), H6461 [26SE]
U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5931 [30AU]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5019 [13JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 3663), H8966 [14DE]
Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell or dispose of assets of such enterprises that are not critical to their missions (see H.R. 2440), H4748 [7JY]
Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (see H.R. 1082), H1841 [15MR]
Constitutional authority statements
FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (H.R. 3663), H8966 [14DE]
Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell or dispose of assets of such enterprises that are not critical to their missions (H.R. 2440), H4749 [7JY]
Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1082), H1842 [15MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2041 [30MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1424 [1MR]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1821 [15MR]
Budget: allocation of funds, H941 [16FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7850 [18NO]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5209 [19JY]
———deficit, H941 [16FE], H5031 [14JY], H7850 [18NO]
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 [10FE]
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1877 [16MR]
———use unobligated Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds rescinded after termination for deficit reduction, H1877 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3164 [11MY]
———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3164 [11MY]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H653 [10FE], H6560 [5OC]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, H653 [10FE]
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), H5973 [8SE], H8277, H8284 [8DE]
———grant authority to regulate nuisance dust if State, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health, H8284 [8DE]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5322 [21JY]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), E2077
Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3164 [11MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H379 [20JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), E901
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8913 [14DE]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7962 [30NO]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6193 [15SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H379 [20JA]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3164 [11MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5031 [14JY]
Votes: position on missed, H4564
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1660 [9MR]
Special order: granted, H392 [20JA]