INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [6JA]
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H794, H796 [14FE], H901 [15FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3687 [26MY]
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1667, H1668 [9MR], H1693, H1696 [10MR]
Dept. of the Interior: require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3203 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: codify the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 2144), H7579 [14NO]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 608), H679 [10FE]
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), H5019 [13JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H2605 [12AP]
Animals: 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), H6674 [6OC]
APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 2042), H7008 [24OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3758 [26MY]
Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H5966 [7SE]
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H10017 [20DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7135 [26OC]
Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
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), H9432 [15DE]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5579 [26JY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3870 (see H.R. 1873), H3911 [1JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6855 [12OC]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H4279 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3281 [12MY]
———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H5127 [15JY]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1796 [14MR]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H3000 [3MY]
———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7069 [25OC]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7008 [24OC]
———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), 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), H6506 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3599), H9929 [16DE]
———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H4748 [7JY]
———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1234), H2216 [31MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide a receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return (see H.R. 1583), H3305 [13MY]
Dept. of Transportation: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H6043 [9SE]
———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), H7830 [17NO]
Drugs: reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H6922 [13OC]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H7069 [25OC]
Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2451), H4748 [7JY]
Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see H.R. 2241), H4327 [16JN]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H7209 [1NO]
Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H7579 [14NO]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2857 [14AP]
Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 1982), H6467 [29SE]
Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H8126 [2DE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7830 [17NO]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4750 [7JY]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 3680), H9929 [16DE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H6855 [12OC]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H6233 [15SE]
Medicaid: direct electronic health record incentive payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 1187), H1984 [17MR]
———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H2572 [8AP]
Medicare: establish a pilot program providing for monthly fee-based payments for direct primary care medical homes for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles and other beneficiaries (see H.R. 3315), H8136 [5DE]
———extend certain geographic practice cost index adjustments (see H.R. 3258), H7068 [25OC]
———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6271 [20SE]
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), H4674 [6JY]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H6233 [15SE]
———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5897 [5AU]
Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H3304 [13MY]
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), H3870 (see H.R. 1351), H3911 [1JN]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2040 [29MR]
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]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H553 [8FE]
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), H3301 [13MY]
Public utilities: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (see H.R. 1624), H2911 [15AP]
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), H8077 [1DE]
Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 1149), H1982 [17MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5888 [1AU]
San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2912), H6180 [14SE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H7830 [17NO]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H7830 [17NO]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3599), H9929 [16DE]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H2216 [31MR]
Taxation: broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 2698), H5966 [7SE]
———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2784), H5885 [1AU]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H7627 [15NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H5966 [7SE]
———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), H5888 [1AU]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H3161 [10MY]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 445), H601 [9FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 1267), H7332 [3NO]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3806 [31MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4037 [3JN]
———provide tax incentives for producing electricity from wasted heat (see H.R. 2812), H5896 [5AU]
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]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6782 [11OC]
Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]
University of Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 458), H7398 [4NO]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2572 [8AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate student fellowship program in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with emphasis on fields of energy, environment, and economy (see H.R. 3703), H9925 [16DE]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (see H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H3218 [11MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Outer Continental Shelf: require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 1520), H2665 [13AP]
Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H6342 [21SE]
Taxation: modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2750), H5884 [1AU]
Constitutional authority statements
Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate student fellowship program in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with emphasis on fields of energy, environment, and economy (H.R. 3703), H9927 [16DE]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (H.R. 2490), H4851 [11JY]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (H.R. 1847), H3220 [11MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (H.R. 3465), H7830 [17NO]
Outer Continental Shelf: require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (H.R. 1520), H2666 [13AP]
Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (H.R. 2994), H6343 [21SE]
Taxation: modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (H.R. 2750), H5886 [1AU]
Lists
Testimonials from severely injured Armed Forces members on benefits of rehabilitative recreational sports equipment, H3688 [26MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), E1118
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H901, H902 [15FE], H997 [16FE], H1188 [17FE], H1202 [18FE]
Armed Forces: provide for continuity of TRICARE coverage for military retirees, E988
Bridgeport, WA: tribute to Bridgeport High School graduating class, E986
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5677 [28JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2674 [14AP]
Clean Air Act: funding, H997 [16FE], H1202 [18FE], H2276 [4AP]
———impact, H538, H539, H540, H541 [8FE]
Climate: global warming, H6186 [15SE]
Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E1663
Colleges and universities: establish undergraduate student fellowship program in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with emphasis on fields of energy, environment, and economy (H.R. 3703), E2305
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), H641 [10FE]
———direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), consideration (H. Res. 73), H615 [10FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Biomass Crop Assistance Program funding, E1118
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3687 [26MY], E988
———provide severely injured Armed Forces members with rehabilitative equipment including recreational sports equipment, H3687 [26MY]
Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for physical education (H.R. 1057), E1721
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H901, H902 [15FE]
Dept. of HUD: conduct study on effects of terminating FHA Refinance Program and create a replacement mortgage insurance program, H1693 [10MR]
———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1693, H1696 [10MR]
Dept. of Justice: pursue criminal charges against organizations not complying with State laws relating to foreclosures, H1696 [10MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3084 [5MY]
———provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail as a national scenic trail (H.R. 2490), E1291
———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (H.R. 2444), E2140
———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3203, H3204 [11MY]
———require Washington State approval for any leasing for oil and gas drilling off the Washington coastline, H3203, H3204 [11MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5448 [25JY]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6281 [21SE]
Ecology and environment: accept EPA scientific findings that climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for public health and welfare, H2373 [6AP]
———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2354, H2373, H2383 [6AP]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H641 [10FE]
———job creation in the clean air, clean water, and alternative fuels industries, H5448 [25JY]
Energy and water development: limit application of Davis-Bacon Act relative to funding of projects or programs, E1340
———making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5010 [13JY], E1326
EPA: cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases implementation funding, H1188 [17FE]
———conduct study to determine effect of climate change regulations on greenhouse gas emissions abroad and the international competitiveness of U.S. producers of energy-intensive products, H2383 [6AP]
———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (H.R. 153), H1464 [2MR]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2558 [8AP]
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (H.R. 1847), E856
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H2558 [8AP]
Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H5010 [13JY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H286 [19JA]
House of Representatives: reading of U.S. Constitution, H53, H54 [6JA]
Medicare: reform, H2674 [14AP]
Monroe, WA: tribute to opening of WorkSource employment center, E2055
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: observance, E1721
National Native American Heritage Month: observance, E2140
NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6205 [15SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (H.R. 1520), E710
Parliamentary inquiry, H53 [6JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H286 [19JA]
Port Gamble, WA: tribute to S'Klallam Tribe annual Tribal Canoe Journey, E1360
Port Orchard, WA: tribute to law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, E194
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 (H.R. 2776), E1482
———create clean energy jobs, H439 [25JA], H5300 [21JY]
Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (H.R. 2994), E1716
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), E2093
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), E2093
States: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1677 [10MR]
Taxation: modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (H.R. 2750), E1478
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H188
Tributes
Cleland, Max, E685
Fletcher, Kathy, E1059
Gasparovic, Tony, E1324
Kitarovic, Kolinda Grabar, E1324
Loverich, Ed, E1324