KELLY, MIKE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8188 [6DE]

———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]

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H7134 [26OC]

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), H4795 [8JY]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H6978 [14OC]

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), H2935 [2MY]

Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H6140 [13SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H1580 [4MR]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H8262 [7DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6979 [14OC]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H3344 [23MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2935 [2MY]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H357 [19JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H6552 [4OC]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H3304 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3154), H7009 [24OC]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H3411 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7257 [2NO]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1629), H2912 [15AP]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H6626 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1770 [11MR]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H2039 [29MR]

———improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H5901 [9AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]

———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue (see H.R. 3410), H7715 [16NO]

———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]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H3987 [2JN]

———limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see H.R. 3409), H7831 [17NO]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H2667 [13AP]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H513 [26JA]

Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1988 [17MR]

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), H2040 [29MR]

Economy: increase business engagement and improve training opportunities for occupations in-demand in order to get Americans back to work (see H.R. 3611), H8318 [8DE]

EPA: consider the impact on employment levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy statement, or guidance, or implementing any new or substantially altered program (see H.R. 1872), H5966 [7SE]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2667 [13AP]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H1770 [11MR]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5240 [19JY]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H725 [11FE]

FCC: revisit the free cell phone program of the universal service support program to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3118), H6671 [6OC]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

Federal agencies and departments: increase transparency of performance results (see H.R. 3262), H7161 [27OC]

———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), H6978 [14OC]

———provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (see H.R. 3433), H7713 [16NO]

Federal aid programs: consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs (see H.R. 3610), H8317 [8DE]

Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 3029), H7161 [27OC]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2572 [8AP]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H2572 [8AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2571 [8AP]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3281 [12MY]

Government: require accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2146), H4460 [22JN]

Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, repeal all rules enacted over a certain number of years, and allow agencies to request exceptions to such repeal (see H.R. 3181), H7400 [4NO]

———prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 2898), H6344 [21SE]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]

Health: 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), H7069 [25OC]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H9432 [15DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

House of Representatives: deem adjournment in effect on date of regularly scheduled Federal general election as sine die and provide for automatic continuing appropriations as of such date (see H.R. 339), H354 [19JA]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2834), H5938 [6SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5966 [7SE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5087 [14JY]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7929 [29NO]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1664 [9MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2605 [12AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H6919 [13OC]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8320 [8DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

Members of Congress: set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5020 [13JY]

———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H8320 [8DE]

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), H4367 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 1390), H2917 [15AP]

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), H2571 [8AP]

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), H8126 [2DE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H7830 [17NO]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1727 [10MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6624 [5OC]

———modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H6855 [12OC]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8728 [12DE]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H3115 [6MY]

Pakistan: express condolences upon the assassination of Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti and call on the U.S. to renew efforts to promote religious freedom and tolerance (see H. Res. 164), H2109 [30MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H8136 [5DE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H7069 [25OC]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7069 [25OC]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4673 [6JY]

———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), H2910 [15AP]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H7830 [17NO]

Political campaigns: prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract (see H.R. 2008), H3754 [26MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H601 [9FE]

Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H6098 [12SE]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H6455 [23SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H4367 [21JN]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Southeast Asia: call for a peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, condemn use of force by Chinese vessels, and support U.S. military operations supporting navigation rights (see H. Res. 352), H5125 [15JY]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8968 [14DE]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see H.R. 2992), H7715 [16NO]

———strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H7715 [16NO]

Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H6626 [5OC]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H4188 [14JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2293 [4AP]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H9928 [16DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H8076 [1DE]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H5399 [22JY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3000 [3MY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H5019 [13JY] (see H.R. 488), H508 [26JA]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 468), H3115 [6MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5239 [19JY]

———temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 3318), H7893 [18NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H4673 [6JY]

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), H5964 [7SE]

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), H6673 [6OC]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5240 [19JY]

Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building, Pittston, PA: designate (see H.R. 2415), H4671 [6JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6506 [3OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6233 [15SE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H5901 [9AU]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H3758 [26MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects (see H.R. 3050), H6455 [23SE]

Taxation: repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see H.R. 3768), H10033 [30DE]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: expedite submission of implementing legislation to Congress and recognize impact of implementation (see H. Res. 266), H3219 [11MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects (H.R. 3050), H6457 [23SE]

Taxation: repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (H.R. 3768), H10033 [30DE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H6521 [4OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3268, H3269 [12MY]

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), H705 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, E2339 [23DE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H705 [11FE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H6833 [12OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), Senate amendment, H6833 [12OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H272 [19JA]

Medicare: reform, H3268, H3269 [12MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small businesses, H272 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H272 [19JA]

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 (S. 1280), H7184 [1NO]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: extend termination date (H.R. 1308), H2581, H2582 [12AP]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7293 [3NO]

Votes: correction, H4989 [13JY]

———position on missed, H7109 [26OC]