KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H789 [14FE], H1020 [16FE], H1149 [17FE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5996 [8SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Giving Students a Chance at Success, by, Politico (publication), H2069 [30MR]

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), H7893 [18NO]

———prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H684 [10FE]

———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]

AID: prohibit funding for the Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program (see H.R. 1625), H3870 (see H.R. 1625), H3911 [1JN]

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), H6415 [22SE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H6979 [14OC]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

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]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4460 [22JN]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H37 [5JA]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H2667 [13AP]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H7893 [18NO]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H7069 [25OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H357 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H2935 [2MY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5150 [18JY]

———modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H8965 [14DE]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 1358), H3411 [24MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2108 [30MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5661 [27JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6922 [13OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 2870), H7258 [2NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2109 [30MR]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), H37 [5JA]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 91), H1666 [9MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3411 [24MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H4750 [7JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2013 (see H.R. 68), H471 [25JA]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H3220 [11MY]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H6461 [26SE]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H684 [10FE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 1981), H8967 [14DE]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7627 [15NO]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H6344 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain other enemy belligerents to the U.S. (see H.R. 513), H1392 [28FE]

———require transmittal to the House of Representatives all information on consultations with Congress about military operations in Libya (see H. Res. 208), H2534 [7AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4034 [3JN]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H507 [26JA]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H3300 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to support domestic emergency operations (see H.R. 3058), H6922 [13OC]

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), H6626 [5OC]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H2667 [13AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H1392 [28FE]

———require transmittal to the House of Representatives all information on consultations with Congress about military operations in Libya (see H. Res. 209), H2534 [7AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2412 [6AP]

———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), H8000 [30NO]

———establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H8881 [13DE]

———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), H4330 [16JN]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1291), H3344 [23MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2412 [6AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H513 [26JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]

———rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H6552 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H2328 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H2935 [2MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 3245), H8881 [13DE]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H8967 [14DE]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H5966 [7SE]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H4188 [14JN]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3220 [11MY]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H354 [19JA]

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), H1844 [15MR]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 3090), H6855 [12OC]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7893 [18NO]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 990, 991), H3304 [13MY]

———provide for State management of population segments of the gray wolf (see H.R. 1819), H3160 [10MY]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H509 [26JA]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H7929 [29NO]

———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), H7069 [25OC]

———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. 42), H2216 [31MR]

———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), H4946 [12JY]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H2855 [14AP]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H1620 [8MR]

———prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs in its student programs (see H.R. 2876), H6855 [12OC]

———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H3162 [10MY]

———provide States increased flexibility in implementing regional haze management standards through State implementation plans (see H.R. 3379), H8881 [13DE]

———provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H6919 [13OC]

———remove authority to retroactively disapprove permits to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters that have been issued by the Corps of Engineeers (see H.R. 457), H1621 [8MR]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H203 [12JA]

Export Administration Act: renew (see H.R. 2122), H8125 [2DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H2605 [12AP]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see H.R. 3310), H8262 [7DE]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1666 [9MR]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

FDA: improve humanitarian device regulation (see H.R. 3211), H7715 [16NO]

———make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H6975 [14OC]

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), H393 [20JA]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 3010), H7134 [26OC]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H37 [5JA]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances (see H.R. 61), H138 [7JA]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 61), H256 [18JA]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H7999 [30NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1621 [8MR]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H3411 [24MY]

———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), H2328 [5AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H3220 [11MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H435 [24JA]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission (see H.R. 1121), H3646 (see H.R. 1121), H3684 [25MY]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2328 [5AP]

Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 374), H7715 [16NO]

Government: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1551), H3063 [4MY]

Government regulations: 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), H6855 [12OC]

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), H2667 [13AP]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2412 [6AP]

Health: prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H357 [19JA]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H684 [10FE]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

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]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H256 [18JA]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6415 [22SE]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 2670), H7069 [25OC]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H356 [19JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H2667 [13AP]

———provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H6273 [20SE]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1392 [28FE]

———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H5020 [13JY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H6676 [7OC]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H7134 [26OC]

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), H3062 [4MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (see H.R. 3220), H6976 [14OC]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H8076 [1DE]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

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]

———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]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 290), H553 [8FE]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 758), H3000 [3MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7258 [2NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7258 [2NO]

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), H2328 [5AP]

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), H8881 [13DE]

———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H550 [8FE]

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

———improve border security (see H.R. 1299), H3220 [11MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H4527 [23JN]

NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5239 [19JY]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5889 [1AU]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy (see H.R. 759), H1176 (see H.R. 759), H1195 [17FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on foreign development of electromagnetic pulse weapons (see H.R. 2348), H4573 [24JN]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H723 [11FE]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2457), H4748 [7JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H6415 [22SE]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H679 [10FE]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H7627 [15NO]

Peace Corps: establish policies and procedures to provide for safety and security of volunteers from rape and sexual assault (see H.R. 2699), H6626 [5OC]

———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6552 [4OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]

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. 1906), H3646 (see H.R. 1906), H3684 [25MY]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

Power resources: expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity (see H.R. 909), H1621 [8MR]

———protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H723 [11FE]

———use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H6098 [12SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H776 [14FE]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H4946 [12JY]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 69), H471 [25JA]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H554 [8FE]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H509 [26JA]

Renewable energy: require an accounting of Federal financial support made to private-sector renewable energy projects (see H.R. 3331), H8000 [30NO]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H6344 [21SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H4326 [16JN]

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H7134 [26OC]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H7161 [27OC]

———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]

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]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H1727 [10MR]

———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H4037 [3JN]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H7627 [15NO]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H9946 [19DE]

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]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4330 [16JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H8188 [6DE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6506 [3OC]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H3112 [5MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

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

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H7069 [25OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1988 [17MR]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H4279 [15JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3806 [31MY]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3062 [4MY]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3142), H10017 [20DE]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4794 [8JY]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4673 [6JY]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H469 [25JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 428), H725 [11FE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H435 [24JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3062 [4MY]

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), H8262 [7DE]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 478), H1392 [28FE]

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), H3162 [10MY]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H6140 [13SE]

Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H6011 [8SE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6552 [4OC]

———prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see H.R. 1501), H2604 [12AP]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H5931 [30AU]

———terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H9929 [16DE]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H3061 [4MY]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3290), H7627 [15NO]

———make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed inactive duty training or active duty training but did not serve on active duty (see H.R. 2305), H7069 [25OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6552 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 107), H1251 (see H. Res. 107), H1362 [18FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H6505 [3OC]

Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Minnesota, Wisonsin, and Michigan as an endangered species (see H.R. 838), H1390 [28FE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (see H.R. 2465), H4792 [8JY]

Floods: ensure that Federal assistance for construction of certain emergency levees is not conditioned on the subsequent dismantlement of those levees, except as provided for in a status certificate (see H.R. 3251), H7007 [24OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H2911 [15AP]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (H.R. 2445), H4749 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (H.R. 3074), H6505 [3OC]

Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Minnesota, Wisonsin, and Michigan as an endangered species (H.R. 838), H1392 [28FE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: amend (H.R. 2465), H4793 [8JY]

Floods: ensure that Federal assistance for construction of certain emergency levees is not conditioned on the subsequent dismantlement of those levees, except as provided for in a status certificate (H.R. 3251), H7008 [24OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), H2915 [15AP]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H6625 [5OC]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E995 [31MY]

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: several organizations, H7963 [30NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1021 [16FE], H1149 [17FE]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5199 [19JY]

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), H693, H694, H696 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE]

———prohibit funding to implement gainful employment rule applicable to certain proprietary or for-profit colleges, H1149 [17FE]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2064 [30MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H693, H694, H696 [11FE]

FDA: encourage approval of artificial pancreas technologies, E1939 [26OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7665 [16NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H262, H271, H275 [19JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Teacher Quality State Grant program and School Improvement Grant program, H1021 [16FE]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7957, H7958, H7963, H7969, H7975, H7976, H7977, H7980 [30NO]

———clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), motion to recommit, H7984 [30NO]

———ensure timely union elections and equal access to voters for all parties when an election petition is filed and discourage job outsourcing, H7984 [30NO]

———maintain authority to prohibit any employer from outsourcing jobs overseas in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, H6214 [15SE]

———prevent legislation clarifying membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations from applying to businesses that have violated labor laws against veterans, H7976, H7977 [30NO]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6198, H6209 [15SE]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), motion to recommit, H6214 [15SE]

———require employers that paid executive compensation bonuses more than 10,000% of average employee compensation to state positions at onset of pre-election hearing, H7975, H7976 [30NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of repeal on senior citizen prescription drug rebates, H271 [19JA]

———impact on employment, H693 [11FE]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H262, H271, H275 [19JA]

Schools: allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6004 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5988, H5992, H5997, H5998, H6000, H6001, H6002, H6004 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H6121 [13SE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that establish alternative charter school authorizers, H6001 [8SE]

———provide that States receiving charter school grants require criminal background checks for charter school employees, H6121 [13SE]

———remove eligibility of State Governors to apply for Federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations, H6001 [8SE]

———require charter schools to include in grant application a description of how the program would share best practices in instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering education, H6000 [8SE]

———support innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the global economy, H5998 [8SE]

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), H157 [12JA]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 112-133), H4586 [1JY]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 112-338), H10026 [23DE]

Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 112-179), H5488 [25JY]

Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 112-106), H4185 [14JN]

State and Local Funding Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2445) (H. Rept. 112-180), H5488 [25JY]

Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3094) (H. Rept. 112-276), H7405 [10NO]

Rules

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H764-H768 [14FE]

Statements

Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H7912-H7914 [29NO]