LABRADOR, RAUL R. (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H787 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5662 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H924 [15FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H6457 [23SE]

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), H6458 [23SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated stimulus funds and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 620), H679 [10FE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1150), H3758 [26MY]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H8967 [14DE]

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), H2293 [4AP]

———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), H2412 [6AP]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H9430 [15DE]

———limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 1609), H7161 [27OC] (see H.R. 3709), H9926 [16DE]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama, former President George W. Bush, and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 241), H3646 (see H. Res. 241), H3684 [25MY]

Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5373 [21JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H2412 (see H.J. Res. 54), H2410 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

———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), H2534 [7AP]

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

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), H7928 [29NO]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3221 [11MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H397 [20JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H3646 (see H.R. 735), H3684 [25MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H3870 (see H.R. 1775), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), H10017 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H8262 [7DE]

Dept. of Education: repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H4188 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1844 [15MR]

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 1996), H4279 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H3111 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit disabled or injured Armed Forces members to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits after retirement (see H.R. 2002), H8076 [1DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H4366 [21JN]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7405 [10NO]

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. 991), H3806 [31MY]

———prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Idaho and Montana as an endangered species (see H.R. 510), H509 [26JA]

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

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), H3870 (see H.R. 1633), H3911 [1JN]

———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), H4076 [13JN]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H553 [8FE]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H6506 [3OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5897 [5AU]

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

Federal Program Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 606), H1621 [8MR]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see H.J. Res. 62), H3871 (see H.J. Res. 62), H3912 [1JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2934 [2MY]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), H2858 [14AP]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3111 [5MY]

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), H2918 [15AP]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4946 [12JY]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment of certain Social Security, public debt, defense, veterans, and Medicare obligations (see H.R. 2534), H5127 [15JY]

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), H6344 [21SE]

———provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 2964), H6232 [15SE]

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), H2293 [4AP]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4076 [13JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H356 [19JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H397 [20JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Idaho: permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways (see H.R. 2143), H4035 [3JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H3062 [4MY]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

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]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 302), H684 [10FE]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 758), H1176 (see H.R. 758), H1195 [17FE]

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), H7008 [24OC]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8320 [8DE]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

OMB: direct Federal agencies to postpone implementation of major rules (see H. Res. 402), H6232 [15SE]

———establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H8262 [7DE]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H4037 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H397 [20JA]

———provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2667 [13AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H8076 [1DE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H3220 [11MY]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1666 [9MR]

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), H3871 (see H.R. 2008), H3911 [1JN]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1287), H2328 [5AP]

———express that the U.S. should end all subsidies aimed at specific energy technologies or fuels (see H. Res. 267), H3279 [12MY]

Public debt: constitutional amendment prohibiting the Government from increasing debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of each House of Congress (see H.J. Res. 84), H7398 [4NO]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H3343 [23MY]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2910 [15AP]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 2173), H4946 [12JY]

———facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2172), H4750 [7JY]

———streamline Federal review to facilitate projects (see H.R. 2170), H4946 [12JY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H2293 [4AP]

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]

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H8262 [7DE]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H598 [9FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4529 [23JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H6506 [3OC]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H7929 [29NO]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7255 [2NO]

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), H7929 [29NO]

Transportation: limit claims relative to decisions to issue permits, licenses, and approvals for highway and public transportation capital projects (see H.R. 2426), H5127 [15JY]

U.N.: 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), H3870 (see H.R. 1501), H3911 [1JN]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6855 [12OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6467 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Endangered Species Act: provide exception for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger (see H.R. 2929), H6181 [14SE]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 3146), H6781 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Idaho except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 846), H1454 [1MR]

Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (see H.R. 2171), H4185 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Endangered Species Act: provide exception for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger (H.R. 2929), H6182 [14SE]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (H.R. 3146), H6781 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Idaho except by express authorization of Congress (H.R. 846), H1455 [1MR]

Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (H.R. 2171), H4186 [14JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1324 [18FE]

Clean Air Act: impact, H706 [11FE]

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), H706 [11FE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H706 [11FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9980, H9981 [20DE]

Monuments and memorials: national monument designation funding, H1324 [18FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1903 [16MR]