LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H56 [6JA]
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3653 [25MY], H3708 [26MY]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H500 [26JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
Articles and editorials
Jim Langevin—Now Is the Time To Redefine Marriage in R.I., E538 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7258 [2NO]
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]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H4326 [16JN]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]
———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), H6237 [19SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5127 [15JY]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H8881 [13DE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
BLM: provide for leasing of Federal lands for uranium mining (see H.R. 1452), H5781 [29JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 87), H7831 [17NO]
Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3115 [6MY]
———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H2917 [15AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4578 [24JN]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H10017 [20DE]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
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), H7892 [18NO]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]
Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H3411 [24MY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9946 [19DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6139 [13SE]
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H3221 [11MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H3411 [24MY]
———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H4363 [21JN]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3154), H6922 [13OC]
———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H6413 [22SE]
———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H7579 [14NO]
———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H6238 [19SE]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6098 [12SE]
———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H2328 [5AP]
———extend the child and family services program (see H.R. 2883), H6233 [15SE]
———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5489 [25JY]
———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2558), H5125 [15JY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3762 [27MY]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H2918 [15AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H6010 [8SE]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H2039 [29MR]
Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 790), H3344 [23MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4037 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H8000 [30NO]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H10016 [20DE]
Diseases: reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H6273 [20SE]
———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]
———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4578 [24JN]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H4527 [23JN]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6098 [12SE]
Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]
———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]
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), H5734 [28JY]
Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H2935 [2MY]
Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H7579 [14NO]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H554 [8FE]
Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H6673 [6OC]
———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H3278 [12MY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7134 [26OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3870 (see H.R. 1724), H3911 [1JN]
Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 399), H6461 [26SE]
———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]
Insurance: provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3191), H6920 [13OC]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]
Law enforcement: modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H2858 [14AP]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H2214 [31MR]
LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H8318 [8DE]
Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H4946 [12JY]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3870 (see H.R. 1063), H3911 [1JN]
———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H5888 [1AU]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2934 [2MY]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1988 [17MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4038 [3JN]
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), H4038 [3JN]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Family Caregivers Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 473), H7891 [18NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 242), H3282 [12MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H6272 [20SE]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4187 [14JN]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1989 [17MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]
NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H8262 [7DE]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5897 [5AU]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H7998 [30NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H8881 [13DE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3112 [5MY]
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), H3411 [24MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2412 [6AP]
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]
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), H8320 [8DE]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3281 [12MY]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7579 [14NO]
Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H510 [26JA]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H7008 [24OC]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1252 (see H.R. 718), H1364 [18FE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]
Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]
Taxation: encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2268 [1AP]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H6467 [29SE]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H7208 [1NO]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H3109 [5MY]
Technology: improve laws relative to cybersecurity (see H.R. 3674), H9430 [15DE]
Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H1180 (see H.R. 607), H1199 [17FE]
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]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H4794 [8JY]
———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]
Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1040 (see H.R. 589), H1071 [16FE] (see H.R. 3346), H7627 [15NO]
Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6344 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3388), H7397 [4NO]
Children and youth: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 2953), H6231 [15SE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H7133 [26OC]
Education: express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 319), H4364 [21JN]
Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 1136), H1906 [16MR]
Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2130), H4035 [3JN]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 272), H3343 [23MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H7399 [4NO]
Children and youth: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (H.R. 2953), H6232 [15SE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 3266), H7133 [26OC]
Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (H.R. 1136), H1907 [16MR]
Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 2130), H4036 [3JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), E819
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4130
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1090 [17FE], E240
Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4548
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (H. Con. Res. 51), H4019
———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8931 [14DE]
———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4019
———wounded warrior rehabilitation programs funding, H1090 [17FE]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Pakistan, H2925 [2MY]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5719
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5214 [19JY]
———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H454
Children and youth: require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living, H6300 [21SE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5719
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E1106
———The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding, E1106
———WIC funding, H4130
Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3642 [25MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3391, H3394 [24MY], H3642, H3658, H3659 [25MY], H3713 [26MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8931 [14DE]
———encourage development of domestic alternative fuels, H3394 [24MY]
———exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, E1088
———Mentor-Protege Program funding, E240
———prohibit transfer of funds from National Defense Education Program K-12 education component, H3713 [26MY]
Dept. of HHS: extend the child and family services program (H.R. 2883), H6300 [21SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3842 [1JN]
Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1873
Dept. of the Interior: require oil companies to conduct oil and natural gas drilling activities on domestic lands where they already have existing leases, H3011 [4MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5553 [26JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), E1088
Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2359
Economy: express sense of the House of Representatives on legislation to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H. Res. 501), H9990 [20DE]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6151 [14SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1339
Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace, H3658, H3659 [25MY]
FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3842 [1JN]
Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, E1878
Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), Senate amendment, E1878
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H305 [19JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), H6018 [9SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1892), Senate amendment, H9810
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, E2016
National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1962
NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), H6211
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H305 [19JA]
———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2638
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H3010 [4MY]
Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H8027 [1DE]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 129), H1469 [2MR]
Taxation: prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1469 [2MR]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3010 [4MY]
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), E70
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding limitations for listing of endangered species and critical habitat designations, H5553 [26JY]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1878
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1878
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), E1878
Votes: position on missed, E868
Tributes
Israel, Stan, E91
Michaelson, Julius C., H7643 [16NO]