McNERNEY, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3599 [25MY]
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), H2368 [6AP]
EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6422 [23SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H4751 [7JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1988 [17MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H6233 [15SE]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H3063 [4MY]
———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), H7333 [3NO]
———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7831 [17NO]
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]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3342 [23MY]
———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H4188 [14JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]
Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H6182 [14SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]
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), H3220 [11MY]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6182 [14SE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4279 [15JN]
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), H8319 [8DE]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1664 [9MR]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H776 [14FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H357 [19JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H513 [26JA]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H6344 [21SE]
———require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3870 (see H.R. 1498), H3911 [1JN]
Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H357 [19JA]
———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H9432 [15DE]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H4366 [21JN]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1908 [16MR]
———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3759 [26MY]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2109 [30MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1844 [15MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H8126 [2DE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 284), H1525 [2MR]
———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H922 [15FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3343 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H3646 (see H.R. 812), H3684 [25MY]
———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H10016 [20DE]
———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H553 [8FE]
———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), H2412 [6AP]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H4186 [14JN]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]
Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H2605 [12AP]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3344 [23MY]
———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), H6626 [5OC]
———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]
Drugs: increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]
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), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]
FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see H.R. 2102), H4279 [15JN]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H6626 [5OC]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2268 [1AP]
Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H1726 [10MR]
First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6233 [15SE]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H5966 [7SE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4673 [6JY]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H513 [26JA]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H397 [20JA]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H356 [19JA]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3806 [31MY]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1727 [10MR]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H6140 [13SE]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4188 [14JN]
Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]
Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H9432 [15DE]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H4852 [11JY]
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: establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see H.R. 1685), H2998 [3MY]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H9929 [16DE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1251 (see H. Res. 104), H1362 [18FE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]
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), H3281 [12MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1989 [17MR]
Power resources: prevent Federal residential and commercial mortgage lending regulators from adopting policies that contravene established State and local property assessed clean energy (PACE) laws (see H.R. 2599), H8188 [6DE]
Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]
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]
———designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]
———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), H9929 [16DE]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 486), H508 [26JA]
Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]
San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see H.R. 3034), H6413 [22SE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H7830 [17NO]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H4750 [7JY]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7258 [2NO]
Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2917 [15AP]
Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7627 [15NO]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8728 [12DE]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H7715 [16NO]
———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1253 (see H. Res. 25), H1364 [18FE]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6457 [23SE]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H9946 [19DE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H6626 [5OC]
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]
Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7715 [16NO]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H1620 [8MR]
Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 1967), H3409 [24MY]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]
Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 418), H469 [25JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H1904 [16MR]
Conservation of energy: incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, and reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 2208), H4326 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to certain farmers for economic losses due to quarantine (see H.R. 3678), H9430 [15DE]
Dept. of Justice: expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (see H.R. 928), H1574 [3MR]
Dept. of Labor: publish on an Internet website certain information about the number of veterans who are employed by Federal contractors (see H.R. 2243), H4363 [21JN]
Dept. of Transportation: make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project in California (see H.R. 1504), H2664 [13AP]
EPA: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 395), H433 [24JA]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 2406), H4670 [6JY]
Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2207), H4326 [16JN]
Taxation: provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 3338), H7330 [3NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (H.R. 1110), H1906 [16MR]
Conservation of energy: incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, and reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (H.R. 2208), H4328 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to certain farmers for economic losses due to quarantine (H.R. 3678), H9431 [15DE]
Dept. of Justice: expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (H.R. 928), H1577 [3MR]
Dept. of Labor: publish on an Internet website certain information about the number of veterans who are employed by Federal contractors (H.R. 2243), H4364 [21JN]
Dept. of Transportation: make grants for engineering, final design, and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project in California (H.R. 1504), H2666 [13AP]
EPA: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (H.R. 395), H434 [24JA]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (H.R. 2406), H4672 [6JY]
Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (H.R. 2207), H4328 [16JN]
Taxation: provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (H.R. 3338), H7331 [3NO]
Motions
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), H2505 [7AP]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1549 [3MR]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4992 [13JY]
Remarks
Budget: allocation of funds, H2335 [6AP]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5678 [28JY]
Clean Air Act: impact of regulatory requirements on the environment and job creation, H642 [10FE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5678 [28JY]
Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H642 [10FE]
DAV: anniversary of DAV-Dept. of California, E1044
Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1683 [10MR]
Ecology and environment: clarify that voluntary programs addressing climate change are exempt from preemption of regulation of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, H2368 [6AP]
———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2368 [6AP]
———preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), motion to recommit, H2505 [7AP]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H642 [10FE]
———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]
EPA: consider effects of certain rules and actions on clean energy jobs and clean energy companies, including those exporting clean energy technology, H6422 [23SE]
———preserve authority to limit arsenic and perchlorate pollution in water, H4992 [13JY]
———preserve authority to protect the health of vulnerable children and seniors, including children with asthma and lung diseases, from the effects of air pollution, H2505 [7AP]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6422 [23SE]
FEMA: eliminate National Flood Insurance Program requirements to more broadly map areas considered to be residual risk, H4904 [12JY]
———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4904 [12JY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H272 [19JA]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1876
Libraries: tribute to school libraries and teacher librarians, E1942
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H272 [19JA]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, H442 [25JA]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns, H5593 [27JY]
San Ramon, CA: tribute to Soroptimist International of San Ramon Valley, H2049 [30MR]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H1550 [3MR]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), motion to recommit, H4992 [13JY]
Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8001 [1DE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1550 [3MR]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H1550 [3MR]
Warriors' Watch Riders (organization): tribute, H5251 [20JY]
Tables
Arsenic contamination in water by congressional district, H4993 [13JY]
Perchlorate contamination in water by congressional district, H4993 [13JY]
Tributes
Adame, Faustino, Jr. (Tino), E1550
Brautigan, Roger, H950
Corral, Joshua, E2134
Fiedler, Bruce, E1547
Sola, Alex, E198