MULVANEY, MICK (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H785 [14FE], H1328 [18FE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4708, H4751 [7JY]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H501 [26JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]
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]
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]
Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 920), H1988 [17MR]
———establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H9432 [15DE]
Armed Forces: 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), H8125 [2DE] (see H.R. 3709), H9926 [16DE]
Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H4852 [11JY]
———constitutional amendment to establish a spending limit (see H.J. Res. 73), H5373 [21JY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H513 [26JA] (see H.J. Res. 2), H5889 [1AU] (see H.J. Res. 11), H6855 [12OC] (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), H3344 [23MY]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]
———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 3577), H9432 [15DE]
———establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), H8259 [7DE]
———reduce spending (see H.R. 408), H434 [24JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2011-2021 (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2604 [12AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H7929 [29NO]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H9432 [15DE]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H6922 [13OC]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H3344 [23MY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7627 [15NO]
Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2935 [2MY]
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), H1038 (see H.R. 735), H1069 [16FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H6672 [6OC]
———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1844 [15MR]
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), H9929 [16DE]
Dept. of Defense: clarify the right of an accused terrorist to plead guilty in a trial by a military commission for a capital offense (see H.R. 1894), H3300 [13MY]
Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H8262 [7DE]
Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1621 [8MR]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H4673 [6JY]
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. 750), H6098 [12SE]
Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7405 [10NO]
EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H6344 [21SE]
———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H3162 [10MY]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5375 [21JY]
Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1797 [14MR]
———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H1844 [15MR]
———revisit the free cell phone program of the universal service support program to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3118), H6671 [6OC]
FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H8188 [6DE]
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]
FEMA: provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1040 (see H.R. 700), H1071 [16FE]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1621 [8MR]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H554 [8FE]
Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]
Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 1281), H2213 [31MR]
———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]
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), H2412 [6AP]
Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H7166 [31OC]
———repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H4326 [16JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]
———rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund (see H.R. 38), H103 [6JA]
Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H9432 [15DE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H3107 [5MY]
IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see H.R. 2313), H8125 [2DE]
Immigration: extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see H.R. 1932), H4673 [6JY]
———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H4673 [6JY]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H2040 [29MR]
Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H6415 [22SE]
Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1664 [9MR]
———protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H1768 [11MR]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H7208 [1NO]
LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H6233 [15SE]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]
———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H3411 [24MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 71), H6458 [23SE]
———prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5734 [28JY]
———prohibit payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members (see H.R. 3127), H6671 [6OC]
———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H8126 [2DE]
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]
———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]
———support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H6183 [14SE]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H7134 [26OC]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8320 [8DE]
NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2926), H6181 [14SE]
———modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H6271 [20SE]
———preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see H.R. 1976), H3409 [24MY]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see H.R. 2587), H5286 [20JY]
———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833, 2854), H6098 [12SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H8000 [30NO]
———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H1040 (see H.R. 358), H1071 [16FE]
———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H3161 [10MY]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H2039 [29MR]
Public debt: decrease statutory limit (see H.R. 2409), H5087 [14JY]
———disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 77), H6043 [9SE]
———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H601 [9FE]
Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H2109 [30MR]
———require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3722), H9926 [16DE]
Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H5661 [27JY]
SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 1425), H3344 [23MY]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H7069 [25OC]
———revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (see H.R. 3534), H8075 [1DE]
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]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7831 [17NO]
Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8968 [14DE]
Taxation: allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H6344 [21SE]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H1908 [16MR]
———amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H8124 [2DE]
———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7161 [27OC]
———provide for equity relating to medical costs (see H.R. 2662), H5734 [28JY]
———provide for the indexing of certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2945), H6626 [5OC]
———provide penalty-free distributions from certain retirement plans for mortgage payments for a principle residence and modify hardship distribution rules (see H.R. 3104), H6624 [5OC]
———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1737), H3106 [5MY]
———reduce the corporate income tax rate and change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations (see H.R. 937), H1797 [14MR]
———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H4673 [6JY]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2934 [2MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]
Telephones: permit informational calls to mobile telephone numbers (see H.R. 3035), H6922 [13OC]
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]
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), H7069 [25OC]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H7133 [26OC]
———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 funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6782 [11OC]
Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3615), H9929 [16DE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: provide for long-term budgeting (see H.R. 3580), H8260 [7DE]
Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 3029), H6413 [22SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Budget: provide for long-term budgeting (H.R. 3580), H8261 [7DE]
Federal employees: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (H.R. 3029), H6414 [22SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5921 [19AU]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5921 [19AU]
Remarks
Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, H1328, H1329 [18FE]
———making continuing, E1825
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1328, H1329 [18FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7867 [18NO]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5193, H5216 [19JY]
———deficit, H7867 [18NO]
———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H450 [25JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2813, H2827, H2830 [14AP], H2866, H2878, H2894 [15AP], E1625
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2678 [14AP]
Dept. of Defense: freeze funding at 2011 levels, H4708 [7JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4708 [7JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), E1825
Economy: importance of job creation, H7273 [3NO]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6190 [15SE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H212, H225 [18JA]
NLRB: decision to issue complaint against Boeing Co., for moving production to non-union facility, H3329, H3330, H3331 [23MY]
———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), consideration (H. Res. 372), H6190 [15SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H212, H225 [18JA]
Taxation: rates, H2830 [14AP]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H2827 [14AP]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), Senate amendment, H7658 [16NO]
———tax credits for alternative energy programs, H2827 [14AP]
Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), E1625
Veterans: reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H7658 [16NO]
Votes: position on missed, E290
World War II: tribute to veterans, E2009