MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H200 [12JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H7399 [4NO]
———prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]
Afghanistan: require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H4279 [15JN]
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), H5966 [7SE]
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), H924 [15FE]
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), H5127 [15JY]
———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]
———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), H776 [14FE]
———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see H.R. 1591), H3305 [13MY]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 827), H2039 [29MR]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H6140 [13SE]
Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1848), H5926 [23AU]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]
Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H8076 [1DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5661 [27JY]
China: condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of prisoners of conscience and support Tuidang movement renouncing ties to the Communist Party (see H. Res. 416), H6456 [23SE]
———deny entry into the U.S. of certain members of senior leadership of the Government and individuals who have committed human rights abuses (see H.R. 2121), H8076 [1DE]
———express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1771 [11MR]
———prohibit awarding of contracts by the Federal Government to Chinese entities until China signs the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (see H.R. 2271), H5734 [28JY]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H5399 [22JY]
Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1412), H2533 [7AP]
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]
———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), H356 [19JA] (see H.R. 2417), H4751 [7JY]
Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H6273 [20SE]
———provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H3108 [5MY]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3162 [10MY]
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), H1392 [28FE]
Counterterrorism Competitive Analysis Council: establish (see H.R. 1502), H2604 [12AP]
Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]
Credit: require applicants for a home mortgage be federally insured, held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or made by Dept. of Veterans Affairs, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 695), H1040 (see H.R. 695), H1071 [16FE]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H3108 [5MY]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1666 [9MR]
Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H8881 [13DE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H2328 [5AP]
———establish policies and guidelines to ensure civilian and military law enforcement personnel charged with security functions on military installations will receive active shooter training (see H.R. 826), H1988 [17MR]
———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), H554 [8FE]
Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 3176), H6919 [13OC]
———allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]
———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4366 [21JN]
Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3342 [23MY]
Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H6043 [9SE]
———improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), H6676 [7OC]
———reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see H.R. 2405), H4580 [28JN]
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), H2917 [15AP]
———prohibit delegation of vessel inspection and certification to a foreign classification society that provides such services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria (see H.R. 2998), H6855 [12OC]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H724 [11FE]
———require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 3168), H8262 [7DE]
———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 1211), H2036 [29MR]
Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1770 [11MR]
———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), H7627 [15NO]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H1907 [16MR]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see H.R. 3162), H7134 [26OC]
———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H4329 [16JN]
Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican drug cartels (see H.R. 1270), H2572 [8AP]
———eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H922 [15FE]
———establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1392 [28FE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore energy exploration, development, and production operations under drilling permits previously issued by the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 840), H1390 [28FE]
———conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]
———convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (see H.R. 1160), H1983 [17MR]
———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H471 [25JA]
———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]
———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 1126), H3111 [5MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer's disease research (see H.R. 610), H679 [10FE]
———suspend issuance of $1 coins for 15 years or until excess stockpiles are exhausted (see H.R. 2789), H6922 [13OC]
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), H7069 [25OC]
Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 2754), H5884 [1AU]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H4076 [13JN]
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), H1621 [8MR]
Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H7893 [18NO]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H4185 [14JN] (see H.R. 2885), H6096 [12SE]
———make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and provide penalties to enforce compliance with the program (see H.R. 800), H1525 [2MR]
———require Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 282), H256 [18JA]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1723 [10MR]
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), H3305 [13MY]
———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]
———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5889 [1AU]
———prohibit from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste (see H.R. 1391), H2572 [8AP]
———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 153), H684 [10FE]
———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4530 [23JN]
———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (see H.R. 1705), H3305 [13MY] (see H.R. 2401), H4575 [24JN]
———require inclusion in any notice of rulemaking a statement on the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation (see H.R. 1341), H2572 [8AP]
European Union: urge to maintain arms embargo against China (see H. Res. 356), H6979 [14OC]
FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see H.J. Res. 37), H1392 [28FE]
———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]
FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H6976 [14OC]
———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]
———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H5127 [15JY]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H4188 [14JN]
———provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H9929 [16DE]
———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), H513 [26JA]
———require Federal agencies to show receipts and expenditures every two weeks on agency websites (see H.R. 1061), H2216 [31MR]
Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H204 [12JA]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2934 [2MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2040 [29MR]
Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H6855 [12OC]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]
Government regulations: establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 213), H133 [7JA]
———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), H6626 [5OC]
———provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see H.R. 2964), H6232 [15SE]
Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]
Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3985 [2JN]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]
———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H7928 [29NO]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H203 [12JA]
———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]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4673 [6JY]
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 authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 142), H1575 [3MR]
———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H204 [12JA]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H256 [18JA]
———create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 2847), H6140 [13SE]
———deny certain assistance to a State or political subdivision of a State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with respect to immigration (see H.R. 1134), H1906 [16MR]
———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H36 [5JA]
———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H1907 [16MR]
———extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see H.R. 1932), H4076 [13JN]
———gain operational control of the border, reaffirm State and local law enforcement authority to enforce Federal immigration laws, and strengthen visa security (see H.R. 1274), H2106 [30MR]
———provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H6458 [23SE]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H3753 [26MY]
———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1392 [28FE]
———refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and disseminate visa revocation information (see H.R. 1741), H3411 [24MY]
———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 1196), H1984 [17MR]
———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H4944 [12JY]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3000 [3MY]
———preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H6273 [20SE]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]
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), H5923 [19AU]
———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3987 [2JN]
Labor unions: protect State requirements for a secret ballot election of labor organizations (see H.R. 1047), H3062 [4MY]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6978 [14OC]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H2265 [1AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the E-verify program (see H.R. 280), H256 [18JA]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5782 [29JY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2667 [13AP]
LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H6273 [20SE]
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), H3344 [23MY]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]
———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H2040 [29MR]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H3754 [26MY]
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]
Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H2935 [2MY]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H1905 [16MR]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]
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 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), H8075 [1DE]
———repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see H.R. 548), H726 [11FE]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4673 [6JY]
National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 152), H435 [24JA]
———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), H2536 [7AP]
National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 3009), H6627 [5OC]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H7161 [27OC]
———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6183 [14SE]
Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379), H5733 [28JY]
NRC: permit a Commissioner to continue to serve if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed (see H.R. 2068), H3868 (see H.R. 2068), H3909 [1JN]
OAS: withhold a percentage of U.S. contributions for every permanent council meeting held where provisions of the Inter-American Democratic Charter are not invoked relative to Venezuelan constitutional reforms (see H.R. 2542), H8728 [12DE]
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]
OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H5734 [28JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 984), H1770 [11MR]
———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H601 [9FE]
———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H5926 [23AU]
———provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 1822), H3160 [10MY]
———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]
———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 450), H506 [26JA]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H7928 [29NO]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1666 [9MR]
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]
———repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels (see H.R. 3101), H6979 [14OC]
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), H6140 [13SE]
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), H6010 [8SE]
Radioactive substances: apply measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology that could aid such countries in extracting or milling domestic sources of uranium (see H.R. 2105), H7898 [22NO]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H2667 [13AP]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see H.R. 2273), H4455 [22JN]
Russia: characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see H. Res. 327), H4528 [23JN]
———make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H2909 [15AP]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 637), H680 [10FE]
Securities: 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), H1177 (see H.R. 787), H1197 [17FE]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H7928 [29NO]
Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H3871 (see H. Res. 177), H3912 [1JN]
Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H2412 [6AP]
Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4035 [3JN]
Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3063 [4MY]
———support U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 77), H6139 [13SE]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H7400 [4NO]
Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7892 [18NO]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H7134 [26OC]
———allow a temporary dividends received deduction for certain taxable years (see H.R. 1834), H4187 [14JN]
———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2888), H6458 [23SE]
———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2491), H4851 [11JY]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3720), H9926 [16DE]
———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]
———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3112 [5MY]
———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), H2269 [1AP]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H6457 [23SE]
———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 485), H3220 [11MY]
———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H4366 [21JN]
———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H598 [9FE]
———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 3099), H6624 [5OC]
———reduce the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 609), H679 [10FE]
———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 estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H7578 [14NO]
———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3758 [26MY]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]
———repeal the corporate income tax (see H.R. 2911), H6506 [3OC]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3281 [12MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H507 [26JA]
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]
Ten Commandments Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 211), H3112 [5MY]
Terrorism: include Western Hemisphere in the National Strategy for Counterterrorism's areas of focus with attention on Iran's growing presence and activity (see H. Res. 429), H6979 [14OC]
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), H6043 [9SE]
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), H2604 [12AP]
———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), H4852 [11JY]
Unemployment: terminate benefits to jobless millionaires (see H.R. 569), H7161 [27OC]
Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 247), H6416 [22SE]
Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 2355), H4674 [6JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4459 [22JN]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5932 [30AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: deny certain Federal funds to any institution that knowingly admits illegal aliens (see H.R. 310), H254 [18JA]
Diseases: ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H2913 [15AP]
House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 349), H5018 [13JY]
Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 312), H254 [18JA]
———increase penalties for employing illegal aliens (see H.R. 1698), H2998 [3MY]
———make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving and improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1459), H2570 [8AP]
Public safety officers: provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism (see H.R. 504), H509 [26JA]
Social Security: notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 311), H254 [18JA]
Stewart, Bruce W.: relief (see H.R. 3505), H7891 [18NO]
Stewart, Dianne: relief (see H.R. 3505), H7891 [18NO]
Stewart, Michael B.A.: relief (see H.R. 3505), H7891 [18NO]
Stewart, Sarah J.C.: relief (see H.R. 3505), H7891 [18NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Colleges and universities: deny certain Federal funds to any institution that knowingly admits illegal aliens (H.R. 310), H255 [18JA]
Immigration: establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (H.R. 312), H255 [18JA]
———increase penalties for employing illegal aliens (H.R. 1698), H3000 [3MY]
———make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving and improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 1459), H2571 [8AP]
Public safety officers: provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism (H.R. 504), H512 [26JA]
Social Security: notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (H.R. 311), H255 [18JA]
Stewart, Bruce W.: relief (H.R. 3505), H7892 [18NO]
Stewart, Dianne: relief (H.R. 3505), H7892 [18NO]
Stewart, Michael B.A.: relief (H.R. 3505), H7892 [18NO]
Stewart, Sarah J.C.: relief (H.R. 3505), H7892 [18NO]
Poems
``Our Blessed Son,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1162
Remarks
Azerbaijan: independence anniversary, E947
Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize victims of Omarska concentration camp, E919
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5201 [19JY], H5270 [20JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5270 [20JY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H279 [19JA]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), H3246 [12MY]
Koul, Manasvi: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for North Carolina, E185
Lebanon: concerns over Hezbollah takeover of government, E108
Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E330
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H279 [19JA]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1705
Time Warner Cable Inc.: tribute, E2152
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), H160 [12JA]
Votes: position on missed, H4381
Tributes
Davis, Betty, E233
Emerson, John, E149
Leiter, Michael E., H4681 [7JY]
O'Brien, Nicholas S., E1075
Stultz, Jennie, E2133