PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Addresses
Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H781, H792, H796 [14FE], H929 [15FE], H1095 [17FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3872, H3894, H3913 [1JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]
———H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7289 [3NO]
House Democracy Partnership, H527 [8FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H4038 [3JN]
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), H6182 [14SE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1666 [9MR]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7627 [15NO]
———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), H6922 [13OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4332 [20JN]
Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H7165 [31OC]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]
Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H5966 [7SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5734 [28JY]
Children and youth: prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see H.R. 2358), H6458 [23SE]
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]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7209 [1NO]
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), H7830 [17NO]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3871 (see H. Res. 20), H3912 [1JN]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7400 [4NO]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]
———provide emergency disaster assistance and loosen lending restrictions for agricultural producers, farmers, and ranchers in disaster counties (see H.R. 3740), H10013 [20DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H8136 [5DE]
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), H6273 [20SE]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1621 [8MR]
———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 1951), H5019 [13JY]
———develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 1817), H5966 [7SE]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H3759 [26MY]
———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), H6273 [20SE]
———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H7399 [4NO]
———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H6506 [3OC]
———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 3250), H7715 [16NO]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2109 [30MR]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H2039 [29MR]
———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7627 [15NO]
———make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 1199), H1984 [17MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]
———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), H6273 [20SE]
Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 952), H5019 [13JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]
———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]
———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H7208 [1NO]
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), H4366 [21JN]
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), H1177 (see H.R. 790), H1197 [17FE]
———create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined regulations (see H.R. 3325), H7627 [15NO]
———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), H3870 (see H.R. 709), H3911 [1JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H6457 [23SE]
Dept. of State: remove People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from list of foreign terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 60), H5489 [25JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]
———convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (see H.R. 1160), H1983 [17MR]
———enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 306), H254 [18JA]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1797 [14MR]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H4038 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H7830 [17NO]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H6458 [23SE]
———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]
———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), H5965 [7SE]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 2180), H4186 [14JN]
Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H6922 [13OC]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7165 [31OC]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5087 [14JY]
———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]
———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]
Education: stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]
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]
EPA: award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 2396), H8320 [8DE]
———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H3755 [26MY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H6344 [21SE]
Federal employees: expand conversion rate of interns to full-time employees, establish internship tracking mechanisms, and accelerate adoption of internship best management practices (see H.R. 914), H1574 [3MR]
———provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7929 [29NO]
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), H6552 [4OC]
Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H6922 [13OC]
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), H6922 [13OC]
———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H924 [15FE]
———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H924 [15FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6458 [23SE]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 210), H2534 [7AP]
Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]
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), H5734 [28JY]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]
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]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]
———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H7900 [25NO]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H6673 [6OC]
———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: 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), H2109 [30MR]
Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]
Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H4945 [12JY]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H7208 [1NO]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1463), H4366 [21JN]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H6626 [5OC]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H7893 [18NO]
National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 1970), H7208 [1NO]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H7332 [3NO]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see H.R. 2521), H5018 [13JY]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H256 [18JA]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]
Peace Corps: require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6552 [4OC]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H4187 [14JN]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3987 [2JN]
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), H6273 [20SE]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2412 [6AP]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H6344 [21SE]
———require treatment of any plans, documents, and lease sales required for Outer Continental Shelf drilling as a major Federal action relative to the National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 52), H6415 [22SE]
Public buildings: produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance (see H.R. 3371), H8262 [7DE]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
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]
Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4038 [3JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H3870 (see H.R. 1084), H3911 [1JN]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]
———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5127 [15JY]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H8125 [2DE]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]
Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H510 [26JA]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]
———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), H1844 [15MR]
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), H4042 [7JN]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H554 [8FE]
———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H202 [12JA]
———exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (see H.R. 2478), H6458 [23SE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H7579 [14NO]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7892 [18NO]
———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), H7399 [4NO]
———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]
———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H8728 [12DE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7405 [10NO]
———provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit (see H.R. 3048), H6455 [23SE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H6457 [23SE]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H7399 [4NO]
———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), H7208 [1NO]
———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 529), H8125 [2DE]
Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H7929 [29NO]
———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H4188 [14JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7627 [15NO]
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. 303), H601 [9FE] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 2084), H8076 [1DE]
———prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3316), H8126 [2DE]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3317), H8126 [2DE]
Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H4037 [3JN]
Wilson, John I.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H5885 [1AU]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H7332 [3NO]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6344 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (see H.R. 3499), H7890 [18NO]
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]
Health: expand access to high risk insurance pools (see H.R. 3149), H6781 [11OC]
Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2136), H4035 [3JN]
Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H8260 [7DE]
———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 414), H468 [25JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 2275), H4455 [22JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (H.R. 3499), H7892 [18NO]
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (H.R. 1794), H3115 [6MY]
Health: expand access to high risk insurance pools (H.R. 3149), H6781 [11OC]
Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (H.R. 2136), H4037 [3JN]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 414), H470 [25JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (H.R. 2275), H4458 [22JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated, H9893 [16DE]
———making continuing, H6319 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2453, H2454 [7AP]
———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2790
———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H822, H910 [15FE], H1095 [17FE], H1245, H1247 [18FE], E258
Beichner, Robert: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E1725
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7795 [17NO]
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5682 [28JY], H5859
———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5225
———deficit, H99 [6JA], H7795 [17NO]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5682 [28JY]
Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5035 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H1247 [18FE]
Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs, E825
Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction, H1247 [18FE], H3906 [1JN]
———allow public-private competition for certain services currently provided by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel, H3885, H3886 [1JN]
———Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine operation funding, H3851 [1JN]
———consolidation of headquarters funding, H3848 [1JN]
———enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks, H3946 [2JN]
———Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3844 [1JN]
———increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals, H3931 [2JN]
———limit application of Davis-Bacon Act relative to funding of projects or programs, H3896 [1JN]
———making appropriations, H9893 [16DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3833, H3839, H3842, H3844, H3846, H3848, H3851, H3879, H3883, H3885, H3886, H3888, H3889, H3891, H3892, H3894, H3896, H3900, H3902, H3903, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3907 [1JN], H3931, H3940, H3941, H3943, H3944, H3945, H3946, H3947 [2JN]
———National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H1245 [18FE]
———prohibit funding for advanced airport full body scanners, H3904, H3905 [1JN]
———prohibit funding for any action by a political appointee to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision to make records available pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, H3905 [1JN]
———prohibit funding for Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, H3891, H3892 [1JN]
———prohibit funding for new construction, purchase, or lease of any building in the District of Columbia unless a contract was entered into before a certain date, H3941 [2JN]
———prohibit funding to allow deferred actions against illegal immigrants except for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, H3894 [1JN]
———prohibit funding to contravene the War Powers Resolution, H3896 [1JN]
———prohibit funding to implement any regulation or Executive order requiring Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H3940 [2JN]
———prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3900 [1JN]
———prohibit transfer of funds to the Dept. of the Interior for environmental mitigation activities relative to border security, H3888, H3889 [1JN]
———reduce funding through reductions in Office of the Under Sec. for Management funding, H3846 [1JN]
———restrict funding for collective bargaining for transportation security officers, H3907 [1JN]
———Secure Border Initiative funding, H3851 [1JN]
———State and local law enforcement agency immigration enforcement program funding, H3947 [2JN]
———U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant integration grants funding, H3883 [1JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5463 [25JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), H6867 [13OC]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9893 [16DE]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6357 [22SE]
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), H2360
Economy: importance of job creation, H7970
Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), H5859
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H5035 [14JY]
FEMA: allow Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funds to be used to rehire or retain firefighters, H3894 [1JN]
———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3839 [1JN]
———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and State and local programs emergency funding, H3879 [1JN]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H6319 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]
———Disaster Relief Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, H6403 [22SE]
———Firefighter Assistance Grants program funding, H910 [15FE]
———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H2790
———State and local first responder grant programs funding, H3832 [1JN]
———Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3842 [1JN]
———waive provisions prohibiting the rehiring of laid-off firefighters and certain budgetary and staffing requirements for local fire departments under the Firefighter Assistance Grants program, H1095 [17FE]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H8014 [1DE]
Foreign aid: reduce, H7833 [18NO]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H6867 [13OC]
Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H3902, H3903 [1JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H99, H100 [6JA], H303 [19JA]
House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5682 [28JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5682 [28JY]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), motion to recommit, H743 [14FE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5355 [21JY]
Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center Program funding, H5355 [21JY]
Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H100 [6JA]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4631
National security: ensure any investigation of U.S. citizens under certain extended authorities not circumvent the Constitution and provide expedited review of such violations, H743 [14FE]
NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7970
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H99, H100 [6JA], H303 [19JA]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 414), H486, H488 [26JA]
———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (H.R. 3463), H7970
Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), E1014
Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6319 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]
Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6319 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]
States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 2018), H4972
Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H486, H488 [26JA]
Transportation Security Administration: screening operations funding, H3943, H3944 [2JN]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), E1838
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), motion to recommit, H743 [14FE]
Tributes
Forbes, David C., Sr., E2078
Mulhollan, Daniel P., H2041 [30MR]