RUNYAN, JON (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3690 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4710, H4751 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H3411 [24MY]

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]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1580 [4MR]

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), H2268 [1AP]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H5489 [25JY]

———encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4327 [16JN]

———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), H5399 [22JY]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H5581 [26JY]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2913 [15AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H513 [26JA]

———modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H8965 [14DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5661 [27JY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H6233 [15SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3344 [23MY]

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), H8881 [13DE]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2858 [14AP]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 570), H598 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H4187 [14JN]

———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: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H3758 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H7579 [14NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4852 [11JY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H5284 [20JY]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H5285 [20JY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3062 [4MY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4946 [12JY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5489 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3870 (see H.R. 904), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H4946 [12JY]

———conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of departmental medical care in certain geographic areas served by multiple departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 1298), H2214 [31MR]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H1724 [10MR]

———establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3216), H8320 [8DE]

———improve certain laws relative to employment and training of veterans (see H.R. 2433), H4946 [12JY]

———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), H2039 [29MR]

———require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2074), H4188 [14JN]

———temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees at non-public institutions of higher education pursued by Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program enrollees (see H.R. 1383), H2935 [2MY]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3410 [24MY]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1988 [17MR]

———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), H4673 [6JY]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H3646 (see H.R. 1897), H3684 [25MY]

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), H1797 [14MR]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3240), H6987 [21OC]

EPA: prohibit authorization of the use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles (see H.R. 748), H5374 [21JY]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1844 [15MR]

FAA: use Airport and Airway Trust Fund revenue to provide retroactive pay to employees who were furloughed (see H.R. 2814), H5901 [9AU]

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H3344 [23MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2040 [29MR]

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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3000 [3MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H4794 [8JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H3343 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H256 [18JA]

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), H7627 [15NO]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4042 [7JN]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H3986 [2JN]

Libya: require the President to recommend specific reductions in non-security discretionary appropriations to offset costs of military operations (see H.R. 1323), H2917 [15AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

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), H2911 [15AP]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3344 [23MY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H8881 [13DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H6552 [4OC]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H3646 (see H.R. 1656), H3684 [25MY]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H3646 (see H.R. 1386), H3684 [25MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4279 [15JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

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), H4076 [13JN]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), 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), H6234 [15SE]

Monuments and memorials: place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 817), H6626 [5OC]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3646 (see H.R. 420), H3684 [25MY]

National Guard: provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1811), H7399 [4NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H2933 [2MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4366 [21JN]

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), H1797 [14MR]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H4673 [6JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2268 [1AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6271 [20SE]

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), H4366 [21JN]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3344 [23MY]

POW: provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 789), H4187 [14JN]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H6674 [6OC]

Taxation: 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), H3344 [23MY]

———allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 743), H2039 [29MR]

———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), H6506 [3OC]

———increase limitation on expensing of certain depreciable assets for certain businesses that hire veterans (see H.R. 2443), H4946 [12JY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5581 [26JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H8136 [5DE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H1908 [16MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H3410 [24MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4075 [13JN]

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]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———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]

Transportation: 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 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), H6098 [12SE]

———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), H6552 [4OC]

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), H2215 [31MR] (see H.R. 333), H2108 [30MR]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H2040 [29MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4750 [7JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6552 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites (see H.R. 1441), H2569 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 2349), H4573 [24JN]

———carry out a pilot program under which certain veterans may submit claims for benefits to any regional office of the Dept. (see H.R. 1647), H2912 [15AP]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H3644 (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [25MY]

Federal employees: provide for pay parity for civilian employees serving at joint military installations (see H.R. 1688), H2998 [3MY]

Fish and fishing: permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H5884 [1AU]

———preserve jobs and coastal communities through transparency and accountability in fishery management (see H.R. 1646), H2912 [15AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1407), H2410 [6AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites (H.R. 1441), H2570 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), H4575 [24JN]

———carry out a pilot program under which certain veterans may submit claims for benefits to any regional office of the Dept. (H.R. 1647), H2916 [15AP]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (H.R. 1980), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

Federal employees: provide for pay parity for civilian employees serving at joint military installations (H.R. 1688), H2999 [3MY]

Fish and fishing: permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (H.R. 2772), H5887 [1AU]

———preserve jobs and coastal communities through transparency and accountability in fishery management (H.R. 1646), H2916 [15AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1407), H2411 [6AP]

Letters

Prohibit funding to pay commercial airlines that charge certain excess baggage fees for Armed Forces members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations: Gus Hargett, National Guard Association of the U.S., H4710 [7JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: report on congressional delegation trip, H2989 [3MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), E319 [18FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites, H3312 [23MY]

———provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces, H3312 [23MY]

———provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), H3312 [23MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding to pay commercial airlines that charge certain excess baggage fees for members deploying or returning from overseas contingency operations, H4710 [7JY]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3312 [23MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Afghanistan, H2989 [3MY]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, H1968 [17MR], E526 [17MR]

Camden County, NJ: tribute to graduating high school seniors who have enlisted in the Armed Forces, E1016 [1JN]

Corps of Engineers: beach replenishment projects funding, E319 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3394 [24MY], H3690, H3691 [26MY]

———establish goals for competition and review of contracts for property or services in support of a contingency operation, H3690, H3691 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4710 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), H6696 [11OC]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1025), H6729, H6730 [11OC]

———extend authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member, H3309 [23MY]

———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (H.R. 1484), H3776 [31MY]

———suicide outreach prevention program funding, H3976 [2JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), H3976 [2JN]

Diseases: Duchenne muscular dystrophy awareness and research funding, H4376 [22JN], E1158 [22JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H274 [19JA]

Journal: question of approval, H2300 [5AP]

Lanoka Harbor, NJ: tribute to Lacey Township High School football team, E288 [18FE]

Medford, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School annual Brain Day in observance of Brain Awareness Week, H1968 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H274 [19JA]

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), H188 [12JA]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1407), H3309 [23MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 894), H7233 [2NO]

———provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (H.R. 1263), H6727, H6729 [11OC]

Votes: position on missed, H68 [6JA]

Willingboro, NJ: tribute to Willingboro High School boys' winter track team, E588 [31MR]

World War II: tribute to Seaton, England, residents for support of American Armed Forces members prior to the June 6, 1944 (D-Day), amphibious landing at Normandy, France, E929 [23MY]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2275 [4AP]

Brodeur, David L., H2989 [3MY]

Caldarale, Dan, E533 [17MR]

Davis, Jim, E1797 [6OC]

Green, James, E582 [31MR]

Grosso, Gina M., E1181 [23JN]

Lomell, Leonard (Bud), H1675 [10MR]

Murphy, Daniel C., H2301 [5AP]

Reagan, Ronald, E198 [10FE]

Waff, William D.R., E578 [31MR]