SCHWEIKERT, DAVID (a Representative from Arizona)

Addresses

Mayo Medical School Expansion at Arizona State University: John Noseworthy, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, E1759 [4OC]

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H930 [15FE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2188 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H553 [8FE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2858 [14AP]

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), H6626 [5OC]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 1255), H2216 [31MR]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H3301 [13MY]

———preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see H.R. 3155), H6853 [12OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H3410 [24MY]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H8320 [8DE]

Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H6238 [19SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H513 [26JA] (see H.J. Res. 2), H5782 [29JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and increasing the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 56), H4038 [3JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see H.R. 2560), H5125 [15JY]

———reduce spending (see H.R. 408), H725 [11FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1734), H3987 [2JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H553 [8FE]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H1621 [8MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H6672 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6506 [3OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region (see H.R. 1922), H3301 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H6782 [11OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H6854 [12OC]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Vet Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1743), H3107 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H6673 [6OC]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H8126 [2DE]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2164), H7208 (see H.R. 2885), H7209 [1NO]

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), H6782 [11OC]

FDIC: require a study on the impact of insured depository institution failures (see H.R. 2056), H4794 [8JY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H7828 [17NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2917 [15AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H6854 [12OC]

FRS: postpone date for transfer of functions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Bureau does not have a Director in place (see H.R. 1667), H2933 [2MY]

———replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five person commission (see H.R. 1121), H1905 [16MR]

———require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H554 [8FE]

Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (see H.R. 2938), H6230 [15SE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H2858 [14AP]

———exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3530), H7998 [30NO]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3410 [24MY]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H357 [19JA]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3870 (see H.R. 1744), H3911 [1JN]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8727 [12DE]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 2670), H5932 [30AU]

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H1988 [17MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H6782 [11OC]

———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), H6782 [11OC]

———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H5928 [26AU]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3870 (see H.R. 1206), H3911 [1JN]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H394 [20JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran (see H.R. 3508), H8126 [2DE]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse, Yuma, AZ: designate (see H.R. 586), H598 [9FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H7208 [1NO]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H6978 [14OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1770 [11MR]

Lori Piestewa Post Office Building, Tuba City, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2561), H5734 [28JY]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H5966 [7SE]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 335), H684 [10FE]

———terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2913), H7400 [4NO]

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), H3759 [26MY]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 2877), H6042 [9SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H6782 [11OC]

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), H8262 [7DE]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 152), H6921 [13OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H7069 [25OC]

———repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2833), H6183 [14SE]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 1909), H6273 [20SE]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2457), H5020 [13JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide fiscal accountability by converting direct funding into authorizations of appropriations and rescinding unobligated direct funding (see H.R. 1286), H2213 [31MR]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3000 [3MY]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals (see H.R. 1186), H7627 [15NO]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 1159), H1982 [17MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H3220 [11MY]

Power resources: repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 426), H725 [11FE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H469 [25JA]

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), H4037 [3JN]

Roads and highways: allow States to elect to receive contributions to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of participating in the Federal-aid highway program or certain public transportation programs (see H.R. 1585), H4279 [15JN]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 2308), H4526 [23JN]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 1965), H7069 [25OC]

———increase standardization and transparency and ensure rule of law in the mortgage-backed security system (see H.R. 3644), H8879 [13DE]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (see H.R. 2930), H6552 [4OC]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H8317 [8DE]

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

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see H.R. 455), H506 [26JA]

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3870 (see H.R. 1259), H3911 [1JN]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H553 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H1525 [2MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4946 [12JY]

———terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H7893 [18NO]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H7893 [18NO]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H6922 [13OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2829), H6043 [9SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8077 [1DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: consider Pascua Yaqui Tribe members in certain communities as living on an Indian reservation or area for purposes of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2620), H5373 [21JY]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 827), H1390 [28FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 23), H551 [8FE]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 962), H1619 [8MR]

Government: call for the incorporation of the principles of the Lean Six Sigma management strategy (see H. Res. 414), H6413 [22SE]

———prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 2651), H5579 [26JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from offering any new products during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of such enterprises (see H.R. 1227), H2037 [29MR]

Health: lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (see H.R. 2676), H5661 [27JY]

———require formal rulemaking process for rules relating to health care reform (see H.R. 1432), H2534 [7AP]

House Rules: prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 70), H510 [26JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 71), H4748 [7JY]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 2977), H6271 [20SE]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (see H.R. 1070), H1796 [14MR]

———change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H4185 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Arizona: consider Pascua Yaqui Tribe members in certain communities as living on an Indian reservation or area for purposes of Native American housing assistance programs (H.R. 2620), H5374 [21JY]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (H.R. 827), H1391 [28FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 23), H553 [8FE]

———rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations and require that such funds be used for Federal budget deficit reduction (H.R. 962), H1620 [8MR]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (H.R. 2651), H5580 [26JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from offering any new products during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of such enterprises (H.R. 1227), H2038 [29MR]

Health: lower health premiums and increase choice for small business (H.R. 2676), H5661 [27JY]

———require formal rulemaking process for rules relating to health care reform (H.R. 1432), H2535 [7AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 71), H4749 [7JY]

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (H.R. 2977), H6272 [20SE]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H1797 [14MR]

———change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (H.R. 2167), H4186 [14JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2245 [1AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1277 [18FE]

Arizona: anniversary, H746 [14FE]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7098 [26OC]

Arizona State University: tribute to expansion of Mayo Medical School, E1759 [4OC]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2189 [31MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3156 [10MY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5774 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5214 [19JY]

———deficit, H3156 [10MY], H5113 [15JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7945 [30NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5774 [29JY]

Dept. of HUD: acknowlege that rescinded Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds could have been used to rebuild neighborhoods where foreclosures are common, H1880 [16MR]

———amend effective dates of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding termination, H1882 [16MR]

———require notification of Neighborhood Stabilization Program termination to be sent to grantees, H1884 [16MR]

———rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), H1880, H1882, H1884, H1890 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H1277 [18FE]

Economy: extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, H3157 [10MY]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2189 [31MR]

GAO: conduct study on economic impact of Neighborhood Stabilization Program on States and communities, H1890 [16MR]

John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse, Yuma, AZ: designate (S. 188), H562 [9FE]

Medicare: reform, H5388 [22JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, H8254 [7DE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5113 [15JY]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act (H.R. 1070), H7230 [2NO]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 1965), H7226, H7228 [2NO]

Taxation: rates, H3156 [10MY], H5114 [15JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H3157 [10MY]

Theodore Roosevelt Dam: anniversary, E447 [10MR]

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), H148, H193 [12JA]