WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3720 [26MY]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4897 [12JY]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7976 [30NO]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H514 [26JA]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H6966 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2675), H5660 [27JY]

———promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7402 [7NO]

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), H2918 [15AP]

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), H2572 [8AP]

———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), H2213 [31MR]

———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), H1180 (see H.R. 181), H1199 [17FE]

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H549 [8FE]

———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H1904 [16MR]

———permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 544), H1456 [1MR]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H6415 [22SE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2935 [2MY]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1770 [11MR]

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

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), H2935 [2MY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5489 [25JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H8125 [2DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2040 [29MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1664 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1988 [17MR]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H468 [25JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6139 [13SE]

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), H4366 [21JN]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———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), H6552 [4OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1524 [2MR]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H6098 [12SE]

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6467 [29SE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5581 [26JY]

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), H4750 [7JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide taxpayers a receipt for an income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment which is allocable to various Government spending categories (see H.R. 1527), H3112 [5MY]

Dept. of Transportation: promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 843), H3281 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H8318 [8DE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H3281 [12MY]

———reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees (see H.R. 1826), H3217 [11MY]

———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), H601 [9FE]

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]

Economy: 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]

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), H1040 (see H. Res. 88), H1071 [16FE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H7929 [29NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H2039 [29MR]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4946 [12JY]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H2667 [13AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H924 [15FE]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1666 [9MR]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2105 [30MR]

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), H5966 [7SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

Jordan, Barbara: tribute (see H. Res. 90), H1253 (see H. Res. 90), H1364 [18FE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2858 [14AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1580 [4MR]

Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office, Pine City, MN: designate (see H.R. 3220), H6976 [14OC]

Medicare: apply frailty adjustment under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) payment rules to certain specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 3691), H9430 [15DE]

———count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H4187 [14JN]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7831 [17NO]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H8076 [1DE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H7999 [30NO]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H7928 [29NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3063 [4MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H8136 [5DE]

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), H2667 [13AP]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H8968 [14DE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8728 [12DE]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2918 [15AP]

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), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1621 [8MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H7579 [14NO]

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), H3112 [5MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2293 [4AP]

Power resources: use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 1861), H3278 [12MY]

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]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 133), H1581 [4MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H1727 [10MR]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H5781 [29JY]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H3000 [3MY]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H7399 [4NO]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H3411 [24MY]

———allow the mortgage interest deduction with respect to boats only if the boat is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1702), H2999 [3MY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H4794 [8JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8125 [2DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H5897 [5AU]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H7627 [15NO]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H7008 [24OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H4750 [7JY]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]

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: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7134 [26OC]

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. 333), H353 [19JA]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 184), H2216 [31MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2605 [12AP]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance certain mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see H.R. 1566), H2855 [14AP]

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), H1982 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 3144), H6676 [7OC]

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

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H3756 [26MY]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1855), H3218 [11MY]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1455 [1MR]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 1565), H2855 [14AP]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H8966 [14DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: enhance certain mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 1566), H2857 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (H.R. 3236), H6978 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: improve field emergency medical services (H.R. 3144), H6676 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1025), H1726 [10MR]

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (H.R. 2053), H3758 [26MY]

———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 1855), H3220 [11MY]

Taxation: extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (H.R. 865), H1456 [1MR]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (H.R. 1565), H2857 [14AP]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H8967 [14DE]

Motions

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), H2248 [1AP]

Taxation: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359), H496 [26JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4281 [16JN], H5299 [21JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4167 [14JN]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1627 [9MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites, H3311 [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, H3311, H3313 [23MY]

———provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), H3311, H3313 [23MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3311 [23MY]

Blue Star Power Systems Inc.: tribute, H7082 [26OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: Lewis and Clark Rural Water System funding, H7336 [4NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4956 [13JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program funding through reductions in Office of the Chief Information Officer, H4167 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3721 [26MY]

———submit report outlining plan to maintain the National Guard and Reserves as an operational force, H3721 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases, extend certain expiring provisions of law, and modify certain authorities (H.R. 2646), H6248, H6249 [20SE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1025), H3309 [23MY], H6729 [11OC]

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

———revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1657), H3316, H3317 [23MY]

———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 (H.R. 1383), H3315, H3316 [23MY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H589-H593 [9FE], H1851 [16MR], H4956 [13JY], H6630 [6OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H10002 [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, H6186 [15SE]

FEMA: allow State and local governments to hire the Corps of Engineers to recertify locally-operated levee systems designed or built by the Corps, H4874 [12JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4874 [12JY]

Gustavus Adolphus College: anniversary, H5300 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H219 [18JA]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H592 [9FE]

———importance of bipartisanship, H5378 [22JY]

———legislative priorities, H6014 [9SE]

International Harvester Co.: anniversary of the first Scout sport utility vehicle, H4532 [24JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H3686 [26MY]

Minnesota: State government shutdown relative to budget process, H4756 [8JY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H589-H593 [9FE]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H7976, H7977 [30NO]

———prevent legislation clarifying membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations from applying to businesses that have violated labor laws against veterans, H7976, H7977 [30NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H498 [26JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H51 [6JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H219 [18JA]

Public debt: increase statutory limit, H5250 [20JY], H5503 [26JY]

Small business: encourage investment by financial institutions, H7082 [26OC]

Taxation: require disclosure of political campaign contributions by special interests and foreign influences, H497 [26JA]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H.R. 359): motion to recommit, H497 [26JA]

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), H196 [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]

Votes: correction, E2076 [17NO]

Wisconsin: proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees, H1202 [18FE]

Tributes

Campo, Emilio, H4281 [16JN]

Kearney, Elizabeth, H2118 [31MR]