WEBSTER, DANIEL (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 1791), H3109 [5MY]

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), H6273 [20SE]

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), H2293 [4AP]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama, former President George W. Bush, and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 241), H3063 [4MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H7579 [14NO]

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

———improve accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process (see H.R. 3669), H8966 [14DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5734 [28JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H6011 [8SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H7134 [26OC]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 471), H554 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3411 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H1797 [14MR]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H8967 [14DE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H3220 [11MY]

EPA: require inclusion in any notice of rulemaking a statement on the impact of the rule on jobs loss or creation (see H.R. 1341), H2412 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 315), H4328 [16JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 10), H513 [26JA]

Financial institutions: permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 1723), H3060 [4MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H5581 [26JY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1907 [16MR]

Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (see H.R. 2338), H4527 [23JN]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4946 [12JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3987 [2JN]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 121), H356 [19JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6458 [23SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7069 [25OC]

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), H4590 [5JY]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 104), H1621 [8MR]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

NLRB: repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H6098 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H4529 [23JN]

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]

———provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment in full of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2581), H5150 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H513 [26JA]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H4528 [23JN]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (see H.R. 3637), H8727 [12DE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 3360), H7331 [3NO]

———allow an increased work opportunity credit for recent veterans (see H.R. 1312), H7161 [27OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H8262 [7DE]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H7715 [16NO]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H5781 [29JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H5966 [7SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H2109 [30MR]

Ten Commandments Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 211), H2534 [7AP]

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), H8188 [6DE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H8881 [13DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5019 [13JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6233 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H7329 [3NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H5488 [25JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H3868 (see H. Res. 288), H3909 [1JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), consideration (see H. Res. 337), H4670 [6JY]

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 (H.R. 1633), consideration (see H. Res. 487), H8259 [7DE]

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), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2105 [30MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H5238 [19JY]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4575 [24JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3681), H9430 [15DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H5238 [19JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 2402), H4577 [24JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation (H.R. 3681), H9431 [15DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H555 [9FE], H1393 [1MR], H3413 [25MY], H4079 [14JN], H4369 [22JN], H4677 [7JY], H5021 [14JY], H5241 [20JY], H5663 [28JY], H5969 [8SE], H8903 [14DE]

Remarks

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), consideration (H. Res. 455), H7337, H7339 [4NO]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5504, H5506 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), consideration (H. Res. 288), H3936, H3939 [2JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4762, H4763, H4764 [8JY]

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 (H.R. 1633), consideration (H. Res. 487), H8267, H8269, H8270 [8DE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2122, H2123, H2125, H2127, H2128 [31MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5255 [20JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5251, H5255 [20JY]

Fowler, Cecilio L.: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2094 [18NO]

May, James: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Florida Professor of the Year award recipient, E2068 [16NO]

NLRB: prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (H.R. 2587), E1628 [14SE]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Cathedral Church of St. Luke Orlando Deanery Boychoir and Girls Choir for White House performance, E2325 [20DE]

———tribute to Civil Air Patrol Orlando Cadet Squadron, E797 [3MY]

———tribute to Colonial High School chamber choir, E2208 [8DE]

———tribute to Florida Hospital for Children for initiatives to help fight childhood obesity, E1882 [14OC]

Ships and vessels: regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7337, H7339 [4NO]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5251, H5255 [20JY]

———rates, H4763 [8JY]

Valencia Community College: Aspen Institute Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence award recipient, E2277 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H6215 [15SE], E1628 [14SE]

Winter Park, FL: tribute to Winter Park High School boys' basketball team, E551 [29MR]

Young, Julie: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E1589 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6229 [15SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 658, FAA Appropriations To Streamline Programs, Improve Aviation Safety and Capacity, and Provide Stable Aviation System Funding: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 112-46), H2105 [30MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 112-317), H8259 [7DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 112-181), H5488 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 112-97), H3868, H3909 [1JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 337) (H. Rept. 112-135), H4670 [6JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 357) (H. Rept. 112-155), H5238 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2838, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2838) (H. Rept. 112-267), H7329 [3NO]

Tributes

Bitner, David I., E1628 [14SE]

Rushing, Theodore B., E2167 [2DE]