WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3595 [25MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H2902 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H393 [20JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H2857 [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), H6415 [22SE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 253), H8968 [14DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8967 [14DE]

Animals: 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), H8967 [14DE]

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites (see H.R. 1441), H3411 [24MY]

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), H2412 [6AP]

———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), H5286 [20JY]

———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), H513 [26JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H601 [9FE]

———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3870 (see H.R. 1941), H3911 [1JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 1181), H3646 (see H.R. 1181), H3684 [25MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 5), H2605 [12AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H40 [5JA]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114), H2328 [5AP]

Business and industry: establish strategy to encourage manufacturing in the U.S. and the repatriation of manufacturing jobs (see H.R. 516), H509 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H7892 [18NO]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: provide for continuing authorization (see H.R. 1649), H3162 [10MY]

China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1771 [11MR]

———prohibit awarding of contracts by the Federal Government to Chinese entities until China signs the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (see H.R. 2271), H6011 [8SE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit awarding of Federal grants and contracts to institutions that fail to offer academic credit for completion of courses offered by a Senior ROTC program (see H.R. 2628), H5398 [22JY]

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), H8187 [6DE]

———require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 125), H2857 [14AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3806 [31MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H256 [18JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H1525 [2MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H2667 [13AP]

———prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H6098 [12SE]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

Credit: encourage creditors to safeguard credit scores of members of Armed Forces and their immediate family in the event of a Government shutdown (see H. Res. 215), H2570 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H2667 [13AP]

———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: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6415 [22SE]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H9928 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 2874), H8967 [14DE]

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

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H6979 [14OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H3762 [27MY]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H3759 [26MY]

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), H4577 [24JN]

———prohibit delegation of vessel inspection and certification to a foreign classification society that provides such services to Iran, North Korea, North Sudan, or Syria (see H.R. 2998), H6979 [14OC]

Dept. of Justice: decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3759 [26MY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H6854 [12OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit from implementing certain rules relative to employment of aliens in the U.S. for temporary employment (see H.R. 3162), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 704), H1252 (see H.R. 704), H1364 [18FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [29MR]

———conduct oil and natural gas exploration, leasing, and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1372), H2327 [5AP]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H6552 [4OC]

———install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2070), H7579 [14NO]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (see H.R. 1231), H2037 [29MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1252 (see H.R. 24), H1364 [18FE]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7209 [1NO]

———delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H8262 [7DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H435 [24JA]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H7893 [18NO]

———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), H4459 [22JN]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H1982 [17MR]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 120), H138 [7JA]

———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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H5581 [26JY]

Diseases: establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H2040 [29MR]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3806 [31MY]

———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H6674 [6OC]

———issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H2039 [29MR]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 320), H2917 [15AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H1908 [16MR]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy (see H.R. 337), H2857 [14AP]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 991), H3000 [3MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1164), H7999 [30NO]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1723 [10MR]

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), H3870 (see H.R. 1633), H3911 [1JN]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H3344 [23MY]

———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H553 [8FE]

———partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H6415 [22SE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ``czars'' and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H203 [12JA]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 3), H138 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H2605 [12AP]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

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), H393 [20JA]

Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H3871 (see H.R. 2061), H3911 [1JN]

———require use of coach-class air travel in the U.S. except in limited circumstances (see H.R. 61), H138 [7JA]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 987), H1797 [14MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H5489 [25JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1727 [10MR]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H6627 [5OC]

———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), H2328 [5AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1456 [1MR]

Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1176), H2605 [12AP]

———prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), H5780 [29JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H7009 [24OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]

Fort Monroe National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2456), H4748 [7JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

Government: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt limit is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 1551), H3987 [2JN]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4529 [23JN]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (see H.R. 1229), H2037 [29MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H356 [19JA]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3759 [26MY]

———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H6098 [12SE]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H6231 [15SE]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4460 [22JN]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H553 [8FE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H553 [8FE]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 360), H394 [20JA]

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), H5285 [20JY]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 15), H204 [12JA]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H6183 [14SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H6854 [12OC]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H8728 [12DE]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 346), H1580 [4MR] (see H.R. 371), H5888 [1AU]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H4366 [21JN]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H5888 [1AU]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H2605 [12AP]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H2667 [13AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6098 [12SE]

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

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H10016 [20DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8077 [1DE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6922 [13OC]

———exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H8262 [7DE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H6140 [13SE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H5581 [26JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1988 [17MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4529 [23JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 431), H5489 [25JY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members' pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H5888 [1AU]

———prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5889 [1AU]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H7999 [30NO]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H2935 [2MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H1580 [4MR]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H3806 [31MY]

National security: express that further reductions to core national security funding will cause significant harm to U.S. interests (see H. Res. 441), H6977 [14OC]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 783), H1253 (see H.R. 783), H1364 [18FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 44), H354 [19JA]

———require offshore renewable energy resources and devices to be installed and serviced by U.S. workers (see H.R. 2360), H4852 [11JY]

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), H2572 [8AP]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H103 [6JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H7999 [30NO]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H2857 [14AP]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 74), H726 [11FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3759 [26MY]

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

Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (see H.R. 2171), H4185 [14JN]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2172), H4185 [14JN]

———streamline Federal review to facilitate projects (see H.R. 2170), H4185 [14JN]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H7208 [1NO]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2857 [14AP]

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4528 [23JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1050), H7714 [16NO]

———prevent the imposition of new burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses (see H. Res. 95), H1039 (see H. Res. 95), H1070 [16FE]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H104 [6JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 787), H3758 [26MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]

———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), H2108 [30MR]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H4460 [22JN]

———recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H10017 [20DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H508 [26JA]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 171), H204 [12JA]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6455 [23SE]

———allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 743), H3062 [4MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7893 [18NO]

———exempt sales of natural gas for use in natural gas vehicles from the retail sales limitation on defining independent producers of petroleum products (see H.R. 1712), H3221 [11MY]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 1986), H4366 [21JN]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2097), H4366 [21JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H9432 [15DE]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2667 [13AP]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6344 [21SE]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H3758 [26MY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H1770 [11MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 673), H1525 [2MR] (see H.R. 3087), H6627 [5OC]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3646 (see H.R. 1964), H3684 [25MY]

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H7999 [30NO]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3806 [31MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3646 (see H.R. 860), H3684 [25MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H3806 [31MY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2933 [2MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 547), H550 [8FE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3646 (see H.R. 1259), H3684 [25MY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H3062 [4MY]

———repeal estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death (see H.R. 143), H204 [12JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3062 [4MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H507 [26JA]

———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), H1180 (see H.R. 529), H1199 [17FE]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 607), H3161 [10MY]

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), H8262 [7DE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H3646 (see H.R. 1639), H3684 [25MY]

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

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H8967 [14DE]

———terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H9929 [16DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 1917), H3301 [13MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5489 [25JY]

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), H1456 [1MR] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H5127 [15JY]

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), H2108 [30MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H3646 (see H.R. 719), H3684 [25MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H10026 [23DE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5897 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 258), H135 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see H.R. 3117), H6671 [6OC]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4457 [22JN]

Monroe, James: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2968), H6271 [20SE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H3408 [24MY]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 2173), H4186 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for teleworking expenses (see H.R. 710), H922 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (H.R. 258), H138 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H6672 [6OC]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (H.R. 2304), H4459 [22JN]

Monroe, James: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2968), H6272 [20SE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (H.R. 1960), H3410 [24MY]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (H.R. 2173), H4186 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for teleworking expenses (H.R. 710), H923 [15FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1274 [18FE]

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 (H.R. 1297), H2394 [6AP]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3667 [25MY], H3697 [26MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya, H3673, H3674 [25MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2394 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2861 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3649 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3393 [24MY], H3595, H3628, H3649, H3667, H3673, H3674, H3678 [25MY], H3697, H3712 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8934 [14DE], E2281 [15DE]

———LHA 7 amphibious warship program funding, H3678 [25MY]

———limit number of parking spaces available at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, until traffic mitigation measures are in place, H3712 [26MY]

———prohibit funding for restructuring or closure of shipyard manufacturing complex in Avondale, LA, H3628 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3083 [5MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1331 [15JY]

Hague, VA: tribute to Cople Elementary School for participation in the Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc., Community Problem Solving contest, E1363 [20JY]

Navy: nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeport construction at Naval Station Mayport, FL, funding, E2281 [15DE]

———provide authority to enter into multiyear contracts for construction of Ford-class aircraft carriers, H3595 [25MY]

U.S. Joint Forces Command: disestablishment, closure, or realignment funding, H1274 [18FE]

Votes: position on missed, H3290 [13MY], H4767 [8JY], H6032 [9SE], H6640 [6OC], E386 [1MR]

Tributes

Wood, Jason M., E2184 [6DE]