ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H528 [8FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2055, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8208 [7DE]

———H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7289 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H10033 [30DE]

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), H2108 [30MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5923 [19AU]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Contracts: increase requirement for American-made content and strengthen certain waiver provisions for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2722), H5883 [1AU]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H7161 [27OC]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3454), H7828 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H434 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4673 [6JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H724 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6341 [21SE]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1621 [8MR]

———improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H4750 [7JY]

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

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see H.R. 2321), H4674 [6JY]

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

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H256 [18JA]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H10017 [20DE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H5966 [7SE]

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

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2900), H7134 [26OC]

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

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6987 [21OC]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H4946 [12JY]

Gulf Coast Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 1762), H3107 [5MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 3096), H6624 [5OC]

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), H3305 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3870 (see H.R. 1815), H3911 [1JN]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H3000 [3MY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 371), H5019 [13JY]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H204 [12JA]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6344 [21SE]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the E-verify program (see H.R. 280), H684 [10FE]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

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

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2293 [4AP]

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), H4279 [15JN]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1641), H3063 [4MY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4460 [22JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H6854 [12OC]

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]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H8881 [13DE]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (see H.R. 2105), H8881 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H394 [20JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H7257 [2NO]

Power resources: repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels (see H.R. 3101), H6979 [14OC]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see H.R. 421), H4366 [21JN]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1770 [11MR]

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

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

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H8882 [13DE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7008 [24OC]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H8967 [14DE]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H6552 [4OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 177), H256 [18JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H7399 [4NO]

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

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]

———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]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 2275), H6626 [5OC]

Tornadoes: eliminate reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance (see H.R. 2919), H6180 [14SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6183 [14SE]

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

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H4750 [7JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H5127 [15JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6922 [13OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals (see H.R. 3727), H9945 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 2017), H3754 [26MY]

Egypt: encourage any new government to fully allow for the freedom of religion (see H. Res. 459), H7398 [4NO]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 913), H1574 [3MR]

Postal Service: maintain services to rural areas (see H.R. 3744), H10014 [20DE]

Religion: anniversary of King James Bible (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2604 [12AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals (H.R. 3727), H9945 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3756 [26MY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 913), H1576 [3MR]

Postal Service: maintain services to rural areas (H.R. 3744), H10016 [20DE]

Poems

``Devout,'' Albert C. Caswell, E892 [13MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3029 [4MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated, H9892 [16DE]

———making continuing, H6320 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1420 [1MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 48), H1816 [15MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2743 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), H2800 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H822, H910, H911 [15FE], H1092, H1096 [17FE], H1245, H1246, H1247 [18FE]

Border Patrol: removal of U.S.-Mexico border drug and people smugglers lookout posts funding, H3856 [1JN]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), E1364 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H1246, H1247 [18FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction, H1246, H1247 [18FE], H3906 [1JN]

———allow specially trained State and local law enforcement officers to apprehend, investigate and detain illegal aliens for a pre-determined time period and under Federal supervision, H3851 [1JN]

———Border Enforcement Security Task Force funding, H3850 [1JN]

———Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine operations funding, H3849, H3851 [1JN]

———cell phone communications in rural border areas funding, H3847 [1JN]

———Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program funding, H3834 [1JN]

———funding, H822 [15FE]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement Law Enforcement Support Center funding, H3858 [1JN]

———making appropriations, H9892 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3832, H3834, H3838, H3842, H3845, H3847, H3849, H3850, H3851, H3856, H3858, H3878, H3880, H3882, H3883, H3889, H3890, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3900, H3904, H3905, H3906 [1JN], H3942, H3945 [2JN], H4377 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), motion to recommit, H3962 [2JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), unanimous-consent request, H3857 [1JN]

———National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H1245, H1246 [18FE]

———Office of Detention and Removal funding, H3851 [1JN]

———Operation Stonegarden funding, H3850 [1JN]

———prohibit funding for advanced airport full body scanners, H3904 [1JN]

———prohibit funding for any action by a political appointee to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision to make records available pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, H3905 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to allow deferred actions against illegal immigrants except for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, H3894 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to contravene the War Powers Resolution, H3896 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H3900 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to promulgate regulations resulting in private sector job losses, H3942 [2JN]

———prohibit transfer of funds to the Dept. of the Interior for environmental mitigation activities relative to border security, H3889 [1JN]

———Secure Border Initiative funding, H3850 [1JN]

———Shadow Wolves border patrol program funding, H3858 [1JN]

———Surface Transportation Security funding, H3845 [1JN]

———transportation security and counterterrorism grants funding, H3962 [2JN]

———U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services immigrant integration grants funding, H3883 [1JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H9892 [16DE]

FEMA: allow Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funds to be used to rehire or retain firefighters, H3895 [1JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3838 [1JN]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and State and local programs emergency funding, H3880 [1JN]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding, H3882 [1JN], H4377 [22JN], H6320 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]

———Firefighter Assistance Grants program funding, H910, H911 [15FE]

———remove restriction limiting Urban Areas Security Initiative funding to certain high-risk areas, H3878 [1JN]

———Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3842 [1JN]

———waive provisions prohibiting the rehiring of laid-off firefighters and certain budgetary and staffing requirements for local fire departments under the Firefighter Assistance Grants program, H1096 [17FE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), H5945 [7SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H317 [19JA]

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. (H.R. 2670), H6261 [20SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, H3893 [1JN]

———reform, H6261 [20SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3892 [1JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6896 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H317 [19JA]

Point of order, H1244 [18FE], H3849, H3850, H3851, H3880, H3890, H3892, H3893, H3898, H3900 [1JN], H3929, H3942 [2JN]

REAL ID Act: funding, H3878 [1JN]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (H. Con. Res. 13), H7173 [1NO]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6320 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6320 [21SE], H6403 [22SE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation, H3895 [1JN]

———explosives detection canine team program funding, H3856 [1JN]

———personnel funding, H1092 [17FE]

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), H178 [12JA]

Votes: position on missed, H6532 [4OC]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. Rept. 112-91), H3753 [26MY]

Tributes

Forester, Mark A., E892 [13MY]

Rucker, Charles R., E1871 [14OC]

Zapata, Jaime J., E295 [18FE]