WALSH, JOE (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2716 [15MY], H3127 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3578, H3579 [6JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2524, H2570 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4656 [29JN]

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H1642 [27MR]

——— repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H1642 [27MR]

Aviation: establish an air travelers’ bill of rights (see H.R. 6449), H6230 [20SE]

——— require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H374 [1FE]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1135 [1MR]

——— eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 6525), H6275 [21SE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 3581), H115 [23JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1306 [8MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H376 [1FE]

——— restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]

Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6234 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3916 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: contract with an independent laboratory to study health effects of backscatter x-ray machines used at airline checkpoints and improve notice to airline passengers (see H.R. 4068), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 715), H6151 [19SE]

Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H5766 [10SE]

EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), H3363 [31MY]

——— require a timely review of State documentation and reform regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see H.R. 5381), H4828 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H4908 [17JY]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4158 [27JN]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4065 [26JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H2288 [27AP]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5526 [31JY]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1017 [28FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6469 [27NO]

India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), H6234 [20SE]

Iran: condemn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the leaders of Iran for addressing the U.N. on Yom Kippur (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6276 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2716 [15MY]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3105 [17MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4157 [27JN]

Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5079 [19JY]

Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H4158 [27JN]

——— impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), H903 [16FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H2447 [8MY]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2813 [16MY]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 494), H513 [6FE]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H903 [16FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance (see H.R. 3013), H115 [23JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 450), H1209 [6MR]

——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H945 [17FE]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5923 [12SE]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H5328 [26JY]

SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]

——— reform role of procurement center representatives in the Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 [28FE]

Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]

——— reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H727 [14FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 [21SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 [22MR]

Taxation: change the deadline for income tax returns for calendar year taxpayers from the 15th of April to the first Monday in November (see H.R. 88), H187 [27JA]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2715 [15MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H5711 [2AU]

——— repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]

Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3481), H3915 [20JN]

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), H945 [17FE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H1363 [13MR]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1210 [6MR]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H1571 [26MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H4158 [27JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H6234 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 4631), H2123 [25AP]

SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 3987), H640 [8FE]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (see H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]

Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification (see H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (H.R. 5521), H2328 [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H2127 [25AP]

SBA: modify small business concern size standards (H.R. 3987), H641 [8FE]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H4064 [26JN]

Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification (H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN]

——— require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification (H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3129• [18MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), consideration (H. Res. 661), H2836 [17MY]

——— include industry-recognized certifications in pilot program on veterans’ receipt of civilian credentialing for military occupational specialty skills, H3129• [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, H2524 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (H.R. 4631), H5776, H5778 [11SE]

Government: require establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies (H.R. 538), H5778, H5779 [11SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4761 [10JY]

SBA: modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2524 [9MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3597 [7JN]

Transportation Security Administration: modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (H.R. 6028), H5824 [11SE]

——— modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), H6729 [12DE]