KINZINGER, ADAM (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H802 [15FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]

AID: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2700), H3578 [6JN]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4158 [27JN]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), H6274 [21SE]

——— further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 4485), H2289 [27AP]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H1306 [8MR]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3266 [30MY]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H5526 [31JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H2134 [25AP]

Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H5526 [31JY]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H218 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to have community business leaders mentor Armed Forces members under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5712), H2644 [10MY]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2212 [26AP]

——— require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H4907 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver’s licenses (see H.R. 3666), H221 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 3723), H159 [24JA]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H182 [25JA]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]

EPA: require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7425 [20DE]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see H.R. 3816), H4158 [27JN]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H2072 [24AP]

——— improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1274 [7MR]

——— provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 2182), H2072 [24AP]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H3267 [30MY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H697 [13FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H5130 [23JY]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1741 [28MR]

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

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2570 [9MY]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5079 [19JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]

Insurance: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (see H.R. 5859), H3734 [18JN]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H4064 [26JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H2447 [8MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H5202 [24JY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6279 [21SE]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 6446), H7264 [18DE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5711 [2AU]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6234 [20SE]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

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]

——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H3267 [30MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H441 [2FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H1306 [8MR]

Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1642 [27MR]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3363 [31MY]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H726 [14FE]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H3363 [31MY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2072 [24AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

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), H2134 [25AP]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2134 [25AP]

U.N.: 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), H5009 [18JY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6505 [28NO]

——— prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H5631 [1AU]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Tariff: Bifenthrin (see H.R. 4558), H2065 [24AP]

——— carbamic acid (see H.R. 4557), H2065 [24AP]

——— Carbofuran technical (see H.R. 4559), H2065 [24AP]

——— Carbosulfan technical (see H.R. 4560), H2065 [24AP]

——— 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (see H.R. 4556), H2065 [24AP]

——— penthiopyrad technical (see H.R. 4555), H2065 [24AP]

Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (see H.R. 4044), H801 [15FE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H1133 [1MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (H.R. 6525), H6278 [21SE]

Tariff: Bifenthrin (H.R. 4558), H2069 [24AP]

——— carbamic acid (H.R. 4557), H2069 [24AP]

——— Carbofuran technical (H.R. 4559), H2069 [24AP]

——— Carbosulfan technical (H.R. 4560), H2069 [24AP]

——— 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinamine (H.R. 4556), H2069 [24AP]

——— penthiopyrad technical (H.R. 4555), H2069 [24AP]

Telecommunications: create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission and provide for the use of a portion of the proceeds from the auction of reallocated Federal spectrum for deficit reduction (H.R. 4044), H802 [15FE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), H1134 [1MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1813 [16AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors, H3013 [17MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1649 [28MR]

Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5832 [11SE]

Dept. of Commerce: develop online calculator to assist U.S. companies in determining the costs of manufacturing overseas, H2357 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3013 [17MY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H35 [18JA]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1611, H1624 [27MR]

——— provide report on impact of changes to transparency and procedures on agency mandate to promote competition and innovation, H1624 [27MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]

Kankakee County, IL: anniversary of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, E190• [14FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: encourage China to force a North Korean suspension of nuclear weapons activities, H1814 [16AP]

NASA: tribute to space shuttle program, H1850 [17AP]

National security: improve border security, H1850 [17AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2158 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H64 [18JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2357 [8MY]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1999 [19AP]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 4124), H6143 [19SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1515• [22MR], E387• [20MR], E401• [21MR], E435• [22MR], E1475• [11SE]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5909• [12SE]

Hinderliter, David, E635• [24AP]