AMODEI, MARK E. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3908 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2212 [26AP]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H3976 [21JN]

——— 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), H3916 [20JN]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 [17JA]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H6152 [19SE]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]

——— 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), H1210 [6MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H4907 [17JY]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H160 [24JA]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (see H.R. 856), H79 [18JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H694 [9FE]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4864 [12JY]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

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), H3977 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2329 [7MY]

——— 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 States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H6587 [3DE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4908 [17JY]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H1846 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2647 [10MY]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H944 [17FE]

——— ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H3481 [5JN]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H115 [23JA]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H441 [2FE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H376 [1FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H2447 [8MY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H182 [25JA]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2289 [27AP]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H115 [23JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1306 [8MR]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H159 [24JA]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4908 [17JY]

——— address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), H6001 [13SE]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H2033 [19AP]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H1209 [6MR]

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

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), H3578 [6JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H376 [1FE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H641 [8FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2033 [19AP]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3734 [18JN]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H2033 [19AP]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H3808 [19JN]

——— exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]

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

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H5860 [11SE]

Members of Congress: 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), H79 [18JA]

——— support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered U.S. flags (see H. Res. 757), H5707 [2AU]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H727 [14FE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6234 [20SE]

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

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H2813 [16MY]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6234 [20SE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H375 [1FE]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H3164 [18MY]

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), H221 [31JA]

——— 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), H221 [31JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

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

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 826), H7425 [20DE]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 4234), H2034 [19AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H115 [23JA]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H4908 [17JY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H4908 [17JY]

——— 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), H3976 [21JN]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3288), H1210 [6MR]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2033 [19AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H2329 [7MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6505 [28NO]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]

——— exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 2327), H3481 [5JN]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3148), H2134 [25AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H5860 [11SE]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5630 [1AU]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H2033 [19AP]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H1915 [17AP]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5923 [12SE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H159 [24JA]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3808 [19JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H1273 [7MR]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2813 [16MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H1100 [29FE]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2072 [24AP]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H3808 [19JN]

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), H3700 [8JN]

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

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 333), H726 [14FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]

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), H79 [18JA]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 4304), H2289 [27AP]

——— prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3700 [8JN]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), H2647 [10MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (see H.R. 4039), H801 [15FE]

——— convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada (see H.R. 6497), H6274 [21SE]

——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 [25JY]

——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]

Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on the future availability of TRICARE Prime throughout the U.S. and ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries retain access to a primary care provider (see H.R. 6635), H6675 [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]

——— convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]

——— convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Churchill County, NV, to the Dept. of the Navy (see H.R. 6596), H6428 [16NO]

Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (see H.R. 6453), H6231 [20SE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]

Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV (H.R. 4039), H802 [15FE]

——— convey certain public land in and around historic mining townsites in Nevada (H.R. 6497), H6277 [21SE]

——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (H.R. 6184), H5291 [25JY]

——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction (H.R. 6282), H5708 [2AU]

Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons (H.R. 6496), H6277 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey, by quitclaim deed, to Fernley, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation (H.R. 6236), H5525 [31JY]

——— convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]

——— convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (H.R. 3996), H693 [9FE]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Churchill County, NV, to the Dept. of the Navy (H.R. 6596), H6429 [16NO]

Lincoln County, NV: facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects (H.R. 6453), H6233 [20SE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H2031 [19AP]

Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such public lands (H.R. 4976), H2275 [27AP]

Remarks

BLM: convey certain Federal land to Yerington, NV, H3760 [19JN]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3760 [19JN]

Dalton, Jacob: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1341• [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), Senate amendment, H6350 [14NO]

——— prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5241 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4833, H4837, H4843 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4795 [11JY]

——— require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4843 [12JY]

Morrison, Heath: American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E233• [17FE]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3908, H3909 [20JN]

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

Tributes

Nixon, Patricia, E332• [7MR]

Raggio, William J., H1145 [5MR]