LAMBORN, DOUG (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3085 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H966 [27FE]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H4605 [28JN]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H1135 [1MR]

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

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H1135 [1MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2034 [19AP]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5201 [24JY]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1428 [20MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 102), H903 [16FE]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3481 [5JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1847 [16AP]

Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see H.R. 6047), H4869 [13JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

——— defund House and Senate Budget Committees and majority leadership offices if that House does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget (see H.R. 2372), H6152 [19SE]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H512 [6FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 3135), H1498 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6429 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]

——— use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3916 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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 State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3481 [5JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see H.R. 6082), H4908 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H4869 [13JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H5079 [19JY]

EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), H1543 [22MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1915 [17AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H6397 [15NO]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H2040 [23AP]

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), H4684 [9JY]

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

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), H1154 [5MR]

Health: 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), H5078 [19JY]

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

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 5977), H6001 [13SE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6152 [19SE]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H1100 [29FE]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H4828 [11JY]

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

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H4685 [9JY]

LSC: terminate (see H.R. 2774), H2329 [7MY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6469 [27NO]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 4125), H1306 [8MR]

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

——— help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H3976 [21JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2926), H1428 [20MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1428 [20MR]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H1741 [28MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3164 [18MY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1304 [8MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

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

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 [24AP]

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), H79 [18JA]

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

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1543 [22MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H1367 [16MR]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2663 [11MY]

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H945 [17FE]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3720), H1101 [29FE]

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

——— exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to victims of Aurora, CO, movie theater shootings (see H.R. 6615), H6535 [29NO]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 1279), H5630 [1AU]

——— exclude from collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners (see H.R. 2507), H5711 [2AU]

U.N.: oppose any resolution endorsing an international code of conduct for information security in order to preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4776 [10JY]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H476 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), H1976 [18AP]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (see H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]

Public debt: 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), H77 [18JA]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 677), H3480 [5JN]

U.S. Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 692), H3807 [19JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration (see H.R. 4233), H1496 [21MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 4107), H1099 [29FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (H.R. 4386), H1977 [18AP]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (H.R. 6389), H6000 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H944 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (H.R. 4383), H1977 [18AP]

Public debt: 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 (H.R. 3778), H78 [18JA]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (H.R. 4046), H802 [15FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration (H.R. 4233), H1497 [21MR]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 4107), H1100 [29FE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H94 [23JA]

Ambul, Maria: American Heritage Girl (organization) Stars and Stripes Award recipient, E1• [6JA]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E811• [16MY]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Con. Res. 134), H5298 [26JY]

BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), H5437, H5438 [31JY]

Colorado: tribute to firefighters and emergency response personnel who responded to fire at Waldo Canyon, E1201• [29JN]

Colorado Veterans Resource Coalition: anniversary of Crawford House homeless veterans shelter, E396• [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3026, H3086 [17MY]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3026 [17MY]

——— prohibit Cooperative Threat Reduction funding to Russia pending certification that they are not supporting Syria or providing weapons of mass destruction technology to Syria, North Korea, or Iran, H3086 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H754 [15FE]

——— establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3929 [21JN]

——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5214 [25JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6169 [20SE]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, H3920 [21JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5169 [24JY], H5214 [25JY]

——— require application for permit to drill be deemed approved if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3926 [21JN]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H754, H773 [15FE], H824, H829 [16FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]

Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), H5438 [31JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E810• [16MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4832 [12JY]

National Marriage Week: observance, H551 [7FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H2060 [24AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H887, H888, H889, H890, H891 [16FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]

Peterson AFB, CO: 302d Airlift Wing rededication of SUMIT 38 Memorial, E1317• [25JY]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433 [31JY]

Point of order, H5437, H5438, H5439 [31JY]

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), H3885 [20JN], H3918, H3919, H3920, H3921, H3925, H3926, H3929 [21JN]

——— promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases, H829 [16FE]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2060 [24AP]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H55 [18JA]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, H3921 [21JN]

——— streamline Federal review to facilitate projects, H824 [16FE]

Virgin Islands: establish Office of Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 3706), H5435, H5436 [31JY]

Tributes

Csintyan, Dave, E641• [25AP]

Duffy, Joseph J., E1199• [29JN]

Finley, Stephannie, E655• [25AP]

Gramith, Thomas, E811• [16MY]

Leva, Autumn M., E1397• [3AU]

McDowell, Mark, E812• [16MY]

Michalson, Kristine J., E1395• [3AU]