LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4117 [27JN]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1916 [17AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), H441 [2FE]

Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]

Aviation: ensure certain flight, duty, and rest requirements apply to all-cargo air operations (see H.R. 4350), H2289 [27AP]

Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 6110), H4862 [12JY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H1543 [22MR]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]

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), H3733 [18JN]

——— establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H2211 [26AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H5328 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H1846 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1497 [21MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 6087), H5923 [12SE]

Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into contracts with private sector for property management (see H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 6254), H5628 [1AU]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5328 [26JY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Freedom of Information Act: provide that exemptions shall not apply to matters relating to certain transactions executed by the Federal Government operating in a commercial manner (see H.R. 4232), H1811 [30MR]

Glenn, John: anniversary of first manned orbital mission for NASA (see H. Con. Res. 102), H902 [16FE]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H220 [31JA]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]

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), H2329 [7MY]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 [21JN]

Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), H3977 [21JN]

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1543), H4775 [10JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H4605 [28JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]

——— improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H187 [27JA]

——— preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H2329 [7MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H1642 [27MR]

Members of Congress: impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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), H1367 [16MR]

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

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H7429 [21DE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H27 [17JA]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2072 [24AP]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Park Service: extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 6572), H6306 [12OC]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2040 [23AP]

——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H803 [15FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H376 [1FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H115 [23JA]

Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see H.R. 2257), H1807 [29MR]

Space policy: express that delays in implementing a clear mission for the space program represents a threat to American exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 3352), H3662 [7JN]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4828 [11JY]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H3733 [18JN]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H5292 [25JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3662 [7JN]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H5292 [25JY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1807 [29MR]

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

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H2329 [7MY]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2329 [7MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H5922 [12SE]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal protection clause to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see H.R. 5864), H3662 [7JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5766 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]

Tariff: Aflux 37 (see H.R. 4939), H2206 [26AP]

——— alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol mixtures (see H.R. 4943), H2206 [26AP]

——— benzene, polypropene derivatives (see H.R. 4946), H2206 [26AP]

——— benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (see H.R. 4936), H2206 [26AP]

——— caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and dispersing agents mixtures (see H.R. 4938), H2206 [26AP]

——— chemicals (see H.R. 4940), H2206 [26AP]

——— D-galacto-D-mannan (see H.R. 4945), H2206 [26AP]

——— ethylene-propylene polymer (see H.R. 4942), H2206 [26AP]

——— 4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (see H.R. 4934), H2206 [26AP]

——— NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate rubber mixtures (see H.R. 4937), H2206 [26AP]

——— Sensomer CT–400 (see H.R. 4944), H2206 [26AP]

——— 2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (see H.R. 4941), H2206 [26AP]

——— zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and dispersing agents mixtures (see H.R. 4935), H2206 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H1391 [19MR]

Tariff: Aflux 37 (H.R. 4939), H2210 [26AP]

——— alkali metal phenate, mineral oil, and p-dodecylphenol mixtures (H.R. 4943), H2210 [26AP]

——— benzene, polypropene derivatives (H.R. 4946), H2210 [26AP]

——— benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, with 2- aminoethanol and poly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), a-[1-oxo-9- octadecenyl]- w-hydroxy-, (9Z) mixtures (H.R. 4936), H2210 [26AP]

——— caprolactam disulfide with an elastomer binder of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and dispersing agents mixtures (H.R. 4938), H2210 [26AP]

——— chemicals (H.R. 4940), H2210 [26AP]

——— D-galacto-D-mannan (H.R. 4945), H2210 [26AP]

——— ethylene-propylene polymer (H.R. 4942), H2210 [26AP]

——— 4,8-dicyclohexyl -6-2,10-dimethyl -12H-dibenzo[d,g][1,3,2]- dioxaphosphocin (H.R. 4934), H2210 [26AP]

——— NN-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,Ndimethylurea with acrylate rubber mixtures (H.R. 4937), H2210 [26AP]

——— Sensomer CT–400 (H.R. 4944), H2210 [26AP]

——— 2-oxepanone, polymer with aziridine and tetrahydro- 2H-pyran-2-one, dodecanoate ester (H.R. 4941), H2210 [26AP]

——— zinc dicyanato diamine with an elastomer binder of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer and ethyl vinyl acetate, and dispersing agents mixtures (H.R. 4935), H2210 [26AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H3709 [18JN], H4867 [13JY], H6281 [25SE], H6313 [23OC], H6319 [30OC], H6325 [6NO], H7433 [27DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [3JA], H695 [13FE], H949 [24FE], H1365 [16MR], H2661 [11MY], H3169 [25MY], H3705 [15JN], H4867 [13JY], H6319 [30OC], H6325 [6NO]

Remarks

Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 49), H7415 [20DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1725, H1728 [28MR]

Chardon, OH: moment of silence for victims of school shooting, H993 [28FE]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3018 [17MY]

——— prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H2549 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3334, H3335 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3334, H3335 [31MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6683 [11DE]

FDA: develop uniform Federal standards for third party logistics providers to ensure safety and security in the delivery of pharmaceuticals, H3227 [30MY]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3227 [30MY]

Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2549 [9MY]

Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H112 [23JA]

Tribute, H5527 [1AU], H6682, H6687–H6693 [11DE]

Tributes

Dold, Representative, H1728 [28MR]

Lazarus, Hillard M., E1561• [19SE]

Sullivan, John V., H1630, H1632, H1635, H1637 [27MR]