BACHMANN, MICHELE (a Representative from Minnesota)

Articles and editorials

In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Muslim Brotherhood Probes, E1416–E1418 [3AU]

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), H114 [23JA]

——— 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), H7264 [18DE]

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

Budget: 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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H476 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H726 [14FE]

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), H1741 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H3577 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5630 [1AU]

——— 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), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H2813 [16MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H1543 [22MR]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: improve (see H.R. 5871), H3362 [31MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process (see H.R. 4370), H2329 [7MY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H1359 [9MR]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H694 [9FE]

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), H6280 [21SE]

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), H1306 [8MR]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3404 [1JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3267 [30MY]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [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), H1367 [16MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2570 [9MY]

——— 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), H1498 [21MR]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H4864 [12JY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6312 [19OC]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H5630 [1AU]

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

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 [18AP]

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]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2329 [7MY]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H115 [23JA]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3105 [17MY]

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

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]

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

Social Security: 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), H3267 [30MY]

Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1916 [17AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6828 [17DE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5202 [24JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4656 [29JN]

——— 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), H2715 [15MY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H1101 [29FE]

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

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), H7360 [19DE]

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), H1741 [28MR]

Water: 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), H5766 [10SE]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6722), H7516 [31DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (H.R. 6498), H6277 [21SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 6722), H7516 [31DE]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (H.R. 6661), H6807 [13DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H5625, H5626 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1084 [29FE]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 6726), H7523 [1JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY]

Kimball, MN: anniversary of Knaus Sausage House (business), E1725• [26OC]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5879• [12SE]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (H.R. 6661), H6837 [18DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4759 [10JY]

Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623, H5625, H5626 [1AU]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3588 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3250• [30MY], E754• [9MY]

Woodbury, MN: tribute to Woodbury Fire Dept., E2441• [27FE]

Wright-Hennepin Electric Cooperative Association: anniversary, E484• [29MR]

Tributes

Decker, Tommy, H6837 [18DE], E1870• [4DE]

Gruber, Gene, E1722• [26OC]

Schug, Jim, E448• [27MR]