HARTZLER, VICKY (a Representative from Missouri)

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), H182 [25JA]

——— 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]

Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5766 [10SE]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H181 [25JA]

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

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5766 [10SE]

——— 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), H82 [19JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1742 [28MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H27 [17JA]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6429 [16NO]

China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic objectives (see H. Res. 616), H3405 [1JN]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H4065 [26JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H187 [27JA]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H694 [9FE]

Corps of Engineers: notify the public of certain flood predictions for the Missouri River System (see H.R. 5717), H4158 [27JN]

——— take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations (see H.R. 2579), H4064 [26JN]

Courts: prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H3 [6JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 745), H1100 [29FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H1804 [29MR]

——— define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 6470), H6397 [15NO]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3808 [19JN]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H6061 [14SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2443 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding for the rule entitled ‘‘Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives’’ (see H.R. 6052), H4603 [28JN]

——— provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]

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

Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H5010 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H571 [7FE]

Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1497 [21MR]

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), H572 [7FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3703 [12JN]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976 [21JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H5078 [19JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H3481 [5JN]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H2033 [19AP]

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

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]

——— temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H3808 [19JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1100 [29FE]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3577 [6JN]

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), H1367 [16MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2212 [26AP]

——— 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: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H6061 [14SE]

Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefiting charities and fan appreciation (see H. Res. 702), H3981 [25JN]

Medicare: extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H4869 [13JY]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H6397 [15NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7516 [31DE]

——— 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), H5328 [26JY]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1101 [29FE]

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]

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

National Guard: provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1811), H27 [17JA]

National Teacher Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 645), H2320 [7MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H1807 [29MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H2288 [27AP]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4656 [29JN]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H513 [6FE]

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), H571 [7FE]

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), H1976 [18AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]

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

Public debt: 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), H6765 [12DE]

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

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

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

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]

Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see H. Res. 701), H3981 [25JN]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]

Syria: condemn targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities and call on U.S. to prioritize safety and security of these communities (see H. Res. 763), H6234 [20SE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5766 [10SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using title of ‘‘officer’’ and from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3608), H1498 [21MR]

——— transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H903 [16FE]

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

——— prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H5079 [19JY]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

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]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H27 [17JA] (see H.R. 6364), H6701 [11DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H1803 [29MR]

FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (H.R. 4296), H1805 [29MR]

FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain requirements of a license (H.R. 6244), H5629 [1AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1743 [29MR]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H106 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7392 [20DE]

——— long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3024 [17MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5165 [24JY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6754 [12DE]

Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (H.R. 3336), H2097 [25AP]

Monsanto, Inc.: tribute to Sustainable Yield Pledge Award recipients, E922• [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1744 [29MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H106 [23JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2739 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5116• [23JY], E1073• [19JN], E1182• [29JN], E1957• [19DE]