SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3127 [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957, H5011 [18JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2416 [8MY]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981 [19AP]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H151 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, Janet Adamy, Wall Street Journal, H4712 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H2033 [19AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1428 [20MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Credit: create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit Corporations (see H.R. 6139), H5131 [23JY]

——— exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H2134 [25AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6469 [27NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H3703 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4776 [10JY]

——— enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]

——— 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]

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), H3734 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule relative to U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see H.J. Res. 108), H3105 [17MY] (see H.J. Res. 113), H4604 [28JN]

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]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H5923 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]

FDA: create a pathway for premarket notification and review of laboratory-developed tests (see H.R. 3207), H187 [27JA]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H803 [15FE]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4064 [26JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H182 [25JA]

Health: promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H3267 [30MY]

——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1154 [5MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 5977), H4864 [12JY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3977 [21JN]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3163 [18MY]

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]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2134 [25AP]

Israel: 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), H1363 [13MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1154 [5MR]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H5130 [23JY]

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

——— extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 [18JY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H6234 [20SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5292 [25JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 53), H1847 [16AP]

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), H1154 [5MR]

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 Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6307 [12OC]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H4907 [17JY]

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

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]

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), H27 [17JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 3100), H1807 [29MR]

Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H221 [31JA]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1543 [22MR]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3578 [6JN]

Taxation: clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1847 [16AP]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H4656 [29JN]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H3163 [18MY]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H5712 [2AU]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2715 [15MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H2715 [15MY]

——— provide for S corporation reform (see H.R. 1478), H2715 [15MY]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3163 [18MY]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 779), H5922 [12SE] (see H. Res. 827), H6701 [11DE]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 843), H7469 [30DE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]

Tariff: non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, nesoi (see H.R. 5315), H2274 [27AP]

——— parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (see H.R. 5313), H2274 [27AP]

——— PHBA (see H.R. 5309), H2274 [27AP]

——— potassium sorbate (see H.R. 5311), H2274 [27AP]

——— screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of steel (see H.R. 5312), H2274 [27AP]

——— sorbic acid (see H.R. 5310), H2274 [27AP]

——— threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, or screws (see H.R. 5314), H2274 [27AP]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (see H. Res. 620), H1914 [17AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: non-threaded articles (fasteners) of iron or steel, nesoi (H.R. 5315), H2288 [27AP]

——— parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 (H.R. 5313), H2287 [27AP]

——— PHBA (H.R. 5309), H2287 [27AP]

——— potassium sorbate (H.R. 5311), H2287 [27AP]

——— screws, bolts, nuts, washers, and similar articles of steel (H.R. 5312), H2287 [27AP]

——— sorbic acid (H.R. 5310), H2287 [27AP]

——— threaded articles of iron or steel nesoi not bolts, nuts, or screws (H.R. 5314), H2287 [27AP]

Letters

Health Care Cost Reduction Act: Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]

Poems

‘‘They Make Us Who We Are,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E881• [22MY]

Remarks

Addison, TX: tribute to Christian Faith World Ministries Church, E1672• [28SE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families, E881• [22MY]

Conine, Kent: Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (organization) honoree, E28• [17JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3129• [18MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4957 [18JY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4957 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5934, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5939 [13SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129• [18MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6714, H6717, H6718, H6719, H6720, H6721 [12DE]

Federal employees: allow contractors to perform certain activities currently performed by Federal employees, H2416, H2417 [8MY]

For the Love of the Lake (organization): tribute to Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up event, E1405• [3AU]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services, H1509• [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1509• [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711, H4717, H4721, H4722 [10JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5934, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5939 [13SE]

——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 827), H6714, H6716, H6717, H6718, H6719, H6720, H6721 [12DE]

International Day of Radiology: observance, E1381• [1AU]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Texas Association of Business Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1512• [13SE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6382, H6383 [15NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on budget deficit, H4717 [10JY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H590 [8FE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H192, H195, H198, H199 [31JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711, H4717, H4721, H4722 [10JY]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 6007), H5734 [10SE]

Rice University: anniversary, E1239• [12JY]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status, E1098• [20JN]

——— extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), consideration (H. Res. 808), H6382, H6383 [15NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2416, H2417 [8MY]

SEC: authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act, H1223 [7MR]

——— change threshold number of shareholders for required registration, H1223 [7MR]

——— eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1223 [7MR]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1223, H1227 [7MR]

——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1223 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222, H1224, H1226, H1227, H1230 [7MR]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H6716 [12DE]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 620), H1981, H1982, H1983, H1984, H1985, H1986, H1987 [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3592 [7JN]

Thompson, Representative Glenn: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E96• [31JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H6716 [12DE]

Votes: position on missed, H2051• [24AP], E399•, E401•, E404•, E409•, E411• [21MR]

Walne, Joan and Alan: Dallas, TX, Friends of Fair Park Spirit of the Centennial Award recipients, E474• [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6382 [15NO]

Reports

Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust (organization), H4712–H4715 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of Trustees, H4715 [10JY]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112–668), H5922 [12SE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 827) (H. Rept. 112–700), H6701 [11DE]

Consideration of H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 620) (H. Rept. 112–447), H1914 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 112–375), H158 [24JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112–409), H1209 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112–587), H4684 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 779) (H. Rept. 112–668), H5922 [12SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 843) (H. Rept. 112–734), H7469 [30DE]

Statements

Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: by, E1138• [26JN]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H2292 [7MY]

Tables

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions affecting small businesses, H6719 [12DE]

Tributes

Acres, Ebby Halliday, E341• [8MR]

Casey, Robert E., Jr., E420• [22MR]

Dreier, Representative, H6382 [15NO]

Hall, Kenneth L., E249• [27FE]

Hall, Representative, H6446 [27NO]

Keffler, Bill A., E735• [8MY]

Lindsey, James D., E1007• [7JN]

Mallon, James L., E299• [1MR]

Meador, Norman, E562• [17AP]

Metcalf, Jimmy and Billie, E200• [15FE]

Patrick, Matthew J., E1832• [29NO]

Payne, Donald M., H1199 [6MR]

Price, Robert E., Sr., E1292• [19JY]