KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4995 [18JY], H5027 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3624, H3625 [7JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3369 [1JN], H3468 [5JN]

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]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H513 [6FE]

Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H901 [16FE]

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 6167), H5130 [23JY]

Air Force: limit authority to retire or transfer certain aircraft of the Air National Guard (see H.R. 6690), H7423 [20DE]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4065 [26JN]

——— 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]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H374 [1FE]

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

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H903 [16FE]

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), H6701 [11DE]

China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic objectives (see H. Res. 616), H3268 [30MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6622 [4DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H376 [1FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4907 [17JY]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

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), H2289 [27AP]

——— 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), H6429 [16NO]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]

——— require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H3662 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1741 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2134 [25AP]

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]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H2329 [7MY]

Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification and permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H4908 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4656 [29JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1978 [18AP]

Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]

Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H5079 [19JY]

——— express that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country (see H. Con. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3481 [5JN]

Government: require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve effectiveness (see H.R. 2188), H1134 [1MR]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2951), H2072 [24AP]

Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 [21JN]

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]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H6310 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6152 [19SE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H5078 [19JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2813 [16MY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H5630 [1AU]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H6001 [13SE]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6302 [5OC]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H5078 [19JY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6429 [16NO]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1391 [19MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H3915 [20JN]

Members of Congress: 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), H2040 [23AP]

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

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H2329 [7MY]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H2288 [27AP]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

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

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H4656 [29JN]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5712 [2AU]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1273 [7MR]

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), H5923 [12SE]

——— 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]

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]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

——— 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), H6675 [5DE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]

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

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6280 [21SE]

Taliban: prohibit release of certain Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until Muhammaed Omar has been turned over to U.S. custody (see H. Res. 529), H182 [25JA]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 3444), H3171 [25MY]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H1367 [16MR]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H2329 [7MY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H5712 [2AU]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1391 [19MR]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3661 [7JN]

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

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

——— treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable contributions (see H.R. 5903), H6318 [26OC]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H220 [31JA]

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), H4605 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation available before voting, and promote availability of FEC reports (see H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]

Government regulations: provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (see H.R. 6333), H5706 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (H.R. 5731), H2647 [10MY]

Congress: strengthen financial disclosures by Members, officers, and employees, display subject matter of debates, make legislation available before voting, and promote availability of FEC reports (H.R. 3898), H475 [3FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 6418), H6061 [14SE]

Government regulations: provide congressional oversight of agency rulemaking (H.R. 6333), H5710 [2AU]

Excerpts

U.S. Code: definition of ‘‘marriage’’ and ‘‘spouse’’, H5028 [19JY]

Memorandums

Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, Dentention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3625 [7JN]

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent With the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3626 [7JN]

Military Chaplain Participation in or Officiation of Private Ceremonies: Clifford L. Stanley, Dept. of Defense, H5027 [19JY]

Prosecutorial Discretion in Removal Cases Involving Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs: John Morton, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3627 [7JN]

Use of Dept. of Defense Real Property and Facilities for Private Functions: Jeh C. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, H5028 [19JY]

Poems

‘‘They’ll Not Take That From You,’’ Albert C. Caswell, H2638 [10MY]

‘‘We Stood!’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1436• [3AU]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3185 [30MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5445 [31JY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5658• [2AU], H6225 [20SE]

——— make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), H5658• [2AU]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H176 [25JA], H3399 [1JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, E1436• [3AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, H712 [14FE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced, H712, H715 [14FE]

——— deficit, H711–H715 [14FE]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit funding to enforce criminal penalty on individuals who choose not to participate in the American Community Survey, H2506, H2507 [9MY]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), consideration (H. Res. 688), H3748 [19JN]

Congress: legislative process, H709 [14FE]

Constitution—U.S.: differences in interpretation, H1129–H1131 [1MR]

Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance account funding through reductions in construction account, H3369 [1JN]

——— revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding, H3748 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6225 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4995 [18JY], H5027 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5027 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H713 [14FE], H1132 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border, H1148 [5MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3624, H3625, H3628 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H3624 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3625, H3628 [7JN]

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

——— prohibit funding to bring action against States for implementation of State law requiring voter identification, H2504 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2499 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5166 [24JY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H560–H563 [7FE]

——— comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H711 [14FE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H6224–H6227 [20SE]

——— importance of job creation, H1147 [5MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H709–H711 [14FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H560 [7FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3369 [1JN], H3468, H3469 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468, H3469 [5JN]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1151 [5MR]

——— 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 (H.R. 997), H714 [14FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H177 [25JA]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H174 [25JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H3966–H3970 [21JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6548, H6549 [30NO]

——— reform, H562 [7FE], H1149 [5MR]

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, H1146 [5MR]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H174–H176 [25JA]

——— evaluation of administration, H3399–H3402 [1JN]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H1147 [5MR]

——— evaluation of Middle East policies, H1145 [5MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H713 [14FE], H3400–H3402 [1JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4756 [10JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, H3399 [1JN]

——— national energy policy, H174–H177 [25JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2499, H2504, H2506, H2507, H2549 [9MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H709 [14FE]

Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3720), H1150 [5MR]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5548 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5548 [1AU]

——— provide payroll tax relief, H709–H711 [14FE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 1956), H1149 [5MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H709–H711 [14FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2741 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7413• [20DE], E52• [23JA], E367•, E368• [13MR], E586• [19AP], E864• [18MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal, H714 [14FE], H1151 [5MR]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, H1003 [28FE]

Tributes

Boswell, Representative, H6788 [13DE]

Breitbart, Andrew, H1126 [1MR]

Colson, Charles W., H2804 [16MY]

Mills, Travis, H2638• [10MY]

Pierson, Jay, H6861 [18DE]