RIGELL, E. SCOTT (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3071 [17MY]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3911 [20JN]

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: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H220 [31JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 1830), H696 [13FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1642 [27MR]

Armed Forces: ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 4740), H2125 [25AP]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H1571 [26MR]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), H6274 [21SE]

——— permanently extend period of mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 544), H1642 [27MR]

——— prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H2647 [10MY] (see H.R. 1285), H3267 [30MY]

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

——— provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H1807 [29MR]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H476 [3FE]

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

——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]

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

Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 2387), H903 [16FE]

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

——— 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), H440 [2FE]

——— restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 82), H5712 [2AU]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H3807 [19JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H726 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H3105 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H571 [7FE]

——— authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1572 [26MR]

Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H159 [24JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 6495), H6536 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1642 [27MR]

——— 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), H1642 [27MR]

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6622 [4DE]

Fish and fishing: include farmed shellfish as specialty crops (see H.R. 1176), H802 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2072 [24AP]

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), H5526 [31JY]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H512 [6FE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H5292 [25JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1209 [6MR]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3734 [18JN]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H5328 [26JY] (see H.R. 2810), H641 [8FE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]

Members of Congress: allow to decline coverage under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (see H.R. 5951), H4158 [27JN]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 105), H1100 [29FE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H512 [6FE]

——— 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), H727 [14FE]

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

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H1915 [17AP]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 [25JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6152 [19SE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1572 [26MR]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H1642 [27MR]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H2715 [15MY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H5292 [25JY]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 [7MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H726 [14FE]

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), H3404 [1JN]

——— extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1642 [27MR]

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), H726 [14FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H3578 [6JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H159 [24JA]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1571 [26MR]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1741 [28MR] (see H.R. 333), H1642 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H1390 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for certain military housing projects (see H.R. 4608), H2066 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]

Medicare: ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]

——— ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]

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]

Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]

Constitutional authority statements

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: improve oversight and accountability for certain military housing projects (H.R. 4608), H2071 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (H.R. 3882), H440 [2FE]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (H.R. 4388), H1977 [18AP]

Taxation: close corporate jet depreciation loophole and use such savings to increase the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (H.R. 4199), H1366 [16MR]

Eulogies

Katz, David: by Sam Katz, E19• [17JA]

Poems

‘‘We Stood!’’ Albert C. Caswell, H5690 [2AU]

Remarks

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1412 [20MR]

——— remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), consideration (H. Res. 587), H1408 [20MR]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed soliders, airmen, and SEALs, H5689 [2AU]

Budget: provide for conditional replacement of fiscal year 2013 sequester established by the Budget Control Act, H3072 [17MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2702 [15MY]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), H6136 [19SE]

——— designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), Senate amendment, H7450 [30DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2702, H2704 [15MY], H3072, H3076 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), permission to file conference report, H6852 [18DE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H5210 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H589 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017, H3911, H3912 [20JN]

——— include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 [7FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7519 [1JA]

——— impact of Government regulations, H209 [31JA]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (H. Res. 556), E297• [1MR]

Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H209 [31JA]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S., H3076 [17MY]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3911, H3912 [20JN]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7519 [1JA]

Viginia Beach Crime Solvers (organization): anniversary, E1379• [1AU]

Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Congregation Beth Chaverim, E1194• [29JN]

——— tribute to Virginia Beach Police Dept., event to honor Black Law Enforcement Pioneers, E1376• [1AU]

Votes: correction, E1997• [21DE]

Statements

Congregation Beth Chaverim, Virginia Beach, VA, Anniversary: Israel Zoberman, E1194• [29JN]

Tributes

Katz, David, E19• [17JA]

Thoroughgood, Barnett K., H2720 [16MY], E189• [14FE]

Wiesel, Elie, E578• [18AP]