BUERKLE, ANN MARIE (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1544 [22MR]

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

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), H4776 [10JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]

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

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

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 3806), H903 [16FE]

Cope, Marianne: Catholic Church canonization (see H. Res. 823), H6535 [29NO]

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H6279 [21SE]

——— establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4157 [27JN]

——— 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), H4908 [17JY]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 5998), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H159 [24JA]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H4065 [26JN]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7360 [19DE]

Executive Office of the President: define advisors often characterized as ‘‘czars’’ and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 59), H1915 [17AP]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4065 [26JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1135 [1MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3578 [6JN]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H4775 [10JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H2813 [16MY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4157 [27JN]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1742 [28MR]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H5630 [1AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H6151 [19SE]

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

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]

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: deny entry to foreign governments officials, and their immediate family, who commit or fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violation of imprisoned U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6292), H5704 [2AU]

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

——— 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]

——— reform the H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 3443), H2715 [15MY]

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), H1572 [26MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1496 [21MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 [30MY]

——— 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]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2580), H5526 [31JY]

Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 6636), H7429 [21DE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H3171 [25MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H187 [27JA]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6469 [27NO]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H5711 [2AU]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1846 [16AP]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2570 [9MY]

——— support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H641 [8FE]

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

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

NATO: strengthen (see H.R. 4243), H2212 [26AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1543 [22MR]

Pakistan: prohibit assistance until Shakeel Afridi is freed (see H.R. 5924), H3977 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5706 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H4064 [26JN]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3252), H1915 [17AP]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H5631 [1AU]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H696 [13FE]

Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1543 [22MR]

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), H1134 [1MR]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2663 [11MY]

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), H1741 [28MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H220 [31JA]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1915 [17AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), H3162 [18MY]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H948 [21FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H4864 [12JY]

——— make permanent improvements to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6148), H5008 [18JY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H2647 [10MY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2569 [9MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H1100 [29FE]

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

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H6298 [28SE]

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), H2211 [26AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H6001 [13SE]

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

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H2072 [24AP]

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), H6001 [13SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2569 [9MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]

Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H1914 [17AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (see H.R. 5899), H3480 [5JN]

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

Tariff: manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (see H.R. 5340), H2317 [7MY]

——— poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (see H.R. 5337), H2316 [7MY]

——— titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see H.R. 5338), H2316 [7MY]

——— titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (see H.R. 5339), H2317 [7MY]

Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5932), H3698 [8JN]

——— increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6115), H4862 [12JY]

Terrorism: require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on status of, and lack of progress on the Pan Am 103 bombing investigation and request that Libya grant permission for investigation (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6276 [21SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (H.R. 6218), H5327 [26JY]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (H.R. 5837), H3163 [18MY]

Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), H1914 [17AP]

Kolenda, Zenon and Orysya Bilyanska: relief (H.R. 5899), H3481 [5JN]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (H.R. 6075), H4656 [29JN]

Tariff: manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin (H.R. 5340), H2321 [7MY]

——— poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate mixtures (H.R. 5337), H2321 [7MY]

——— titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (H.R. 5338), H2321 [7MY]

——— titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane mixtures (H.R. 5339), H2321 [7MY]

Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5932), H3699 [8JN]

——— increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 6115), H4864 [12JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5863 [12SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H104 [23JA]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), Senate amendment, H5429 [31JY]

Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (H.R. 3477), H5112, H5113 [23JY]

Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (H.R. 5837), H5111 [23JY]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H1650 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5429 [31JY]

——— require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities, H5429 [31JY]

Diseases: increase diabetes awareness and prevention, E181• [13FE]

Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (H.R. 4365), H5410 [31JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E298• [1MR]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5231 [25JY]

Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly (G.R.A.P.E.): anniversary, E138• [3FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4404 [28JN]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (H.R. 2896), H5113, H5114 [23JY]

Lomong, Lopez: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1343• [26JY]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E859• [18MY]

Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation: Dept. of State Museums Connect grant recipient, E1671• [28SE]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H701 [14FE]

——— reform, H793 [15FE], H5915 [12SE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H5915 [12SE]

National Clandestine Service of the CIA NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office, Monroe, NY: designate (H.R. 3593), H5112 [23JY]

National Marriage Week: observance, E182• [13FE]

Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate (H.R. 3870), H5110, H5111 [23JY]

North Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Valley of Syracuse, E897• [30MY]

Onondaga Community College: anniversary, E127• [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H793 [15FE], H5915 [12SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H890 [16FE]

——— repeal, H433 [2FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]

Plympton, Rick: SBA New York Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E875• [18MY]

Polish Constitution Day: observance, E906• [30MY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H63 [18JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H104 [23JA]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, E291• [1MR]

——— anniversary of Syracuse Rescue Mission, E305• [1MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1655• [25SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H5915 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, E505• [29MR], E905• [30MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), consideration (H. Res. 656), H2735 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7559• [1JA]

Warren Lindley Post Office, Hartshorne, OK: designate (H.R. 1369), H5114 [23JY]

Wayne County, NY: anniversary of Walworth-Seely Public Library, E909• [30MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H510 [6FE]

Tributes

Bradley, Kevin W., E1644• [21SE]

Cudworth, Bob, E895• [30MY]

Davis, Barbara, E352• [8MR]

Milton, Douglas E., E898• [30MY]

Schneider, Kyle R., H4637 [29JN]

Timpano, MaryJo, E903• [30MY]