McCOTTER, THADDEUS G. (a Representative from Michigan)

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]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]

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), H4158 [27JN]

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

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 493), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H1210 [6MR]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H441 [2FE]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

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), H950 [24FE]

——— 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), H27 [17JA]

Corps of Engineers: compel completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study within a certain time period and focus attention on permanent prevention of aquatic nuisance species (see H.R. 4406), H2647 [10MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H79 [18JA]

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), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H694 [9FE]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 3897), H694 [9FE] (see H.R. 3982), H1847 [16AP]

——— establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H694 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H2647 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H376 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2329 [7MY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H2647 [10MY]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H182 [25JA]

——— expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H441 [2FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 184), H641 [8FE]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H220 [31JA]

EPA: prohibit regulation of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle based on material composition (see H.R. 1445), H1428 [20MR]

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency: submit quarterly reports to Congress during the conservatorship of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 31), H1209 [6MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H1017 [28FE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H1915 [17AP]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2329 [7MY]

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

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H2569 [9MY]

Garibaldi, Giuseppe: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 742), H1741 [28MR]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H3661 [7JN]

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H966 [27FE]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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), H1498 [21MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1306 [8MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H2663 [11MY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2648 [10MY]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Italy: anniversary of unification (see H.R. 742), H1741 [28MR]

Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex, Macomb, MI: designate (see H.R. 5738), H3363 [31MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1428 [20MR]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H1306 [8MR]

——— improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H1274 [7MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2787), H376 [1FE]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H1273 [7MR]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1018 [28FE]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

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]

Plants: limit application of laws prohibiting trade in plants that have been illegally taken, transported, or sold to products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3210), H1391 [19MR]

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]

——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H945 [17FE]

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

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H4158 [27JN]

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

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord’s Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H1497 [21MR]

Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H2663 [11MY]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H115 [23JA]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1017 [28FE]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H187 [27JA]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 3589), H376 [1FE]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1916 [17AP]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1847 [16AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2329 [7MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H2072 [24AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H220 [31JA]

Letters

Resignation from the House of Representatives: by, H4660 [9JY]

Poems

‘‘Peace,’’ Rupert Brooke, H1119 [1MR]

Remarks

American Heart Association: tribute to National Wear Red Day, H443 [3FE]

American Plastic Toys, Inc.: anniversary, E906• [30MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H578 [8FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H578 [8FE]

Livonia, MI: anniversary of Marycrest Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, E220• [16FE]

——— tribute to Ladywood High School girls’ softball team, E1123• [21JN]

Novi, MI: tribute to Detroit Catholic Central High School wrestling team, H951 [27FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Interagency Trade Enforcement Center funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2361 [8MY]

Poverty: emancipate the poor by urging empowerment and self-reliance, H378 [2FE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035 [29FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2361 [8MY]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H4660 [9JY]

Tributes

Breitbart, Andrew, H1119 [1MR]

Collett, Rachel, E52• [23JA]

McEachern, Donna, E1045• [15JN]

Morton, Kent, E55• [23JA]

Pastor, Carol, E354• [8MR]

Phillips, Bridget, E586• [19AP]

Saxton, William E., E1016• [7JN]

Shufflebarger, Arthur, E1050• [15JN]

Spellich, David, E214• [16FE]