SCHMIDT, JEAN (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety, H192 [31JA]

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]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]

Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 102), H903 [16FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H802 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H6231 [20SE]

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]

——— grant provisional approval to fast-tracked drugs used in therapies and treatments for life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 6288), H5704 [2AU]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H115 [23JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]

Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H5525 [31JY]

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), H7264 [18DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]

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), H4654 [29JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H571 [7FE]

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), H1847 [16AP]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H220 [31JA]

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

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3268 [30MY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2648 [10MY]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]

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

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 [21JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H27 [17JA]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]

Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), H3977 [21JN]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 [17JA]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2329 [7MY]

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

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

NLRB: 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 Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1541 [22MR]

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]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

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

Power resources: establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H5202 [24JY]

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), H2447 [8MY]

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

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

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H5202 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H571 [7FE]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H5711 [2AU]

——— frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like (see H.R. 4443), H2030 [19AP]

——— frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles, or the like, the foregoing of plastics (see H.R. 4444), H2030 [19AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1210 [6MR]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

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

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), H3404 [1JN]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]

Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal protection clause to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H3578 [6JN]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 938), H440 [2FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1571 [26MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H4606 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]

Tariff: (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric or paraffinic carrier mixture (see H.R. 5502), H2319 [7MY]

——— clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any material (see H.R. 5496), H2319 [7MY]

——— methylionine (see H.R. 5500), H2319 [7MY]

——— 1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-N,N,N’,N’,N’-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 2-propenamide (see H.R. 5503), H2319 [7MY]

——— 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (see H.R. 5501), H2319 [7MY]

——— plastic laminate sheets (see H.R. 5498), H2319 [7MY]

——— 2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (see H.R. 5499), H2319 [7MY]

——— warp knit open-work fabric (see H.R. 5497), H2319 [7MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: (acetato) pentammine cobalt dinitrate with a polymeric or paraffinic carrier mixture (H.R. 5502), H2327 [7MY]

——— clarify duty on sanitary towels and tampons, diapers and diaper liners for babies, and similar articles, of any material (H.R. 5496), H2327 [7MY]

——— methylionine (H.R. 5500), H2327 [7MY]

——— 1,3-propanediaminium, N-[3-[[[dimethyl[3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-pro-penyl)amino]propyl]ammonio]acety ]amino]propyl]-2-hydroxy-N,N,N’,N’,N’-pentamethyl-, trichloride, polymer with 2-propenamide (H.R. 5503), H2327 [7MY]

——— 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one (and isomers) mixtures (H.R. 5501), H2327 [7MY]

——— plastic laminate sheets (H.R. 5498), H2327 [7MY]

——— 2-cyclo-hexylidene-2-phenyl acetonitrile (H.R. 5499), H2327 [7MY]

——— warp knit open-work fabric (H.R. 5497), H2327 [7MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4911 [18JY]

Poems

‘‘Independence Day,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1168• [28JN]

‘‘To Such New Heights,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1918• [12DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H103 [23JA], H5623 [1AU]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5443, H5446 [31JY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Old St. Mary’s Church, E1355• [31JY]

——— tribute to Archbishop Moeller High School football team, H6626 [5DE]

Continental Congress: anniversary of Northwest Ordinance adoption, E1594• [21SE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7560 [1JA]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6692 [11DE], H7560 [1JA]

Independence Day: observance, E1168• [28JN]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E875• [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H893• [16FE]

Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, H5623 [1AU]

Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363• [31JY]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (H. Res. 177), E850• [18MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H103 [23JA]

Taiwan: democracy efforts, E875• [18MY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), Senate amendments, H7560 [1JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2768 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6682, H6687–H6693 [11DE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Neil A., E1918• [12DE]

Austria, Representative, H6692 [11DE]

Bailey, R. Steven, E390• [20MR]

Eagan, Rick, H2454 [9MY]

Giffords, Representative, H118 [24JA]

Johnson, Kenneth, H6471 [28NO]

Kucinich, Representative, H6692 [11DE]

LaTourette, Representative, H6692 [11DE]

Morrison, Ronald, E1877• [5DE]

Sutton, Representative, H6692 [11DE]