MULVANEY, MICK (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1705 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4865 [12JY], H4942, H5010, H5011 [18JY], H5054, H5057 [19JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3467 [5JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]

Articles and editorials

Prosecutor Makes the Case for Military Trials, Dina Temple-Raston, NPR.org (Internet site), E708• [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H571 [7FE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H726 [14FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

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

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

——— eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), H1976 [18AP]

——— eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H641 [8FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 3581), H115 [23JA]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H79 [18JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H571 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6318 [26OC]

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 Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]

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), H1428 [20MR]

Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR]

FDA: expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H79 [18JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H79 [18JA]

——— reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H79 [18JA]

——— strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H4828 [11JY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]

Financial institutions: repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 3156), H28 [17JA]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 [11SE]

Foreign trade: improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

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

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]

——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H3 [6JA]

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

House of Representatives: prohibit consideration of any legislation containing an earmark (see H.R. 3707), H1498 [21MR]

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

Immigration: require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 [29JN]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5712 [2AU]

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

——— 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), H4908 [17JY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 [19AP]

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

Medicare: 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]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and extend the length of House terms (see H.J. Res. 101), H697 [13FE]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7566 [1JA]

——— impose a daily reduction in rates of pay if Congress fails to agree to a concurrent budget resolution (see H.R. 4036), H1498 [21MR]

——— 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), H5009 [18JY]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5293 [25JY]

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]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

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

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 [18AP]

——— 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]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1847 [16AP]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H641 [8FE]

——— rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H4828 [11JY]

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]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3 [6JA]

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]

Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]

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]

——— exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H1916 [17AP]

——— 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), H28 [17JA]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H376 [1FE]

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

——— 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]

Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5293 [25JY]

SBA: consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H1018 [28FE]

——— modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 3987), H1363 [13MR]

——— reform role of procurement center representatives in the Federal contracting acquisition process (see H.R. 3980), H1018 [28FE]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R. 6616), H6676 [5DE]

Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 3851), H1017 [28FE]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H1018 [28FE]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3850), H1017 [28FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6232 [20SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2289 [27AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1847 [16AP]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5009 [18JY]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), H4605 [28JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H571 [7FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1498 [21MR]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5009 [18JY]

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

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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 Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]

National Day of Recognition for Veterans’ Families: designate (see H. Res. 817), H6428 [16NO]

Small business: reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing decisions (see H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]

Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (see H.R. 5212), H2272 [27AP]

——— anatase titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5200), H2272 [27AP]

——— benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4359), H1845 [16AP] (see H.R. 5211), H2272 [27AP]

——— check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5219, 5225, 5226), H2272 [27AP]

——— complete digital process control systems designed for use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (see H.R. 5218), H2272 [27AP]

——— dianil (see H.R. 5210), H2272 [27AP]

——— economizers for use with certain boilers (see H.R. 5221), H2272 [27AP]

——— filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a plain weave (see H.R. 5201), H2272 [27AP]

——— filament polyester window shade material in a modified basket weave (see H.R. 5199), H2272 [27AP]

——— 4-propylbenzaldehyde (see H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]

——— hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 5222, 5223, 5224), H2272 [27AP]

——— helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle suspension, of iron or steel wire (see H.R. 5216), H2272 [27AP]

——— himic anhydride (see H.R. 5214), H2272 [27AP]

——— leucoquinizarin (see H.R. 4356), H1845 [16AP]

——— liquid dielectric transformers (see H.R. 5215), H2272 [27AP]

——— microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (see H.R. 5196), H2271 [27AP]

——— 1-nitroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4357), H1845 [16AP]

——— PCBTF (see H.R. 5202), H2272 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (see H.R. 5208), H2272 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with an acid acceptor (see H.R. 5204), H2272 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with antioxidant (see H.R. 5205), H2272 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with antistatic (see H.R. 5207), H2272 [27AP]

——— polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 5197), H2271 [27AP]

——— p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 5213), H2272 [27AP]

——— quinaldine (see H.R. 4355), H1845 [16AP]

——— sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (see H.R. 5198), H2272 [27AP]

——— stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (see H.R. 5220), H2272 [27AP]

——— 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4358), H1845 [16AP]

——— vibration dampeners (see H.R. 5217), H2272 [27AP]

——— window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments (see H.R. 5209), H2272 [27AP]

——— window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated with ethyl vinyl acetate (see H.R. 5206), H2272 [27AP]

——— woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic coating (see H.R. 5203), H2272 [27AP]

Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

Constitutional authority statements

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 (H.R. 6470), H6233 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (H.R. 4256), H1571 [26MR]

Small business: reform limits and increase Federal subcontracting opportunities, require agencies to publish insourcing processes, and provide opportunities to challenge insourcing decisions (H.R. 3893), H440 [2FE]

Tariff: amino ethyl carbazole (H.R. 5212), H2284 [27AP]

——— anatase titanium dioxide (H.R. 5200), H2283 [27AP]

——— benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 4359), H1846 [16AP]

——— benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5211), H2284 [27AP]

——— check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5219), H2284 [27AP]

——— check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5225), H2284 [27AP]

——— check valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5226), H2284 [27AP]

——— complete digital process control systems designed for use with steam turbine generator sets for use in AP 1000 nuclear powerplants certified by the NRC (H.R. 5218), H2284 [27AP]

——— dianil (H.R. 5210), H2283 [27AP]

——— economizers for use with certain boilers (H.R. 5221), H2284 [27AP]

——— filament polyester, foam-backed window shade material in a plain weave (H.R. 5201), H2283 [27AP]

——— filament polyester window shade material in a modified basket weave (H.R. 5199), H2283 [27AP]

——— 4-propylbenzaldehyde (H.R. 4354), H1845 [16AP]

——— hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5222), H2284 [27AP]

——— hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5223), H2284 [27AP]

——— hand operated globe type valves of steel approved for use in nuclear facilities (H.R. 5224), H2284 [27AP]

——— helical springs not suitable for use in motor-vehicle suspension, of iron or steel wire (H.R. 5216), H2284 [27AP]

——— himic anhydride (H.R. 5214), H2284 [27AP]

——— leucoquinizarin (H.R. 4356), H1846 [16AP]

——— liquid dielectric transformers (H.R. 5215), H2284 [27AP]

——— microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (H.R. 5196), H2283 [27AP]

——— 1-nitroanthraquinone (H.R. 4357), H1846 [16AP]

——— PCBTF (H.R. 5202), H2283 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with a corrosion inhibitor (H.R. 5208), H2283 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with an acid acceptor (H.R. 5204), H2283 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with antioxidant (H.R. 5205), H2283 [27AP]

——— PCBTF with antistatic (H.R. 5207), H2283 [27AP]

——— polytetramethylene ether glycol (H.R. 5197), H2283 [27AP]

——— p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 5213), H2284 [27AP]

——— quinaldine (H.R. 4355), H1846 [16AP]

——— sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (H.R. 5198), H2283 [27AP]

——— stop valves each designed to be actuated by steam turbine hydraulic control systems and thermostatically controlled by an electrohydraulic actuator, and parts thereof (H.R. 5220), H2284 [27AP]

——— 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (H.R. 4358), H1846 [16AP]

——— vibration dampeners (H.R. 5217), H2284 [27AP]

——— window shade material composed of 100% polyester filaments (H.R. 5209), H2283 [27AP]

——— window shade material composed of woven fiberglass coated with ethyl vinyl acetate (H.R. 5206), H2283 [27AP]

——— woven fiberglass window shade material with acrylic coating (H.R. 5203), H2283 [27AP]

Taxation: repeal certain tax increases (H.R. 4064), H902 [16FE]

Remarks

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: economic impact of stimulus funding, H403 [2FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2623 [10MY]

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6365), H5964 [13SE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1694, H1695, H1708, H1710 [28MR], H1773, H1786 [29MR]

CBO: include income equality among economic variables to be estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407, H408 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H403, H407, H408 [2FE]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: set sunset date, H2176 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E857• [18MY]

——— freeze funding at current levels, H5054, H5056 [19JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4942 [18JY], H5054, H5056, H5057 [19JY]

——— separate overseas contingency operations funding from base defense spending, H4942 [18JY], H5057 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in military tribunals, E708• [7MY]

Economy: impact of Bush administration tax cuts, H403 [2FE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H3467, H3468 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3467, H3468 [5JN]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2172, H2176 [26AP]

——— clarify retention and use rules for personal information received by the intelligence community from private-sector cybersecurity entities, H2172 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4733 [10JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H50 [18JA]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (H.R. 3534), H2678 [15MY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3595 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, E159• [8FE], E232• [17FE]

Tributes

Wheeler, Joan, E1663• [28SE]