DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Articles and editorials

Scoop Jackson Never Forgot His Roots, Peter Jackson, Everett (WA) Herald, E940• [31MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4656 [29JN]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H3363 [31MY]

Congress: 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]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2647 [10MY]

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

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6318 [26OC]

Hydroelectric power: recognize as the most abundant source of clean, renewable energy and should be fully utilized in pursuit of energy independence and affordable energy (see H. Res. 579), H1305 [8MR]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 5987), H4656 [29JN]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 3197), H4065 [26JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1915 [17AP]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H571 [7FE]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 5788), H2812 [16MY]

National parks and recreation areas: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5628 [1AU]

Northwest Kidney Centers (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 530), H187 [27JA]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H3578 [6JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

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]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Taxation: exclude dividends from controlled foreign corporations from the definition of personal holding company income for purposes of the personal holding company rules (see H.R. 6660), H6806 [13DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1367 [16MR]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5330 [30JY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H641 [8FE]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 699), H3975 [21JN]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]

Western Washington University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 607), H1805 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 6716), H7469 [30DE]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 6716), H7469 [30DE]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), H3975 [21JN]

Letters

Corps of Engineers finalization of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: several sportsman and conservation organizations, H3376 [1JN]

Eximbank reauthorization: Tim Keating, Boeing Co., H2470 [9MY]

Obituaries

Wortman, Melvin D.: Kitsap (WA) Sun, H2041 [24AP]

Remarks

Air Force: Air National Guard firefighting aircraft funding, H4953 [18JY]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H608 [8FE]

——— legislative process, H5953 [13SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H5953, H5955 [13SE]

Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member, H5037 [19JY]

——— increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer positions and Special Operations Forces, H5047 [19JY]

Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H2508 [9MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3676 [8JN]

Coast Guard: report on costs of reactivating or interest in purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and disassembling for scrap, H3551 [6JN]

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3376 [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3024 [17MY]

——— C–17 Fighter program funding, H5045 [19JY]

——— directed energy technologies initiatives funding, H5057 [19JY]

——— end contracts with Rosoboronexport (company) relative to role in arms sales to Syria, H5040 [19JY]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H4955 [18JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H5063 [19JY]

——— long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3024 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4935, H4952, H4953, H4955, H4956, H4957, H4958, H4959, H4961, H4964, H4965, H4978, H4981, H4984, H4989, H4991, H4995 [18JY], H5028, H5033, H5037, H5038, H5040, H5041, H5042, H5044, H5045, H5046, H5047, H5049, H5057, H5062, H5063 [19JY]

——— NATO troop deployment funding, H5044 [19JY]

——— Precision Aerial Delivery System (PCADS) funding to battle wildfires from military aircraft, H5046 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H5028 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H4995 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]

——— prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapons or implement studies or plans intended to reduce nuclear weapons, H5041, H5042 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons delivery vehicles, H5047 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5033 [19JY]

——— prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems except in accordance with the Fourth Amendment, H4991 [18JY]

——— provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316 [31MY]

——— Rapid Innovation Fund funding, H4964, H4965 [18JY]

——— reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]

——— security clearance process funding, H4952 [18JY]

——— suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049 [19JY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY]

——— vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4959 [18JY]

——— Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4981 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H3353 [31MY]

——— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program funding, H3353 [31MY]

——— Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3494 [6JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction exempting counterterrorism accounts, H3639 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3551, H3555 [6JN], H3631, H3634, H3637, H3639, H3641 [7JN]

——— provide training to State and local law enforcement to identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, H3634 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for payment of employee performance awards, H3346 [31MY]

——— prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3343 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3316, H3332, H3333, H3334, H3337 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3316, H3319, H3332, H3333, H3334, H3337, H3342, H3343, H3346 [31MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3346 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3353 [31MY], H3376 [1JN], H3417 [5JN], H3494 [6JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2470 [9MY]

FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3555 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H3353 [31MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H5956 [13SE]

——— appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5063 [19JY], H5956 [13SE], H7580 [2JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3670, H3675, H3676 [8JN]

National Guard: complete capability assessment of medical equipment in Humvee ambulances, H4961 [18JY], H5038 [19JY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2776• [16MY]

NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]

——— Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]

——— prohibit funding to develop, approve, or implement new catch share programs along certain areas of the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, H2426, H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY]

NRC: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site licensing activities funding, H3417 [5JN]

Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2511, H2513, H2514 [9MY]

Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]

Point of order, H3342 [31MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H2424 [8MY]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H2510 [9MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2355, H2373, H2375, H2424, H2426, H2428, H2429, H2430 [8MY], H2508, H2510, H2511, H2513, H2514 [9MY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H5955 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3641 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding for security officers or behavior detection officers outside an airport, H3631 [7JN]

U.S. Capitol Historical Society: anniversary, E1562• [19SE]

Veterans: prohibit funding to enter into contracts that do not give small businesses owned and controlled by veterans any available preference, H3342 [31MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2776• [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2776• [16MY]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), H484 [6FE]

——— designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113• [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3495 [6JN], H5062 [19JY], H5956 [13SE]

Tributes

Bonessa, Barbara L., E186• [14FE]

DelBene, Representative, H6340 [13NO]

Hone, Marc A., E1532• [14SE]

Jackson, Henry M., E939• [31MY]

Laurel, Kelly M., E1570• [19SE]

Peterson, Tim, H3316 [31MY]

Wortman, Melvin D., H2041 [24AP]