ROONEY, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3016 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H1273 [7MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1808 [29MR]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 881), H1978 [18AP] (see H.R. 3356), H2033 [19AP]

Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H3807 [19JN]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H3981 [25JN]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H727 [14FE]

——— review separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]

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

Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3916 [20JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H187 [27JA]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H27 [17JA]

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), H1978 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office (see H.R. 4330), H3164 [18MY]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4686 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H3976 [21JN]

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]

——— implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1543 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2134 [25AP]

——— improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 5948), H6152 [19SE]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H1274 [7MR]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H1543 [22MR]

EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]

FDA: incentivize development of tamper-resistant drugs (see H.R. 6160), H5712 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H2329 [7MY]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1306 [8MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1642 [27MR]

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

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H2448 [8MY]

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

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

Israel: 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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H5078 [19JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1847 [16AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H3733 [18JN]

——— promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages (see H.R. 6611), H6535 [29NO]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H5009 [18JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H6304 [9OC]

Members of Congress: 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), H1498 [21MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H801 [15FE]

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

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H476 [3FE]

Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6279 [21SE]

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), H27 [17JA]

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), H79 [18JA]

Public lands: release certain wilderness study areas from continued management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain inventoried National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see H.R. 1581), H2813 [16MY]

Real estate: require holder of subordinate lien on property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6153), H5077 [19JY]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3252), H727 [14FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1808 [29MR]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H2329 [7MY]

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), H1808 [29MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H115 [23JA]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3807 [19JN]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H726 [14FE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5766 [10SE]

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

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H182 [25JA]

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

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), H5010 [18JY]

——— exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H1018 [28FE]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1100 [29FE]

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

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), H2329 [7MY]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see H.R. 6443), H6623 [4DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H221 [31JA]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (H.R. 6171), H5201 [24JY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (H.R. 4304), H1805 [29MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1361 [13MR], H6579 [3DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1361 [13MR]

Remarks

Aguilar, Dan: Premio Internazionale Solidarietà Alpina (organization) Silver Plaque International Alpine Solidarity Award recipient, E897• [30MY]

Crime: correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), Senate amendment, H954 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3016, H3017 [17MY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H5212 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H520 [7FE]

Medicare: home health care services copayment, E1184• [29JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4040), H1823 [16AP]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (H.R. 3637), H1140 [5MR]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, H3016, H3017 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, H980• [28FE], H5219• [25JY]