GRIFFIN, TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]

Articles and editorials

Newspaper Celebrates 25 Years, Eileen Feldman, Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader, E509• [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]

——— 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), H221 [31JA]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1498 [21MR]

Air Force: limit authority to retire or transfer certain aircraft of the Air National Guard (see H.R. 6690), H7423 [20DE]

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H441 [2FE]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H6234 [20SE]

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]

——— 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), H3977 [21JN]

——— encourage commercial air carriers to provide certain benefits to members traveling on official military orders and are being deployed or are returning from an overseas deployment (see H. Con. Res. 60), H28 [17JA]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H803 [15FE]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H6312 [19OC]

——— support designation of ‘‘Initial Success or Total Failure’’ as official motto of explosive ordnance disposal organizations (see H. Res. 624), H3405 [1JN]

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

Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H6001 [13SE]

——— require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H5923 [12SE]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5923 [12SE]

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

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H3700 [8JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2135 [25AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6622 [4DE]

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]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H6397 [15NO]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H3577 [6JN]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H4158 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H5766 [10SE]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H6535 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5923 [12SE]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H3700 [8JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H6152 [19SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H116 [23JA]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H1642 [27MR]

——— provide off-base transition training for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4051), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H3481 [5JN]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H3578 [6JN]

——— streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see H.R. 4383), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H182 [25JA]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3734 [18JN]

——— require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H6323 [2NO]

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

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H5860 [11SE]

——— amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 3773), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H803 [15FE]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H3481 [5JN]

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), H2813 [16MY]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H4158 [27JN]

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

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), H1915 [17AP]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2647 [10MY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H3915 [20JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2900), H2033 [19AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H2648 [10MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6307 [12OC]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6152 [19SE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1135 [1MR]

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 federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance and provide for association health plans (see H.R. 6299), H7425 [20DE]

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

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (see H.R. 2446), H2033 [19AP]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H6233 [20SE]

Immigration: facilitate travel and investment in the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals investing in residential real estate (see H.R. 5741), H6001 [13SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6068 [18SE]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6304 [9OC]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H4685 [9JY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1572 [26MR]

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

——— 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), H6280 [21SE]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5010 [18JY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1978 [18AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H5860 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H4864 [12JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H512 [6FE]

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), H5630 [1AU]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H115 [23JA]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 6446), H7264 [18DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6302 [5OC]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6469 [27NO]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 905), H5766 [10SE]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6397 [15NO]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H5923 [12SE]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H6302 [5OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]

Members of Congress: clarify whether a House Member is subject to a deduction in pay due to absence by defining absent as missing any vote held in the House on a given day (see H.R. 6085), H5079 [19JY]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7516 [31DE]

——— 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), H513 [6FE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1978 [18AP]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide certain exemptions relative to taking of migratory game birds (see H.R. 6665), H6806 [13DE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H4605 [28JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H3404 [1JN]

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

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 624), H3405 [1JN]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H903 [16FE]

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), H4864 [12JY]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H5130 [23JY]

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

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office (see H.R. 4186), H4686 [9JY]

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: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H3481 [5JN]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 668), H115 [23JA]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H4158 [27JN]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), H2447 [8MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

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), H5079 [19JY]

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), H5079 [19JY]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]

Securities: provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 4002), H692 [9FE]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H220 [31JA]

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), H2072 [24AP]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H3363 [31MY]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250, 6267), H5766 [10SE]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H3105 [17MY]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H5009 [18JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H7264 [18DE]

——— make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H1741 [28MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H694 [9FE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H6151 [19SE]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1367 [16MR]

——— 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 exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H7360 [19DE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H5923 [12SE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H5078 [19JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4656 [29JN]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2329 [7MY]

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), H5860 [11SE]

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

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

——— 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), H6318 [26OC] (see H.R. 333), H6312 [19OC]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H3267 [30MY]

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

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), H3915 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H79 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to employees related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (see H.R. 6322), H5706 [2AU]

Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate (see H.R. 3870), H374 [1FE]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (see H.R. 3869), H374 [1FE]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 6279), H5704 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H944 [17FE]

Labor unions: require labor organizations to provide notice to employees related to fees collected for purpose of political speech (H.R. 6322), H5710 [2AU]

Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate (H.R. 3870), H375 [1FE]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H375 [1FE]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 6279), H5708 [2AU]

Letters

Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4874 [17JY]

——— Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4874 [17JY]

Lists

Rotary Club of Little Rock, AR, veterans, E859• [18MY]

Remarks

Arkansas Nurses Association: anniversary, E1879• [5DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1651 [28MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H957, H958, H962 [27FE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (H.R. 1775), H5795 [11SE]

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

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (S. 1959), H4873, H4874 [17JY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H959, H961, H962 [27FE]

——— importance of job creation, H957, H958, H959, H960, H961, H962 [27FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]

Government regulations: clarify procedure for considering requests for Presidential waivers from any regulatory freeze, H5269, H5270 [25JY]

——— exempt clean drinking water regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5252 [25JY]

——— exempt patent application process regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [25JY]

——— exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations pertaining to privacy from any regulatory freeze, H5253 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that promote energy efficiency from regulatory freeze, H5259 [25JY]

——— exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H960 [27FE], H5237, H5252, H5253, H5259, H5260, H5265, H5267, H5269, H5270, H5271 [25JY]

——— require attorneys fees or costs be paid from administrative budget of regulatory agency if a small business substantially prevails in lawsuit on a regulatory action taken during regulatory freeze, H5271 [25JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4819 [11JY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6191 [20SE], H6551 [30NO]

Jacksonville (AR) Arkansas Leader: anniversary, E508• [29MR]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of Arkansas Children’s Hospital, H1264 [7MR]

——— tribute to MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History ‘‘Vietnam—America’s Conflict’’ exhibit, E1347• [26JY]

——— tribute to Rotary Club of Little Rock veterans, E858• [18MY]

Little Rock AFB, AR: Abilene, TX, Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Abilene Trophy recipient, E1112• [21JN]

Medicare: reform, H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR], H1651 [28MR]

National Cancer Research Month: observance, E937• [31MY]

Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office, Rose Bud, AR: designate (H.R. 3870), H5111 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H1567, H1568 [26MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4819 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1384, H1385, H1386, H1387, H1388 [19MR]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1567, H1568 [26MR]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3820 [20JN]

——— national energy policy, H957, H958 [27FE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H7334 [19DE]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H960, H962 [27FE]

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 [17MY]

University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to women’s basketball team, H1291 [8MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2051• [24AP], E1031• [8JN], E1090• [20JN], E1997• [21DE], E2038• [2JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2062 [24AP], H3731 [18JN], H6763 [12DE], H6826 [17DE]

Tributes

Bakke, Dan F., E1097• [20JN]

Bowmaster, Jason, E500• [29MR]

DiMatteo, Daniel, E500• [29MR]

Helms, Leon, E81• [27JA]

Jones, Donald, E500• [29MR]

Meek, Jeffrey, E1239• [12JY]

Tinsley, Michael, E1337• [26JY]