DENHAM, JEFF (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H498 [6FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4066 [26JN], H4148 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3452, H3482 [5JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2538, H2539 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3703 [12JN]

Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 4278), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H113 [23JA]

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. 3356), H5202 [24JY]

Armed Forces: 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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2067 [24AP]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2212 [26AP]

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]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H6069 [18SE]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H2329 [7MY]

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), H7425 [20DE]

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

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H3976 [21JN]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (see H.R. 2406), H1428 [20MR]

——— improve functioning (see H.R. 6430), H6150 [19SE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1134 [1MR]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6234 [20SE]

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), H5767 [10SE]

——— 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]

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), H1363 [13MR]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4097), H1016 [28FE]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]

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

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]

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

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H3662 [7JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6623 [4DE]

Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]

Public debt: 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), H6680 [7DE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY]

Taxation: extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5630 [1AU]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3700 [8JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 1259), H3577 [6JN]

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]

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]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3808 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 6488), H6274 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2030 [19AP]

Congress: establish date for counting of Presidential and Vice Presidential electoral votes (see H.J. Res. 122), H7264 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]

FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (see H.R. 6728), H7565 [1JA]

GSA: require an annual audit (see H.R. 4629), H2123 [25AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (H.R. 6488), H6277 [21SE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H1273 [7MR]

FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 6728), H7566 [1JA]

GSA: require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2127 [25AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3 [6JA], H477 [6FE], H951 [27FE], H1137 [5MR], H1545 [26MR], H1809 [30MR]

Letters

FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 [19SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families, E227• [17FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H39 [18JA]

Cafaro, Erin: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, H5687 [2AU]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3757 [19JN]

——— protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1063 [29FE]

——— protect water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1065 [29FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 118), H2298, H2299 [7MY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 117), H2297, H2298 [7MY]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system, H4153 [27JN]

Casey, Les and Cheri: SBA Central California Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E891• [25MY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (H.R. 1734), H39 [18JA], H464 [3FE], H479, H490, H491, H493, H494, H498, H499, H502, H503 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 537), H487 [6FE]

——— establish (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H532 [7FE]

——— exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H532 [7FE]

——— protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

——— provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H502 [6FE]

——— provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H493, H494, H498 [6FE]

——— require use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of Federal buildings meeting certain funding, construction costs, and size requirements, H502, H503 [6FE]

Congress: establish date for counting of Presidential and Vice Presidential electoral votes (H.J. Res. 122), H6856 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: California high-speed rail projects funding, H4148, H4149 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4148, H4149 [27JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H39 [18JA]

EPA: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H3366 [1JN], H4661 [9JY], H5026 [19JY]

FEMA: reauthorize programs and activities (H.R. 2903), H6104, H6110, H6111, H6112 [19SE]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E441• [26MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), H2300 [7MY], H3148 [18MY]

——— liquidate excess and surplus Federal properties, H3148 [18MY]

——— require an annual audit (H.R. 4629), H2080 [25AP]

James F. Battin U.S. Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (S. 3311), H7318 [19DE]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 6166), H7317 [19DE]

James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 1710), H1141, H1142 [5MR]

Los Angeles, CA: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California courthouse construction funding, H2539 [9MY]

Modesto, CA: anniversary of Good Egg Breakfast, E1717• [23OC]

——— anniversary of Modesto Chamber of Commerce, E319• [6MR]

——— anniversary of Modesto Lions Club, E452• [27MR]

——— anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720• [23OC]

——— inclusion of Dewz Restaurant in the OpenTable, Inc., Diner’s Choice ‘‘Best Overall Top 100 Restaurants’’ list, E235• [21FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H39 [18JA]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (H.R. 6633), H7318 [19DE]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

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), motion to instruct conferees, H4153 [27JN]

Salazar, Jeffery: Bronze Star recipient, E1936• [13DE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1046, H1063, H1065 [29FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1036, H1037 [29FE]

——— restoration program funding, H2538, H2539 [9MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2538, H2539 [9MY]

Sonora, CA: closure of Tuolumne General Hospital, E13• [13JA]

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6604), H6474, H6477 [28NO]

——— designate (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Turlock, CA: anniversary of Turlock Irrigation District, E214• [16FE]

Veterinary Service, Inc.: Stanislaus County, CA, Ag Hall of Fame inductee, E1700• [16OC]

Votes: correction, E1203• [9JY]

——— position on missed, E1039•, E1040•, E1041•, E1042• [12JN]

William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

Wright, Hunter: Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Bright Minds Scholarship recipient, E1076• [19JN]

Tributes

Allen, Jim, E1757• [15NO]

Barnes, Elizabeth, E1704• [16OC]

Bass, Elizabeth E., E1933• [13DE]

Blonien, Rodney J., E438• [26MR]

Brown, Robert H., E1571• [19SE]

Burke, Frank, E929• [31MY]

Cernok, Victoria, E1218• [10JY]

Cotta, Richard L., E157• [7FE]

Donahou, Mary Ann, E2• [6JA]

Engert, Glendon, E592• [19AP]

Florez, Genevieve, E1596• [21SE]

Fremont, Jessie Benton, E388• [20MR]

Harden, Mike, E1347• [26JY]

Harris, Vince, E888• [25MY]

Hebenstreich, Carolyn, E442• [26MR]

Hieb, Darlene, E1• [6JA]

Ingeman, Karl, E1936• [13DE]

Linn, David A., E1568• [19SE]

Lo, Neng, E440• [26MR]

McShane, Biruta Stakle, E641• [25AP]

Mello, Jim and Bobbie, E1467• [10SE]

Milanovich, Richard M., E439• [26MR]

Monteith, Dick, E151• [7FE]

Mosher, Charles, E1761• [15NO]

Nees, Robert, E2005• [27DE]

Paris, Robert L., Jr., E604• [19AP]

Pland, Richard H., E1923• [13DE]

Poppen, Karen, E513• [30MR]

Ray, Frank E., E1015• [7JN]

Richards, Milton, E82• [27JA]

Ridenour, Jim, E189• [14FE]

Schnoor, Donald E., E616• [23AP]

Shirvani, Hamid, E794• [15MY]

Short, Allen, E2003• [27DE]

Small, Robert W., E1599• [21SE]

Sperring, Alvar E., E1483• [11SE]

Spradley, Lafayette, E610• [23AP]

Stewart, Stephen M., E607• [23AP]

Stubblefield, Rod W., E1603• [21SE]

Tudor, Alison, E1555• [19SE]

Turpin, Lyle, E1766• [15NO]

Vang, Yer, E1377• [1AU]

Westerlund, Lawrence E., E1385• [1AU]

Williams, Margie, E1759• [15NO]

Woods, Henry L., E614• [23AP]