HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C–130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), H1101 [29FE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H1978 [18AP]

Armed Forces: 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), H726 [14FE]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H5711 [2AU]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H376 [1FE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H4064 [26JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H441 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H3734 [18JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H3163 [18MY]

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property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H79 [18JA]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H2715 [15MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H6279 [21SE]

EPA: prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 6172), H5200 [24JY]

——— provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 [19JN]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]

——— intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending (see H.R. 4053), H900 [16FE]

Financial institutions: exclude small lenders from certain Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations (see H.R. 3336), H512 [6FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5130 [23JY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1807 [29MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H2569 [9MY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H3808 [19JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H4828 [11JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H513 [6FE]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H2715 [15MY]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H28 [17JA]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 4099), H1016 [28FE]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2813 [16MY]

Power resources: 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), H5010 [18JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3976 [21JN]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H1978 [18AP]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

SBA: provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]

Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H2040 [23AP]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: repeal a limitation on annual payments (see H.R. 6113), H5010 [18JY]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 687), H3977 [21JN]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1428 [20MR]

——— express that the effective Federal tax rate paid by the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress should not be less than the effective rate paid by middle class Americans (see H. Con. Res. 103), H944 [17FE]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H376 [1FE]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3481 [5JN]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H441 [2FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6578 [30NO]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3267 [30MY]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Veterans: 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), H802 [15FE]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H3975 [21JN]

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

——— provide employment opportunities for veterans in transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H115 [23JA]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

Poems

‘‘Written on Your Soul,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E333• [7MR]

Remarks

Costa Concordia (vessel): failure of safety measures aboard cruise liner, E328• [7MR]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1499 [22MR]

Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620• [21SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1499 [22MR]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H3870 [20JN]

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, H3870 [20JN]

Testimonies

Costa Concordia (vessel) Cruise Liner Safety Measures Failure: Brian Aho, E328• [7MR]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5912• [12SE]

Fidler, Mark, E333• [7MR]

Giorgi, Frederick J., E399• [21MR]