SCOTT, AUSTIN (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2414, H2449 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H187 [27JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H5078 [19JY]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H187 [27JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H79 [18JA]

Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H1274 [7MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1101 [29FE]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H2072 [24AP]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H5010 [18JY]

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H115 [23JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3414), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1273 [7MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H1101 [29FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H441 [2FE] (see H.R. 4000), H1808 [29MR]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H6279 [21SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H4064 [26JN]

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), H1542 [22MR]

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), H2212 [26AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3662 [7JN]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: use Armed Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 6555), H6276 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H1367 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2072 [24AP]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H4158 [27JN]

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

——— provide for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5010 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H6298 [28SE]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4657 [29JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H2072 [24AP]

——— require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H7360 [19DE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H3363 [31MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H187 [27JA]

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), H2569 [9MY]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H1847 [16AP]

Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification and permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4255), H1808 [29MR]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H79 [18JA]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H4656 [29JN]

Federal employees: clarify that accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan are subject to certain Federal tax levies (see H.R. 4365), H5010 [18JY]

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), H3808 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H2647 [10MY]

Health: eliminate certain entitlement programs in order to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 3243), H220 [31JA]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H4828 [11JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H6279 [21SE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H3976 [21JN]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]

——— require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 [29JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]

——— sanction foreign financial institutions providing secure communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial institutions (see H.R. 3880), H1367 [16MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H4065 [26JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see H.R. 1997), H376 [1FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3481 [5JN]

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

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6505 [28NO]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H4864 [12JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments and require any legislation that would increase Members’ pay be adopted by a recorded vote (see H.R. 187), H2072 [24AP]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

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), H4656 [29JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H6279 [21SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H903 [16FE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1916 [17AP]

Presidential appointments: prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H187 [27JA]

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

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), H6675 [5DE]

Public welfare programs: provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H5009 [18JY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H2033 [19AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1807 [29MR]

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), H1916 [17AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1846 [16AP]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H2033 [19AP]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H696 [13FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1808 [29MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H4605 [28JN]

——— repeal credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles (see H.R. 3768), H476 [3FE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4605 [28JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H1915 [17AP]

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), H5292 [25JY]

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), H3171 [25MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3660 [7JN]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 6224), H5327 [26JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (H.R. 5925), H3661 [7JN]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (H.R. 6224), H5328 [26JY]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1928• [13DE]

Archer, Iris M.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1463• [10SE]

Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H145 [24JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E803• [15MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6683 [11DE]

Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803• [15MY]

Georgia Peanut Commission: anniversary, E1232• [11JY]

LSC: funding, H2414 [8MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H6683 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H3797 [19JN]

——— repeal, H1564, H1567, H1568 [26MR], H3798 [19JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1568 [26MR]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1564, H1567, H1568 [26MR], H3798 [19JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2414 [8MY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 2682), H1553 [26MR]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2109 [25AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4854• [12JY], E1381• [1AU]

Tributes

McMahon, Robert H., E1031• [8JN]

Stenner, Charles E., Jr., E1361• [31JY]

Wilburn, Joe N., E1300• [23JY]