LABRADOR, RAÚL R. (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H828 [16FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H694 [9FE]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities (see H.R. 6495), H6536 [29NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H3734 [18JN]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H6397 [15NO]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3481 [5JN]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H945 [17FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H5331 [30JY]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H3976 [21JN]

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

Immigration: 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]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H2134 [25AP]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H726 [14FE]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]

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

National forests: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, disease, or storm damage (see H.R. 4331), H5526 [31JY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H3163 [18MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1808 [29MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H5331 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]

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

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]

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]

——— 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), H115 [23JA]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H5526 [31JY]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H1543 [22MR]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H3578 [6JN]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2329 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see H.R. 6334), H5706 [2AU]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (H.R. 6009), H3976 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (H.R. 6334), H5710 [2AU]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (H.R. 4234), H1497 [21MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1787 [29MR]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3761, H3778 [19JN]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), H4419 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H828, H830 [16FE]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4406 [28JN]

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]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), motion to recommit, H6559 [30NO]

Power resources: promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases, H828, H830 [16FE]

Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase in Federal grazing fees, H3778 [19JN]

——— improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3761, H3778 [19JN]

Tributes

van Beek, Gys J., E1314• [24JY]