WOMACK, STEVE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H227 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H4656 [29JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]

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

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H4775 [10JY]

——— 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), H4686 [9JY]

——— designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H4828 [11JY]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H4907 [17JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H376 [1FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6397 [15NO]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H4863 [12JY]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see H.R. 6629), H6622 [4DE]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H4775 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1978 [18AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H4775 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3808 [19JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H4907 [17JY]

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), H7360 [19DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H441 [2FE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H220 [31JA]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 122), H5525 [31JY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H6344 [13NO]

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), H79 [18JA]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3267 [30MY]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H1916 [17AP]

——— protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see H.R. 1865), H4775 [10JY]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H4775 [10JY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 [11SE]

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

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3808 [19JN]

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

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3808 [19JN]

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

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3976 [21JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H696 [13FE]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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), H476 [3FE]

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), H1978 [18AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1571 [26MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H3808 [19JN]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6369 [14NO]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2288 [27AP]

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), H5010 [18JY]

——— 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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6085), H5079 [19JY]

——— 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), H4685 [9JY]

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

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5526 [31JY]

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

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

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

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H6429 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3976 [21JN]

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]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H4775 [10JY]

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

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H513 [6FE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H376 [1FE]

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]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2647 [10MY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H6469 [27NO]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3976 [21JN]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H4157 [27JN]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H115 [23JA]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2447 [8MY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6807 [13DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H694 [9FE]

——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6397 [15NO]

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

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4685 [9JY]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H6061 [14SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H2072 [24AP]

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), H3164 [18MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9 [17JA], H5333 [31JY], H5633 [2AU], H5729 [10SE], H6071 [19SE], H6311 [19OC], H6431 [27NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2666 [15MY], H5729 [10SE], H6767 [13DE]

Remarks

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4108 [27JN]

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

——— importance of job creation, H958, H959 [27FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3353 [31MY]

Hartford Music Co.: anniversary of ‘‘I’ll Fly Away’’, H6809• [17DE]

Journal: question of approval, H10 [17JA], H6809 [17DE]

Kennametal Inc.: Rogers, AR, facility recipient of Arkansas Three Million Work Hour Award, H2666 [15MY]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H162 [25JA]

——— State of the Union Message, H162 [25JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H958 [27FE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H959 [27FE]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), H1443 [21MR]

Tributes

Brav, Herb, H1979 [19AP]

Landers, Joe, H2572 [10MY]