FARENTHOLD, BLAKE (a Representative from Texas)

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. 3130), H159 [24JA]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H27 [17JA]

Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H901 [16FE]

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]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H572 [7FE]

——— permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6536 [29NO]

Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H1210 [6MR]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1153 [5MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H1807 [29MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6062 [14SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H158 [24JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H115 [23JA]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2447 [8MY]

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), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of State: designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H1808 [29MR]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H5202 [24JY]

——— question suitability of Al Armendariz to secure domestic energy development and call for immediate resignation relative to remarks on enforcement philosophy (see H. Res. 635), H2274 [27AP]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4065 [26JN]

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), H1209 [6MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]

Foreign policy: establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H571 [7FE]

Government: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H3700 [8JN]

Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms for artificial reefs (see H.R. 3429), H4775 [10JY]

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), H6152 [19SE]

Intellectual property: deter unfair imports that infringe upon intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3782), H77 [18JA]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2329 [7MY]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H948 [21FE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2329 [7MY]

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), H2134 [25AP]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1642 [27MR]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H2447 [8MY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H115 [23JA]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H1915 [17AP]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3808 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements (see H.R. 2414), H79 [18JA]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 6491), H6274 [21SE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1847 [16AP]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2647 [10MY]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H374 [1FE]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H1642 [27MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6234 [20SE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 [24AP]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H1804 [29MR]

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), H28 [17JA]

——— exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H1916 [17AP]

——— 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), H28 [17JA]

——— specify further conditions under which payment for services of a recess appointee may not be made from the Treasury (see H.R. 4364), H1914 [17AP]

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

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), H5766 [10SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H2329 [7MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H903 [16FE]

——— clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2466), H3577 [6JN]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2033 [19AP]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

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), H1273 [7MR]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H950 [24FE]

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3615), H513 [6FE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H5860 [11SE]

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]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 601), H1740 [28MR]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6343 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6250), H5628 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (H.R. 6208), H5327 [26JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (H.R. 6250), H5629 [1AU]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5203 [25JY], H6371 [15NO]

Remarks

Army: depots and arsenals funding to ensure a strong organic defense industrial base, H5023 [19JY]

Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (H.R. 4389), H7335, H7336 [19DE]

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), H4418 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H5023 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2495 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H826 [16FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H826 [16FE]

District of Columbia: promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H4001, H4002 [26JN]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (H.R. 3378), H7334, H7335 [19DE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (H.R. 6016), H7324, H7325, H7326 [19DE]

First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building, Canton, MS: designate (H.R. 3772), H3999, H4000 [26JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5152 [24JY]

Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions that would lower prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels from any regulatory freeze, H5266 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5233, H5266 [25JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during August district work period (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (H.R. 6260), H7336, H7337 [19DE]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E809• [16MY]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (H.R. 4062), H7326, H7327 [19DE]

Nowakowski, Arthur: Silver Star recipient, E317• [6MR]

Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Res. 775), H5973 [13SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4749 [10JY]

Point of order, H7327 [19DE]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), H7320, H7323 [19DE]

Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (H.R. 6587), H7327 [19DE]

Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 3413), H1140, H1141 [5MR]

Public Interest Declassification Act: extend (S. 3564), H7323, H7324 [19DE]

Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, SC: designate (H.R. 6379), H7333 [19DE]

Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 3276), H4000, H4001 [26JN]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (H.R. 3637), H1139, H1140 [5MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2495 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to knowingly and willfully subvert congressional inquiries and investigations, H2495 [9MY]

Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building, Abbeville, LA: designate (H.R. 3412), H3997, H3998 [26JN]

Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 3869), H7333, H7334 [19DE]

SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (H.R. 3501), H3998, H3999 [26JN]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1599• [21SE]

Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 747), H5549 [1AU]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3800), H136 [24JA]

Tributes

Diaz, Charley L., E679• [27AP]

Hall, Representative, H6450 [27NO]