McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H187 [27JA]

Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 4278), H2072 [24AP]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H1847 [16AP]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]

Business and industry: clarify exemptions for captive finance companies from the definition of major swap participant and from the swap clearing requirement (see H.R. 5649), H2443 [8MY]

——— 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), H1428 [20MR]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

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

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities (see H. Res. 474), H1210 [6MR]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2288 [27AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 6481), H6273 [21SE]

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

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H4686 [9JY]

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), H1807 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5526 [31JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1642 [27MR]

Dept. of State: assist the establishment of a permanent and international legal status necessary for global operations and continue financial support for the International Commission on Missing Persons (see H.R. 4344), H1811 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: modify the Interstate System Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Pilot Program by disallowing toll facilities in North Carolina (see H.R. 4174), H1498 [21MR]

——— prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H4908 [17JY]

——— improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 2053), H115 [23JA]

——— provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H79 [18JA]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 3158), H3808 [19JN]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5292 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 45), H2813 [16MY]

FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H2134 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H571 [7FE]

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

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6312 [19OC]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5712 [2AU]

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

Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5130 [23JY]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2034 [19AP]

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), H1498 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H3577 [6JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H220 [31JA]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]

Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H5766 [10SE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2134 [25AP]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see H.R. 3705), H5328 [26JY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H2715 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H6312 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: establish a regulatory structure to facilitate production of custom cars and specialty vehicles by small volume vehicle manufacturers (see H.R. 3274), H5711 [2AU]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H475 [3FE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]

PLO: oppose maintenance of an official office in the District of Columbia if they continue to unilaterally seek recognition of a Palestinian state or form a unified government with Hamas (see H. Res. 524), H187 [27JA]

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]

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H3481 [5JN]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1306 [8MR]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H4685 [9JY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see H.R. 2682), H571 [7FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H6234 [20SE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H802 [15FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H948 [21FE]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 4082), H943 [17FE]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H2570 [9MY]

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), H1807 [29MR]

——— 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), H1811 [30MR]

——— disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H3481 [5JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6307 [12OC]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H3163 [18MY]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H182 [25JA]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H4907 [17JY]

——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H5860 [11SE]

——— repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1808 [29MR]

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), H1154 [5MR]

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

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

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), H2570 [9MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H6234 [20SE]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (see H.R. 6364), H6469 [27NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1100 [29FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H2033 [19AP]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H4606 [28JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2722 [16MY], H5208 [25JY]

Poems

‘‘Our Faith This Day,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E406• [21MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, H2723 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2792 [16MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7392 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3451 [5JN]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5284 [25JY]

——— require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific information, H5284 [25JY]

HeartsApart.org (organization): tribute, E647• [25AP]

Jones, Wilbur D.: Wilmington (NC) Star-News Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1240• [12JY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H2146 [26AP]

National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute: tribute, H3586 [7JN], E671• [26AP]

National Youth Sports Week: observance, H5210 [25JY]

Navy: Virginia-class submarine program funding, H2793 [16MY]

Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for inflation, H1249 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1249 [7MR]

University of North Carolina at Pembroke: anniversary, E351• [8MR]

USA Cheer (organization): tribute to STUNT competition format, H5026 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5309• [26JY], E168•, E178• [9FE], E452• [27MR], E570•, E575• [18AP], E822• [16MY], E994• [6JN]

Whiteville, NC: tribute to Whiteville High School baseball team, E1063• [18JN]

Tributes

Brooks, Alton G. (Tunney), E1061• [18JN]

Butler, Samuel, E68• [24JA]

Cantrell, Edward (Duane), E406• [21MR]

Cantrell, Isabella, E406• [21MR]

Cantrell, Natalia, E406• [21MR]

Colson, Charles W., H2802 [16MY]

Goodson, Jeremiah, E1321• [25JY]

Hester, Dewayne C., E1062• [18JN]

Hyland, Larry, E400• [21MR]

Leinwand, Wallace, E1907• [11DE]

MacLean, Hector, E1905• [11DE]

Maffitt, John N., E1927• [13DE]

Potter, Ralph, E1061• [18JN]

Read, Finley, E1060• [18JN]

Salk, Morton, E1846• [29NO]