WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H407 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958, H5011 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: 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), H3699 [8JN]

——— 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]

——— improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H3662 [7JN]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H82 [19JA]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H694 [9FE]

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H1807 [29MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H572 [7FE]

Corps of Engineers: manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota (see H.R. 4146), H1209 [6MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H3362 [31MY]

——— reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (see H.R. 5825), H3103 [17MY]

——— require evaluation of county workload assessments prior to closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office (see H.R. 4313), H4775 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H2329 [7MY]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1808 [29MR]

——— improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify standards relative to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification (see H.R. 6118), H5860 [11SE]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H6307 [12OC]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H5130 [23JY]

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 a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3105 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]

——— enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate in the Grant and Per Diem Program to provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see H.R. 3687), H5728 [7AU]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H803 [15FE]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H2716 [15MY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H115 [23JA]

District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H27 [17JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H4775 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H1272 [7MR]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5010 [18JY]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H4776 [10JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H1363 [13MR]

Health: reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H4908 [17JY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H903 [16FE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H6312 [19OC]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

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]

Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H2715 [15MY]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6298 [28SE]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H4908 [17JY]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5860 [11SE]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H3105 [17MY]

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

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

Pensions: reduce administrative burdens and encourage retirement plan formation and retention (see H.R. 3561), H1017 [28FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H727 [14FE]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H4864 [12JY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1496 [21MR]

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Taxation: encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H4908 [17JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6298 [28SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H4828 [11JY]

——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H1807 [29MR]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5078 [19JY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3662 [7JN]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H5766 [10SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H1428 [20MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 6385), H6298 [28SE]

Veterans: establish veterans’ treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H27 [17JA]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6578 [30NO]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H1100 [29FE]

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

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

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3977 [21JN]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6588), H6369 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: review separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]

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

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (see H.R. 4054), H900 [16FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: review separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a personality or adjustment disorder (H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (H.R. 6629), H6623 [4DE]

Political ethics: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and enhance prosecution of public corruption (H.R. 4054), H902 [16FE]

Motions

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), H547 [7FE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3723 [18JN], H3788 [19JN]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3723 [18JN], H3788 [19JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3723 [18JN], H3788 [19JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6347 [14NO], H6594 [4DE]

Poems

‘‘New Hope’’, E781• [11MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5296 [26JY], H6348 [14NO], H6400 [16NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 540), H597 [8FE]

Bernard, Ali: tribute for participation in Olympic Games, E1426• [3AU]

Budget: ensure that any changes to accounting standards for Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and students, H547 [7FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]

CBO: include interest rates among economic variables to be estimated in macroeconomic impact analysis, H407 [2FE]

——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H407 [2FE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H650 [9FE], H739 [15FE], E548• [17AP]

——— prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transactions by Members and employees (H.R. 1148), H597, H624 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7279 [19DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4958 [18JY]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect, H1583 [27MR]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (H.R. 4045), H2698 [15MY]

——— vision and eye injury research programs funding, H4958 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: Missing Children’s and Exploited Children programs funding, E750• [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5820 [11SE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6720 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (H.R. 4155), H4662 [9JY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3743 [19JN]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3788 [19JN]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H3743 [19JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3788 [19JN]

Hormel Foods Corp.: anniversary of SPAM, H5211 [25JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 827), H6720 [12DE]

Journal: question of approval, H6594 [4DE]

National Child Protection Training Center: tribute, E750• [9MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H3743 [19JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), complete conference report, H3788, H3789, H3793, H3794 [19JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3788, H3789, H3793, H3794 [19JN]

Rochester, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 21, E1699• [16OC]

Ruthton, MN: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (RTR) Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1668• [28SE]

Schmidt, Sydney: Our Military Kids (organization) Military Kid of the Year award recipient, H1981 [19AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E750• [9MY]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6595 [4DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5774 [11SE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3240 [30MY]

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, H7279 [19DE]

Waseca, MN: TEAM Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1670• [28SE]

Winona, MN: anniversary of Winona Area Chamber of Commerce, H3588 [7JN]

Tributes

Shipe, John, E1879• [5DE]