BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4065 [26JN], H4110 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1572 [26MR]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H1543 [22MR]

——— ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 625), H6505 [28NO]

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

Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H2447 [8MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H2072 [24AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3266 [30MY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H5202 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H5766 [10SE]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H6152 [19SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H6429 [16NO]

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), H1915 [17AP]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H3916 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 6163), H6001 [13SE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H5079 [19JY]

——— improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H4775 [10JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H2716 [15MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4200), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H220 [31JA]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H5130 [23JY]

——— expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H5130 [23JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 184), H1642 [27MR]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H5728 [7AU]

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), H7425 [20DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H2033 [19AP]

——— strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1741 [28MR]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H5923 [12SE]

Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), H5290 [25JY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6062 [14SE]

FRS: preserve privilege for information submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 3871), H374 [1FE] (see H.R. 4014), H696 [13FE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H6062 [14SE]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H5077 [19JY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]

——— 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]

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

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H4908 [17JY]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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), H1274 [7MR]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare: repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H7264 [18DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1543 [22MR]

Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]

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

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

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1498 [21MR]

——— repeal rule requiring employers to post notices relative to the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2854), H5923 [12SE]

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), H903 [16FE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H571 [7FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2329 [7MY]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H6001 [13SE]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H5079 [19JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5202 [24JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H641 [8FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H4776 [10JY]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5202 [24JY]

Taxation: deny deduction for compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit (see H.R. 6579), H6326 [6NO]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4828 [11JY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1741 [28MR]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H6280 [21SE]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2072 [24AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H6429 [16NO]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H220 [31JA]

University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 518), H78 [18JA]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

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), H4828 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national investment adviser associations (see H.R. 4624), H2123 [25AP]

Veterans Day: recognize Birmingham, AL, as the home of the longest running celebration and Raymond Weeks for efforts in establishment (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6231 [20SE]

Constitutional authority statements

SEC: provide for the registration and oversight of national investment adviser associations (H.R. 4624), H2126 [25AP]

Letters

Award Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1822 [16AP]

Award Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenber: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1816 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), E841 [17MY]

FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]

Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5741 [10SE]

March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5616 [1AU]

Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1825 [16AP]

Posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Calhoun Horne: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1819 [16AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5618 [1AU]

Remarks

Birmingham, AL: tribute to Veterans Day celebration, E1441• [3AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2601 [10MY]

Center Point, AL: dedication of Ryan Winslow Veterans Center, E1986• [21DE]

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.: commend efforts to rebuild Oak Grove Mine and Concord Preparation Plant after destruction by tornadoes in Alabama, E1433• [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E833• [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: disaster relief funding, H4111 [27JN]

——— require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units in property loss calculations used to determine disaster relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4111 [27JN]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, E932• [31MY]

Economy: provide for spending reductions through reform and repeal of certain Federal and State programs (H.R. 6684), H7403, H7404 [20DE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2784 [16MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), H2784 [16MY]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, H4619 [29JN]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 4367), H4666 [9JY]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), E1351• [31JY]

House Representative: legislative program, H1289 [8MR]

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), conference report, H4619 [29JN]

Samford University: anniversary of Cumberland School of Law, E758• [10MY]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1591, H1592 [27MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1236 [7MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]

——— increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), Senate amendment, H1586, H1588, H1591, H1592 [27MR]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2000 [19AP]

Votes: correction, H5312• [26JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1388 [19MR], H1425 [20MR], H1495 [21MR], H3912 [20JN]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 112–559), H4653 [29JN]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H. Rept. 112–742), H7585 [2JA]

Adjust Date on Which Consolidated Assets Are Determined for Purposes of Exempting Certain Instruments of Smaller Institutions From Capital Deductions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3128) (H. Rept. 112–566), H4654 [29JN]

Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1588) (H. Rept. 112–565), H4654 [29JN]

Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1221) (H. Rept. 112–366), H25 [17JA]

FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112–544), H3914 [20JN]

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1209 [6MR]

Limit Fee Disclosure Requirement for an Automatic Teller Machine to the Screen of That Machine: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4367) (H. Rept. 112–576), H4654 [29JN]

Preserve Privilege for Information Submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 112–417), H1426 [20MR]

Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1133 [1MR]

Repeal Certain Indemnification Requirements for Regulatory Authorities To Obtain Access to Swap Data Required To Be Provided by Swaps Entities: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4235) (H. Rept. 112–471), H2565 [9MY]

Repeal Prohibition on Any Federal Bailout of Swap Dealers or Participants: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 112–476), H2662 [11MY]

RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112–633), H5524 [31JY]

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2308) (H. Rept. 112–453), H2123 [25AP]

Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 112–477), H2662 [11MY]

U.S. Covered Bond Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 112–407), H1152 [5MR]

Statements

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act: Executive Office of the President, H1237 [7MR]

Tributes

Borden, Michael, E1524• [13SE]

Cashin, Gerry, E467• [28MR]

Colvin, Julian L., H5688• [2AU]

Goodwyn, Caleb, E1617• [21SE]

Lavendar, Larry, E478• [28MR]

Pierson, Jay, H6859 [18DE]