BRADY, KEVIN (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. 3805), H114 [23JA]
——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]
——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H476 [3FE]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]
Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6536 [29NO]
Budget: 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), H903 [16FE]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H1154 [5MR]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]
Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 6727), H7565 [1JA]
——— apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]
Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 4282), H3481 [5JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H726 [14FE]
——— 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]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H3163 [18MY]
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), H1274 [7MR]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2134 [25AP]
——— 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), H1363 [13MR]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
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]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5292 [25JY]
OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1111), H3976 [21JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]
——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3405 [1JN]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3363 [31MY]
——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H3404 [1JN]
Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 6633), H6765 [12DE]
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), H27 [17JA]
Public debt: retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 826), H6675 [5DE]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5077 [19JY]
Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]
Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H3915 [20JN]
Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H5712 [2AU]
——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1428 [20MR]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H1804 [29MR]
——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3769), H3267 [30MY]
——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]
——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]
——— 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), H2715 [15MY]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H803 [15FE]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H3480 [5JN]
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), H3481 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign trade: reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement programs (see H.R. 6642), H6679 [7DE]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Foreign trade: reauthorize customs trade facilitation and enforcement programs (H.R. 6642), H6680 [7DE]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (H.R. 4180), H1305 [8MR]
Letters
Ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S.: Calman Cohen, Emergency Committee for American Trade, H3046 [17MY]
——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H3046 [17MY]
Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7304 [19DE]
——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7303 [19DE]
Remarks
African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1690, H1694, H1696 [28MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit export of natural gas, H825 [16FE]
——— require companies holding defective leases which allow for off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H825, H827, H828 [16FE]
Diseases: honor those who died from and those who continue to struggle with bacterial meningitis and support all work to eradicate disease in the U.S. (H. Res. 403), E1576• [20SE]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (H.R. 5986), H5642 [2AU]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H357, H361 [1FE]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3045 [17MY]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (H.R. 4105), H1167 [6MR]
Gulf of Mexico: 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, H3045 [17MY]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1476 [21MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY]
Lumberton, TX: anniversary of Lumberton Fire and EMS, E469• [28MR]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules, H7306 [19DE]
——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7301, H7303, H7306 [19DE]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [16NO]
Orange, TX: anniversary of Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, E388• [20MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4738 [10JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1476 [21MR]
——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3613 [7JN]
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association: anniversary, E979• [5JN]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S., H3045 [17MY]
Rice University: anniversary, E1225• [11JY]
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), motion to instruct conferees, H3045 [17MY]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6410 [16NO]
——— impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, H6410 [16NO]
Southwest Belmont Community Association: tribute, E144• [6FE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5665 [2AU]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5581 [1AU]
——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1996 [19AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3612 [7JN]
Unemployment: require all money withdrawn from States’ unemployment funds be used solely for the payment of unemployment compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
——— require enrollment in a program leading to a high school diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation, H357, H361 [1FE]
Votes: position on missed, E1581• [20SE], E1586• [21SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H156 [24JA]
Tributes
Avezzano, Joseph W., E1628• [21SE]
Blumberg, David M., E143• [6FE]
Claybar, William B., E896• [30MY]
Cooley, Jimmie R., E1337• [26JY]
Dean, Stephen, E751• [9MY]
Garrott, Anne Marquess, E144• [6FE]
Hall, Representative, H6451• [27NO]
Raulz, Nathan, E1056• [18JN]