BROUN, PAUL C. (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3053 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3530, H3546, H3578 [6JN], H3640 [7JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4036, H4045, H4047, H4051, H4052, H4053 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4101, H4102, H4121, H4122 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3370, H3383, H3405 [1JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3677 [8JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2361, H2375, H2414, H2425 [8MY], H2544 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H376 [1FE]

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), H1808 [29MR]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

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

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H1428 [20MR]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H641 [8FE]

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

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]

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]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H5202 [24JY]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (see H.R. 6136), H4907 [17JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6622 [4DE]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5293 [25JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Consumers: provide relief for artificially high gas prices (see H.R. 1777), H441 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]

——— terminate certain direct payments to farmers for the 2012 crop year (see H.R. 2487), H512 [6FE]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program (see H.R. 3306), H694 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 3982), H803 [15FE]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1153 [5MR]

——— 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), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H4686 [9JY]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 4005), H2569 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3216), H948 [21FE]

Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]

Egypt: prohibit provision of U.S. assistance (see H.R. 6646), H7425 [20DE]

EPA: provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H571 [7FE]

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

FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H1017 [28FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H696 [13FE]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see H.R. 4237), H1808 [29MR]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H2134 [25AP]

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), H182 [25JA]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3105 [17MY]

Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H6280 [21SE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H3105 [17MY]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H441 [2FE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6234 [20SE]

——— require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 [21JN]

——— temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see H.R. 2497), H4656 [29JN]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H1101 [29FE]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H948 [21FE]

——— 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), H1808 [29MR]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]

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), H2570 [9MY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6675 [5DE]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1700), H3363 [31MY]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4165), H5010 [18JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 6598), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H2288 [27AP]

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

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H4775 [10JY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1543 [22MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H4864 [12JY]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

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), H696 [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H376 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients (see H.R. 6342), H5706 [2AU]

——— clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H2813 [16MY]

Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [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]

——— exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H2072 [24AP]

——— 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), H115 [23JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

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), H5202 [24JY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

——— 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), H1272 [7MR]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H4686 [9JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H115 [23JA]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H4655 [29JN]

Taxation: amend extension of temporary employee payroll tax holiday to give individuals the choice of whether to participate (see H.R. 3551), H945 [17FE]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3720), H2715 [15MY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3404 [1JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H1154 [5MR]

——— repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 1549), H4605 [28JN]

Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 6374), H6280 [21SE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

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), H2716 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]

Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H440 [2FE]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (H.R. 4074), H944 [17FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (H.R. 4171), H1305 [8MR]

Motions

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3250 [30MY], H3499 [6JN], H3652 [7JN]

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), H3250 [30MY], H3499 [6JN], H3652 [7JN]

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), H3250 [30MY], H3499 [6JN], H3652 [7JN]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H94 [23JA]

Budget: deficit, H3654 [7JN]

——— eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (H.R. 3883), H399 [2FE], H590 [8FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H399 [2FE]

Congressional Research Service: funding, H3677, H3679 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3053, H3054 [17MY]

——— eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3053, H3054 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program vehicle technologies funding, H3383 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3531 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3531, H3546, H3555 [6JN], H3640 [7JN]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Community Planning and Development funding, H4096 [27JN]

——— Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity funding, H4099 [27JN]

——— Office of Housing funding, H4097 [27JN]

——— Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H4097 [27JN]

——— Office of Public and Indian Housing funding, H4096 [27JN]

——— Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]

——— Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4102 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for carrying out or enforcement of provisions of the Voting Rights Act on Federal preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or practices, H2544, H2547 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration funding, H4047 [26JN]

——— Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]

——— Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration funding, H4052 [26JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4036, H4037, H4045, H4047, H4051, H4052, H4053 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4101, H4102, H4121, H4122 [27JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7363 [20DE]

——— importance of job creation, H3658 [7JN]

Energy and water development: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3371, H3383 [1JN]

FBI: funding, H2362 [8MY]

Federal Maritime Commission: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H4121 [27JN]

Federal Railroad Administration: funding, H4045 [26JN]

FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3555 [6JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]

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, H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]

Health: make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR], H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR], H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3677, H3679 [8JN]

LSC: funding, H2413 [8MY]

Marine Mammal Commission: funding, H2414, H2415 [8MY]

Maritime Administration: Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program funding, H4051 [26JN]

Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5185 [24JY]

Medicare: reform, H790 [15FE]

NeighborWorks America (organization): funding, H4122 [27JN]

NOAA: Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding, H2375 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid funding, H5184, H5185 [24JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H790 [15FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H4077 [27JN]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]

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, H3499 [6JN], H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]

——— obligate Highway Trust Fund funding equal to level of CBO projected Federal gas tax revenues, H3652, H3654, H3656, H3657, H3658 [7JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H2425 [8MY]

——— administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H2362 [8MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2362, H2375, H2413, H2414, H2415, H2425 [8MY], H2544, H2547 [9MY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1876 [17AP]

Surface Transportation Board: funding, H4053 [26JN]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H1923 [18AP]

Transportation Security Administration: funding, H3546 [6JN]

——— prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3640 [7JN]

——— prohibit funding to restrict participation in Screening Partnership Program (SPP), H3640 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1566• [19SE]

Wilkes County, GA: anniversary of Battle of Kettle Creek, E189• [14FE]

Tributes

Boylan, Peter J., E1605• [21SE]

Cutshaw, James R. (Roman), E1233• [11JY]

Harrell, William F., E1365• [31JY]

Long, Crawford, H1796 [29MR]

Pearson, Monica Kaufman, H1439 [21MR]