COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

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), H803 [15FE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H4775 [10JY]

Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H901 [16FE]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H6001 [13SE]

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), H5010 [18JY]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H3481 [5JN]

Bankruptcy: increase maximum pay for services rendered by trustees and repeal trustee administration of certain employee pension plans (see H.R. 6349), H5707 [2AU]

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6151 [19SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H4775 [10JY]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), H2033 [19AP]

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), H5130 [23JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H513 [6FE] (see H.R. 4000), H5079 [19JY]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see H.R. 4967), H2267 [27AP]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 4326), H1804 [29MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H5631 [1AU]

——— enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]

——— increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see H.R. 4223), H1427 [20MR]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6061 [14SE]

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), H6312 [19OC]

——— produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H512 [6FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H4908 [17JY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5131 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5526 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H3164 [18MY]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1274 [7MR]

Dept. of State: require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H4908 [17JY]

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

——— prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H5526 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H2288 [27AP]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H3105 [17MY]

——— 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), H376 [1FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H1101 [29FE]

Disasters: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2069), H5766 [10SE]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H3267 [30MY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H4775 [10JY]

EPA: prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4255), H1542 [22MR]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H945 [17FE]

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]

——— 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), H2447 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H1976 [18AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H803 [15FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4605 [28JN]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H376 [1FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2212 [26AP]

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 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), H79 [18JA]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2033 [19AP]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H1134 [1MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5630 [1AU]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

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

——— prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H513 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and disseminate visa revocation information (see H.R. 1741), H1134 [1MR]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1135 [1MR]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5331 [30JY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H4908 [17JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

——— 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), H2134 [25AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H6152 [19SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4065 [26JN]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), H6152 [19SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2288 [27AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6001 [13SE]

——— 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), H2033 [19AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2033 [19AP]

Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3480), H159 [24JA]

Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H1135 [1MR]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H512 [6FE]

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]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

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), H3700 [8JN]

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), H4686 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5630 [1AU]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H726 [14FE]

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

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H1978 [18AP]

Presidential appointments: exercise of recess appointment power during a congressional recess of less than 3 days (see H. Res. 604), H1916 [17AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

——— establish website to receive gifts to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3504), H641 [8FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Russia: 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 (see H.R. 4405), H4908 [17JY]

SBA: modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 3987), H3808 [19JN]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 793), H6369 [14NO]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H2033 [19AP]

Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6680 [7DE]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H4656 [29JN]

Taxation: 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), H1498 [21MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4250), H6001 [13SE] (see H.R. 4336), H6280 [21SE]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H2033 [19AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]

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

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H1845 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: acrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4445, 4447, 4448, 4449, 4450, 4451, 4452, 4453), H2030 [19AP]

——— azoxystrobin (see H.R. 4519), H2065 [24AP]

——— azoxystrobin mixtures (see H.R. 4518), H2065 [24AP]

——— benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (see H.R. 4509), H2064 [24AP]

——— cloquintocet-mexyl (see H.R. 4507), H2064 [24AP]

——— cyhalothrin mixtures (see H.R. 4512), H2064 [24AP]

——— cyprodinil (see H.R. 4510), H2064 [24AP]

——— difenoconazole (see H.R. 4508), H2064 [24AP]

——— difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (see H.R. 4514), H2065 [24AP]

——— 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (see H.R. 4517), H2065 [24AP]

——— metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (see H.R. 4506), H2064 [24AP]

——— methidathion (see H.R. 4516), H2065 [24AP]

——— modacrylic staple fibers (see H.R. 4446), H2030 [19AP]

——— mucochloric acid (see H.R. 4515), H2065 [24AP]

——— thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam formulations (see H.R. 4513), H2064 [24AP]

——— trinexapac-ethyl (see H.R. 4511), H2064 [24AP]

——— 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 4520), H2065 [24AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Tariff: acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4445), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4447), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4448), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4449), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4450), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4451), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4452), H2032 [19AP]

——— acrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4453), H2032 [19AP]

——— azoxystrobin (H.R. 4519), H2068 [24AP]

——— azoxystrobin mixtures (H.R. 4518), H2068 [24AP]

——— benzene, 2,4-dichloro-1,3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl) (H.R. 4509), H2067 [24AP]

——— cloquintocet-mexyl (H.R. 4507), H2067 [24AP]

——— cyhalothrin mixtures (H.R. 4512), H2068 [24AP]

——— cyprodinil (H.R. 4510), H2068 [24AP]

——— difenoconazole and mefenoxam mixtures (H.R. 4514), H2068 [24AP]

——— difenoconazole (H.R. 4508), H2067 [24AP]

——— 4-chloro-3,5-dinitro-,,-trifluorotoluene (H.R. 4517), H2068 [24AP]

——— metalaxyl-M and L-metalaxylfenoxam (H.R. 4506), H2067 [24AP]

——— methidathion (H.R. 4516), H2068 [24AP]

——— modacrylic staple fibers (H.R. 4446), H2032 [19AP]

——— mucochloric acid (H.R. 4515), H2068 [24AP]

——— thiamethoxam, difenoconazole, fludioxonil, and mefenoxam formulations (H.R. 4513), H2068 [24AP]

——— trinexapac-ethyl (H.R. 4511), H2068 [24AP]

——— 2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl chloride (H.R. 4520), H2068 [24AP]

Remarks

America Invents Act: correct and improve (H.R. 6621), Senate amendment, E2034• [2JA]

Brady Services, Inc.: anniversary, E908• [30MY]

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 4967), H2492 [9MY]

——— realign divisions within two judicial districts (H.R. 5512), H3191, H3192• [30MY]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 5934), H6355, H6357 [14NO]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H5236 [25JY]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, H5236 [25JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5235, H5236 [25JY]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School football team, E103• [1FE], E1966• [19DE]

——— tribute to Walter H. Page High School football team, E106• [1FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation for get-well wishes, H43 [18JA]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E838• [17MY]

Sandhills Community College: tribute to men’s basketball team, E466• [28MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, H1644 [28MR]

Securities: revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety (H.R. 3534), H2678• [15MY]

Southern Pines, NC: National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, E1324• [25JY]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 1864), H2667, H2668 [15MY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes, H6356 [14NO]

Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (H.R. 6116), H6353, H6354, H6355 [14NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3575 [6JN], H4681 [9JY], H4860 [12JY]

Tributes

Adulyadej, Bhumibol, E1889• [7DE]

Miller, Maersk M., H4778 [11JY]

Stanley, Jack W., E1749• [13NO]

Stevens, Rudy, H736 [15FE]

Sumner, Jethro E., E918• [31MY]