FLAKE, JEFF (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H411 [2FE]
Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), H572 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3026, H3029 [17MY], H3140 [18MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4991 [18JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3528, H3554 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6243 [21SE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4109 [27JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3491, H3493 [6JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3683 [8JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2173 [26AP]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2409 [8MY], H2541, H2543 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1101 [29FE]
Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H803 (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H187 [27JA]
CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), H2270 [27AP]
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), H512 [6FE]
Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H1916 [17AP]
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
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), H4064 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]
——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5202 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H1847 [16AP]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]
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), H7264 [18DE]
Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H1641 [27MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H5202 [24JY]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]
Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Immigration: 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]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5630 [1AU]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1367 [16MR]
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), H1978 [18AP]
Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), H4065 [26JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 [19AP]
Medicare: 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), H6304 [9OC]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H3662 [7JN]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3662 [7JN]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H3700 [8JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H696 [13FE]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H2288 [27AP]
——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see H.R. 1173), H115 [23JA]
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), H26 [17JA]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]
Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H2647 [10MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]
States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H5131 [23JY]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2569 [9MY]
——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 3444), H4065 [26JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H2288 [27AP]
——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]
——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]
——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H4605 [28JN]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H3662 [7JN]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
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), H2329 [7MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see H.R. 6047), H4603 [28JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see H.R. 5381), H2317 [7MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (see H.R. 5791), H2812 [16MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Clean Air Act: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (H.R. 6047), H4604 [28JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]
EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (H.R. 5381), H2323 [7MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]
Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (H.R. 4135), H1153 [5MR]
Wilderness areas: provide for reasonable and necessary access to wilderness areas for the restoration of water sources, supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency (H.R. 5791), H2813 [16MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6153 [20SE]
Motions
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H3444 [5JN], H3505 [6JN]
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), H3444 [5JN], H3505 [6JN]
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), H3444 [5JN], H3505 [6JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H604 [8FE]
Arizona: anniversary of statehood, H664 [9FE]
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H164 [25JA]
BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting, H1877 [17AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1679 [28MR]
CBO: lower budgetary impact threshold to require a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation, H411, H412 [2FE]
——— provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H411, H412 [2FE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2001• [19AP]
Dept. of Commerce: SelectUSA Initiative funding, H2541, H2542 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3018, H3030 [17MY], H3140 [18MY]
——— ensure funding items added to the overseas contingency operations account are war related, H3030 [17MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4991 [18JY]
——— prohibit discrimination based on project labor agreement status in awarding of construction contracts, H3018 [17MY]
——— prohibit funding to enter into non-competitive contracts for helicopter leak-proof drip pans, H4991 [18JY]
Dept. of Energy: Batteries and Electric Drive Technology Program funding, H3493 [6JN]
——— Wind Powering America Initiative funding, H3493 [6JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection salaries and expenses funding, H3528 [6JN], E1008• [7JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3528, H3554 [6JN], E1008• [7JN]
——— provide for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (H.R. 6025), H6433• [27NO]
Dept. of HUD: HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, H2398 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6245 [21SE]
——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3333, H3334, H3335, H3337 [31MY]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3333, H3334, H3335, H3337 [31MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4109, H4110 [27JN]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H3491 [6JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3491, H3493 [6JN]
EPA: provide States increased flexibility in implementing regional haze management standards through State implementation plans, H6245 [21SE]
Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
FEMA: State and local grant programs funding, H3554 [6JN]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1938 [18AP]
——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3444 [5JN], H3505, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
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, H5243 [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), H5243 [25JY]
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), H1938 [18AP]
——— 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, H3444 [5JN], H3505, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1500 [22MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1246• [12JY]
Highway Trust Fund: increase minimum rate of return to States for payments made through the Federal gas tax, H3505, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
——— permit a State to elect to receive the State’s contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (H.R. 632), H3507 [6JN]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7416 [20DE]
——— prohibit purchase of paid online advertisements by Members, committees, and leadership offices, H3683, H3684 [8JN]
Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 399), H6193 [20SE], H6543 [30NO]
——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193 [20SE], H6543 [30NO]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5882), H3683, H3684 [8JN]
Medicare: reform, H1679 [28MR]
NSF: funding, H2409 [8MY]
——— Political Science Program funding, H2543 [9MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2173 [26AP]
——— require list of all Federal agencies receiving cyber threat intelligence information from the intelligence community, H2173 [26AP]
Pakistan: require a certain time period between the release of the Depts. of Defense and State report on current conditions in Pakistan and the release of funds from the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund, H3140 [18MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), E1246• [12JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1500 [22MR]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H58 [18JA]
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), H1938 [18AP]
——— 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, H3444 [5JN], H3505, H3506, H3507, H3508, H3509 [6JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2398, H2409 [8MY], H2541, H2542, H2543 [9MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1877 [17AP]
Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001• [19AP]
Translational Genomics Research Institute: anniversary, E1202• [29JN]
Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H747 [15FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Tributes
Barber, Representative, H3754 [19JN]
Dever, Larry, H6147• [19SE]
Garza, Mary L. Matta, E1569• [19SE]
Giffords, Representative, H164 [25JA]
Sullivan, John V., H1633 [27MR]