GIBBS, BOB (a Representative from Ohio)

Articles and editorials

USDA—Celebrating 150 Years of Innovation: Bob Stallman, Ag Agenda (American Farm Bureau Federation newsletter), E806• [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5860 [11SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1274 [7MR]

Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6231 [20SE]

Armstrong, Neil A.: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H6000 [13SE]

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

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

Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1306 [8MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H3177 [29MY]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3405 [1JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see H.R. 3982), H1135 [1MR]

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), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2033 [19AP]

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

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), H3267 [30MY]

——— require a timely review of State documentation and reform regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see H.R. 5381), H4869 [13JY]

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), H2072 [24AP]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2329 [7MY]

Federal employees: extend pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 6726), H7565 [1JA]

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), H1209 [6MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]

——— permit certain current loans that would otherwise be treated as non-accrual loans as accrual loans for certain purposes (see H.R. 4029), H2072 [24AP]

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H512 [6FE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H6312 [19OC]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H1391 [19MR]

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

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H966 [27FE]

——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3577 [6JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2135 [25AP]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 5984), H3977 [21JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]

Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 5985), H3977 [21JN]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 5983), H3977 [21JN]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H1846 [16AP]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H571 [7FE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H3578 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]

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

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]

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

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

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

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 6075), H4864 [12JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1642 [27MR]

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), H2040 [23AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H6234 [20SE]

——— exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H3661 [7JN]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H1915 [17AP]

——— extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 6226), H5766 [10SE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H4775 [10JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H2072 [24AP]

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

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4656 [29JN]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H1915 [17AP]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 2092), H5009 [18JY]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5009 [18JY]

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

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 4115), H2288 [27AP]

Voting: express that it is not a violation of the equal protection clause to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]

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), H2266 [27AP]

Remarks

Corps of Engineers: finalize proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3374 [1JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary, E806• [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6201, H6202 [20SE], H6237, H6238, H6240 [21SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3374 [1JN]

EPA: prohibit ability to retroactively invalidate water quality permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6240 [21SE]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1945 [18AP]

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), H1945 [18AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H1945 [18AP]

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), H1945 [18AP]

States: preserve authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards, H6201 [20SE]

Water pollution: maintain current deadline for comment periods by Federal agencies on water quality permits, H6237, H6238 [21SE]

Tributes

Lang, Larry, E1868• [4DE]