GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

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), H2174 [26AP]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House), H928 [17FE]

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), H376 [1FE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H476 [3FE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H1978 [18AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]

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), H1543 [22MR]

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

Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H5631 [1AU]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access (see H.R. 4094), H1978 [18AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6344 [13NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H966 [27FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H187 [27JA]

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), H6701 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H5711 [2AU]

——— 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]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H697 [13FE]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H2212 [26AP]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6318 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H802 [15FE]

Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6622 [4DE]

EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 [19JN]

——— provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity or operate a water pump (see H.R. 3185), H727 [14FE]

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. 5969), H3807 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]

FDA: give greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural, physical, and computing sciences (see H. Res. 98), H7264 [18DE]

FERC: minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses (see H.R. 3663), H476 [3FE]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3164 [18MY]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H6234 [20SE]

Government regulations: 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), H966 [27FE]

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

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

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H1367 [16MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 262), H6233 [20SE]

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), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H3808 [19JN]

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]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5712 [2AU]

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), H2329 [7MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H5328 [26JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H694 [9FE]

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

——— exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5711 [2AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H3808 [19JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2072 [24AP]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H694 [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), H79 [18JA]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), H27 [17JA]

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

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]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1642 [27MR]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H27 [17JA]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H6152 [19SE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2134 [25AP]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5293 [25JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4775 [10JY]

Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3481), H5860 [11SE]

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), H5860 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1272 [7MR]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 4153), H1273 [7MR]

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 (H.R. 6671), H6828 [17DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1377• [1AU]

Agriculture: make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), H5654 [2AU]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1687 [28MR]

Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (H.R. 4153), E329• [7MR]

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 (H.R. 6671), H6849, H6850, H6851 [18DE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E1070• [19JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6190 [20SE]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]

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), H2174, H2175 [26AP]

——— narrow definitions of what information private-sector cybersecurity entities may share with the intelligence community, H2174, H2175 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H333• [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H1001, H1003 [28FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1041• [29FE], H1662• [28MR], H6024• [14SE], E313• [5MR], E1963• [19DE]

Weather: effect of drought on agriculture, H5654 [2AU]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Representative Waters: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 112–690), H6284 [25SE]

Tributes

Slaughter, John R. (Bob), H3582 [7JN]