GUINTA, FRANK C. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H4685 [9JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H6151 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H1978 [18AP]

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), H4686 [9JY]

——— 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]

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H641 [8FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6069 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4158 [27JN]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4828 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H1428 [20MR]

——— 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), H3662 [7JN]

——— require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H3703 [12JN]

Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H2329 [7MY]

Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4065 [26JN]

Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see H.R. 6350), H5707 [2AU]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4100), H1016 [28FE]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5712 [2AU]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5631 [1AU]

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

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H696 [13FE]

Iran: 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]

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]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H696 [13FE]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6505 [28NO]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H3163 [18MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H115 [23JA]

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), H4656 [29JN]

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), H115 [23JA]

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]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5766 [10SE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3163 [18MY]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1543 [22MR]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H3105 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H5630 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (see H.R. 4168), H1303 [8MR]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (see H.R. 4968), H2267 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

American Battle Monuments Commission: provide for ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines (H.R. 4168), H1305 [8MR]

Tariff: bitolylene diisocyanate (H.R. 4968), H2275 [27AP]

Remarks

Arlen, Victoria: tribute for participation in Paralympic Games, E1689• [9OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1669 [28MR], H1785 [29MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H207 [31JA]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E380• [19MR]

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, H5233 [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), H5233 [25JY]

Kennett, Bayard: Mount Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1732• [2NO]

Laconia, NH: anniversary of Mount Washington Cruises, E931• [31MY]

Medicare: reform, H1785 [29MR]

Mount Washington Cruises, Inc.: anniversary, E1001• [6JN], E1059• [18JN]

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (NHCADSV): anniversary, E1715• [23OC]

Pinkham, Peter: Mount Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1733• [2NO]

Provencher, Philip D.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E26• [17JA]

Russell, Cindy: Mount Washington Valley, NH, Chamber of Commerce White Mountains Treasure Award recipient, E1734• [2NO]

Star Island Corp.: tribute to restoration of Gosport Regatta, E1052• [18JN]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts, H5138 [24JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660 [9JY]

Votes: position on missed, E984• [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3360 [31MY]

Resignations

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5538 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (House), H5538 [1AU]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5538 [1AU]

Tributes

Cargill, Kenneth, E1731• [2NO]

Conway, Barry E., E1669• [28SE], E1684• [5OC]

Dubois, David, E1054• [18JN]

Gorski, Stanley, E577• [18AP]

Levenson, Marc, E1670• [28SE]

Moody, Shannon, E21• [17JA]

Rustici, Christophe, E1296• [23JY]

Silk, Lissa, E301• [1MR]

Wieczorek, Raymond J., E392• [20MR]