HARRIS, ANDY (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6218 [20SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3405 [1JN], H3461, H3482 [5JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2330 [7MY], H2373 [8MY]

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), H572 [7FE]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H2645 [10MY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 6173), H5200 [24JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms (see H. Res. 732), H4907 [17JY]

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), H5328 [26JY]

——— further preparedness, in cooperation with regional allies, to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon (see H.R. 4485), H2289 [27AP]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 6261), H5629 [1AU]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H441 [2FE]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 790), H6280 [21SE]

Budget: cap Federal spending (see H.R. 4060), H1018 [28FE]

——— eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), H1976 [18AP]

——— eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3481 [5JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 4182), H1304 [8MR]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]

Chesapeake Bay: provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 6068), H4654 [29JN]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H5079 [19JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H7360 [19DE]

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]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 3806), H1101 [29FE]

Courts: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 3511), H5766 [10SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H5130 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H3733 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H5131 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]

——— establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H3105 [17MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H3734 [18JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]

——— provide with an accurate definition of ‘‘cross-border violence’’ and develop measures to quantify cross-border violence data (see H.R. 2124), H1101 [29FE]

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: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H5923 [12SE]

Dept. of State: improve and strengthen the Office of International Religious Freedom and require religious freedom training for Foreign Service officers (see H.R. 1856), H1391 [19MR]

——— require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3216), H441 [2FE]

Diseases: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 5937), H5766 [10SE]

——— reduce disparities and improve access to diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer for underserved populations and men with a family history of prostate cancer (see H.R. 2159), H1846 [16AP]

——— require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 2885), H3915 [20JN]

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]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 6564), H6297 [28SE]

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

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see H.R. 3816), H3915 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H5923 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 3737), H1847 [16AP]

——— improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H5766 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H696 [13FE]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 4454), H2134 [25AP]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H5202 [24JY]

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), H6397 [15NO]

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), H2033 [19AP]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2288 [27AP]

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

House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2072 [24AP]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H572 [7FE]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— 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]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1101 [29FE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3163 [18MY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3915 [20JN]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H4685 [9JY]

——— ensure home health agencies can assign appropriate skilled professional to conduct initial assessment visit and complete assessment for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 2468), H187 [27JA]

——— promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages (see H.R. 6611), H6535 [29NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H2647 [10MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3976 [21JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H6152 [19SE]

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

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H903 [16FE]

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), H1976 [18AP]

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

——— prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H3267 [30MY]

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

——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H2329 [7MY]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H5923 [12SE]

——— streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]

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), H2569 [9MY]

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

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 826), H6675 [5DE]

Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5131 [23JY]

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), H3578 [6JN]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H966 [27FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H801 [15FE]

Social Security: permit hospitals to make incentive payments to physicians to promote quality and efficiency (see H.R. 6176), H5766 [10SE]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1306 [8MR]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H6505 [28NO]

——— resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H6369 [14NO]

——— strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 2918), H4775 [10JY]

Tariff: men’s footwear (see H.R. 4502, 4503), H2212 [26AP]

——— women’s footwear (see H.R. 4504, 4505), H2212 [26AP]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5766 [10SE]

Taxation: allow certain tax-advantaged investment plans for tuition for elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5932), H4065 [26JN]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H6001 [13SE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1101 [29FE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H1134 [1MR]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5526 [31JY]

——— provide a business tax credit for resilient construction (see H.R. 5839), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2649), H1978 [18AP]

Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3481), H5923 [12SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H1846 [16AP]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H803 [15FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) applicants to remotely apply for issuance, renewal, or activation (see H.R. 3173), H2072 [24AP]

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), H1210 [6MR]

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

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H1391 [19MR]

Voting: require driver’s license applicants in a new State to indicate whether that State is the applicant’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 6386), H5922 [12SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1210 [6MR]

Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), H1642 [27MR]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H1303 [8MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H5631 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 6623), H6578 [30NO]

Tariff: men’s footwear (see H.R. 4927, 4928), H2206 [26AP]

——— women’s footwear (see H.R. 4926, 4929), H2206 [26AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 [9FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 6623), H6578 [30NO]

Tariff: men’s footwear (H.R. 4927), H2210 [26AP]

——— men’s footwear (H.R. 4928), H2210 [26AP]

——— women’s footwear (H.R. 4926), H2210 [26AP]

——— women’s footwear (H.R. 4929), H2210 [26AP]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (H.R. 4007), H693 [9FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7 [13JA], H189 [31JA], H699 [14FE], H947 [21FE], H1813 [16AP], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H4659 [9JY], H5081 [23JY], H6063 [18SE], H6303 [9OC], H6327 [9NO], H6677 [7DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H947 [21FE], H3173 [29MY], H3979 [25JN], H6063 [18SE], H6327 [9NO], H6677 [7DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5443 [31JY]

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (H.R. 2087), H1413 [20MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H470 [3FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1685 [28MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H5688 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for certain Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program international activities, H3461 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H430 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H929 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6218, H6219 [20SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3336, H3337 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3336, H3337 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3355 [31MY], H3461 [5JN]

EPA: make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based on available to the public and require regulatory impact analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218, H6219 [20SE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1399 [20MR], H1463 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 [10JY]

Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E381• [19MR]

Medicaid: reform, H5184, H5186, H5187, H5188 [24JY]

Medicare: reform, H788 [15FE], H1685 [28MR], H5914 [12SE]

NOAA: Climate Portal Program funding, H2373 [8MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H470 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicaid funding, H5184, H5186, H5187, H5188 [24JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H468–H470 [3FE], H788 [15FE], H5914 [12SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H889 [16FE]

——— repeal, H430, H435 [2FE], H468–H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H469 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4720 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1399 [20MR], H1463 [21MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5688 [2AU]

Salisbury University: tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E942• [31MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2373 [8MY]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1689• [9OC]

Tributes

Daly, Patrick H., Jr., E253• [27FE]

O’Brien, Edwin F., E236• [21FE]