HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
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), H114 [23JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]
Afridi, Shakeel: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4069), H1101 [29FE]
Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H572 [7FE]
Cecil E. Bolt Post Office, Fowler, CA: designate (see H.R. 4389), H1976 [18AP]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H4157 [27JN]
——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H5292 [25JY]
EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6001 [13SE]
——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), H6001 [13SE]
Federal agencies and departments: require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H6234 [20SE]
Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1808 [29MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H5293 [25JY]
Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 273), H3404 [1JN]
Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]
——— 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]
Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H950 [24FE]
——— 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]
Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, Mountain View, CA: designate (see H.R. 6260), H5766 [10SE]
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), H5328 [26JY]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 4062), H901 [16FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1306 [8MR]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1392 [19MR]
——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H1274 [7MR]
——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H5766 [10SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H694 [9FE]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5331 [30JY]
Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building, Simi Valley, CA: designate (see H.R. 6587), H6623 [4DE]
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]
Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Executive orders infringing on congressional powers and duties or requiring expenditure of funds not specifically appropriated has no force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 98), H219 [31JA]
Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office, Roseville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3892), H440 [2FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]
Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6001 [13SE]
——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
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), H2447 [8MY]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H945 [17FE]
Taxation: expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2212 [26AP]
——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]
——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1642 [27MR]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4336), H1804 [29MR]
——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H3977 [21JN]
——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6828 [17DE]
——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H727 [14FE]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]
——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H3976 [21JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: save and strengthen (see H.R. 6645), H6701 [11DE]
Tariff: ski poles, parts, and accessories (see H.R. 5104), H2270 [27AP]
Taxation: improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 [29MY]
——— provide payroll tax relief (see H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Medicare: save and strengthen (H.R. 6645), H6701 [11DE]
Tariff: ski poles, parts, and accessories (H.R. 5104), H2279 [27AP]
Taxation: improve health savings accounts (H.R. 5858), H3177 [29MY]
——— provide payroll tax relief (H.R. 4013), H696 [13FE]
Remarks
America’s Blood Centers (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E271• [28FE]
California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3763 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H988• [28FE]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H4915 [18JY]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1471 [21MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6492 [28NO]
Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules, H7304, H7305 [19DE]
——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7304, H7305 [19DE]
Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411 [16NO]
National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4915 [18JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H330 [1FE]
——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4735 [10JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1471 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), E1618• [21SE]
Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6411 [16NO]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1046 [29FE]
Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), H7312 [19DE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5668 [2AU]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4915 [18JY]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5580 [1AU]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3607 [7JN]
Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5084 [23JY]
Votes: position on missed, H6561• [30NO]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: tribute to departing Members, H6742–H6751 [12DE]
Tributes
Foy, Robert, E247• [27FE]
Pierson, Jay, H6860 [18DE]