HUELSKAMP, TIM (a Representative from Kansas)
Amendments
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2448 [8MY], H2547 [9MY]
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]
——— 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]
BLM: provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H28 [17JA]
Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]
——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1642 [27MR]
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]
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), H6578 [30NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1642 [27MR]
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), H5631 [1AU]
Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
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), H1808 [29MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2034 [19AP]
——— repeal rule on nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 6418), H6060 [14SE]
Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), H1803 [29MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]
Dept. of HUD: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce residential housing (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H802 [15FE]
Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H440 [2FE]
EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 4387), H1976 [18AP]
Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 4268), H2034 [19AP]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H6314 [23OC]
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), H2569 [9MY]
——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H4158 [27JN]
Foreign aid: provide limitations (see H.R. 6452), H6280 [21SE]
Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6307 [12OC]
Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 2402), H6279 [21SE]
Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1807 [29MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
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]
——— require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H3974 [21JN]
Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]
Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]
IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]
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), H1808 [29MR]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2647 [10MY]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
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]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H966 [27FE]
Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 669), H3363 [31MY]
Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1811 [30MR]
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]
——— prevent payment for services to individuals appointed during a Senate recess to fill a vacancy that existed when the Senate was in session (see H.R. 3770), H79 [18JA]
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), H641 [8FE]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2447 [8MY]
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), H6765 [12DE]
Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H2813 [16MY]
Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H1101 [29FE]
Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]
Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1741 [28MR]
Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H1916 [17AP]
——— 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), H6001 [13SE]
——— 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 certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]
——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5010 [18JY]
Telecommunications: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3481), H6307 [12OC]
Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H5766 [10SE]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]
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), H3915 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H181 [25JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 6518), H6275 [21SE]
Tariff: barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate, and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as emitter suspension cathode coating (see H.R. 5117), H2270 [27AP]
——— barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (see H.R. 5126), H2270 [27AP]
——— calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5120), H2270 [27AP]
——— calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese and antimony (see H.R. 5119), H2270 [27AP]
——— coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5127), H2270 [27AP]
——— footwear (see H.R. 5426), H2318 [7MY]
——— footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see H.R. 5425), H2318 [7MY]
——— girls’ footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not covering the ankle (see H.R. 5424), H2318 [7MY]
——— lanthanum phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5125), H2270 [27AP]
——— lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and terbium (see H.R. 5122), H2270 [27AP]
——— men’s footwear (see H.R. 5427), H2318 [7MY]
——— men’s footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (see H.R. 5423), H2318 [7MY]
——— non-women’s footwear (see H.R. 5429, 5430), H2318 [7MY]
——— phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate doped with europium (see H.R. 5123), H2270 [27AP]
——— phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and lanthanum phosphate luminophores (see H.R. 5118), H2270 [27AP]
——— resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone resins (see H.R. 5115), H2270 [27AP]
——— small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (see H.R. 5121), H2270 [27AP]
——— strontium chloropatite-europium compound (see H.R. 5113), H2270 [27AP]
——— strontium halophosphate doped with europium (see H.R. 5124), H2270 [27AP]
——— strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products (see H.R. 5114), H2270 [27AP]
——— ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (see H.R. 5128), H2270 [27AP]
——— women’s footwear (see H.R. 5428, 5431, 5432), H2318 [7MY]
——— zinc silicate phosphor (see H.R. 5116), H2270 [27AP]
Taxation: permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
Constitutional authority statements
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 (H.R. 3828), H182 [25JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (H.R. 6567), H6300 [2OC]
Food: replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States (H.R. 6518), H6278 [21SE]
Tariff: barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, calcium carbonate, and 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate mixture for use as emitter suspension cathode coating (H.R. 5117), H2280 [27AP]
——— barium magnesium aluminate phosphor (H.R. 5126), H2280 [27AP]
——— calcium chloride phosphate phosphor activated by manganese and antimony (H.R. 5119), H2280 [27AP]
——— calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (H.R. 5120), H2280 [27AP]
——— coarse yttrium oxide phosphor (H.R. 5127), H2280 [27AP]
——— footwear (H.R. 5426), H2324 [7MY]
——— footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (H.R. 5425), H2324 [7MY]
——— girls’ footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather, or composition leather and uppers of leather, not covering the ankle (H.R. 5424), H2324 [7MY]
——— lanthanum phosphate phosphor, activated by cerium and terbium (H.R. 5122), H2280 [27AP]
——— lanthanum phosphate phosphor (H.R. 5125), H2280 [27AP]
——— men’s footwear (H.R. 5427), H2324 [7MY]
——— men’s footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, covering the ankle, other than work footwear (H.R. 5423), H2324 [7MY]
——— non-women’s footwear (H.R. 5429), H2324 [7MY]
——— non-women’s footwear (H.R. 5430), H2324 [7MY]
——— phosphor blend of yttrium oxide doped with europium, cerium aluminate doped with terbium, and barium aluminate doped with europium (H.R. 5123), H2280 [27AP]
——— phosphor blend yttrium oxide doped with europium and lanthanum phosphate luminophores (H.R. 5118), H2280 [27AP]
——— resin cement based on calcium carbonate and silicone resins (H.R. 5115), H2280 [27AP]
——— small particle calcium chloride phosphate phosphor (H.R. 5121), H2280 [27AP]
——— strontium chloropatite-europium compound (H.R. 5113), H2280 [27AP]
——— strontium halophosphate doped with europium (H.R. 5124), H2280 [27AP]
——— strontium magnesium phosphate-tin doped inorganic products (H.R. 5114), H2280 [27AP]
——— ultrafine yttrium oxide phosphor (H.R. 5128), H2280 [27AP]
——— women’s footwear (H.R. 5428), H2324 [7MY]
——— women’s footwear (H.R. 5431), H2324 [7MY]
——— women’s footwear (H.R. 5432), H2324 [7MY]
——— zinc silicate phosphor (H.R. 5116), H2280 [27AP]
Taxation: permanently extend tax relief and repeal certain tax increases (H.R. 3804), H114 [23JA]
Remarks
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5446 [31JY]
Budget: express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (H. Res. 516), H147 [24JA]
——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), H540 [7FE]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1773, H1787 [29MR]
CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 3582), H401 [2FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3561 [6JN]
——— science and technology research funding through reductions in National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility funding, H3561 [6JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act, H2547 [9MY]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (H.R. 4157), H5164 [24JY]
Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (H.R. 3400), H2111 [25AP]
Kansas State Firefighters Association: anniversary, E1390• [2AU]
Medicare: reform, H1773 [29MR]
News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Beef Products, Inc., E499• [29MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5758, H5760 [10SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H890 [16FE]
——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4429 [28JN]
Priests for Life (organization): anniversary, E1425• [3AU]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H60 [18JA]
——— impact on job creation and economy, H5758, H5760 [10SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2547 [9MY]
Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2111, H2112 [25AP]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes, H5760 [10SE]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H2111 [25AP]
Votes: correction, E965• [1JN]