JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

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), H727 [14FE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H221 [31JA]

——— 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), H221 [31JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 3356), H966 [27FE]

Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building, Gainesville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6589), H6807 [13DE]

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]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3700 [8JN]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1808 [29MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6702 [11DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H187 [27JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H694 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H221 [31JA]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program (see H.R. 3306), H1391 [19MR]

Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), H1811 [30MR]

EPA: repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 3098), H1543 [22MR]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 3848), H3267 [30MY]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3976 [21JN]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H2289 [27AP]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H641 [8FE]

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), H1306 [8MR]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 6429), H6152 [19SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 593), H375 [1FE]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H5078 [19JY]

NASA: establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H641 [8FE]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1274 [7MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H2289 [27AP]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H3703 [12JN]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H6280 [21SE]

——— 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]

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), H3481 [5JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H375 [1FE]

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

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 6633), H6765 [12DE]

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]

——— 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), H26 [17JA]

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), H8 [13JA]

——— 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 utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 6007), H3974 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H159 [24JA]

——— provide additional exemptions from internal control auditing requirements for smaller and newer public companies (see H.R. 3213), H115 [23JA]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H476 [3FE]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2320 [7MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H5712 [2AU]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H1807 [29MR]

——— expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (see H.R. 6169), H5200 [24JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5200 [24JY]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1571 [26MR]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6807 [13DE]

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 87), H3267 [30MY]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H1845 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 120), H6000 [13SE]

Tariff: acid blue 171 (see H.R. 4757), H2125 [25AP]

——— acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 4753), H2125 [25AP]

——— dimethyl 3,3’-thiodipropionate (see H.R. 4750), H2125 [25AP]

——— disperse yellow 42 (see H.R. 4755), H2125 [25AP]

——— di-tert-butyl polysulfides (see H.R. 4749), H2125 [25AP]

——— normal paraffin M (see H.R. 4758), H2125 [25AP]

——— p-dichlorobenzene (see H.R. 4748), H2125 [25AP]

——— reactive blue 268 (see H.R. 4756), H2125 [25AP]

——— reactive blue 269 (see H.R. 4754), H2125 [25AP]

——— reactive red 228 (see H.R. 4752), H2125 [25AP]

——— tetrahydrothiophene (see H.R. 4747), H2125 [25AP]

——— 2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (see H.R. 4751), H2125 [25AP]

——— 2-mercaptoethanol (see H.R. 4746), H2125 [25AP]

Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see H.R. 4375), H1914 [17AP]

——— provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 4241), H1541 [22MR]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H1153 [5MR]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see H.R. 6523), H6275 [21SE]

——— treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable contributions (see H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Barrett, Barbara: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 120), H6001 [13SE]

Tariff: acid blue 171 (H.R. 4757), H2132 [25AP]

——— acid yellow 151 (H.R. 4753), H2131 [25AP]

——— dimethyl 3,3’-thiodipropionate (H.R. 4750), H2131 [25AP]

——— disperse yellow 42 (H.R. 4755), H2132 [25AP]

——— di-tert-butyl polysulfides (H.R. 4749), H2131 [25AP]

——— normal paraffin M (H.R. 4758), H2132 [25AP]

——— p-dichlorobenzene (H.R. 4748), H2131 [25AP]

——— reactive blue 268 (H.R. 4756), H2132 [25AP]

——— reactive blue 269 (H.R. 4754), H2132 [25AP]

——— reactive red 228 (H.R. 4752), H2131 [25AP]

——— tetrahydrothiophene (H.R. 4747), H2131 [25AP]

——— 2-hydroxyethyl-n-octyl sulfide (H.R. 4751), H2131 [25AP]

——— 2-mercaptoethanol (H.R. 4746), H2131 [25AP]

Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (H.R. 4375), H1915 [17AP]

——— provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (H.R. 4241), H1542 [22MR]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (H.R. 4137), H1153 [5MR]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 6647), H6701 [11DE]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6278 [21SE]

——— treat Korea Defense Service Medal recipients as war veterans for purposes of determining whether contributions to posts and organizations of war veterans are charitable contributions (H.R. 5903), H3577 [6JN]

Lists

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921• [31MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4706 [10JY]

Remarks

AT&T Inc.: tribute to AT&T Veterans group, E291• [1MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2613 [10MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3811), H974 [28FE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H906 [17FE]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6538 [30NO]

Frisco, TX: Frisco Heritage Museum participation in National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission to active military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284• [19JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H3812 [20JN]

——— permanently reauthorize the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program (S. 3245), E1507• [13SE]

Ma Ying-jeou: tribute to inauguration as President of Taiwan, E758• [10MY]

McKinney, TX: anniversary of McKinney Christian Academy, E293• [1MR]

——— Collin County Farm Museum participation in National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museums program offering free admission to active military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day, E1284• [19JY]

My Possibilities (organization): opening of HIPStore featuring gifts made by special-needs adults, E416• [22MR]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H163 [25JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H906 [17FE], H3409 [5JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4707 [10JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H974 [28FE]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School WorldQuest team, H2080 [25AP]

——— tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls’ soccer team, H2080 [25AP]

Rice University: anniversary, E1287• [19JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6538 [30NO]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), H7309, H7310, H7313 [19DE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (H.R. 5044), H6101, H6102, H6104 [19SE]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, H4917 [18JY]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (H.R. 8), H5535 [1AU]

——— provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H974 [28FE]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit, H2613 [10MY]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (H.R. 6523), H6236 [21SE]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E921• [31MY]

TownSquareBuzz Foundation: tribute to ‘‘Red Shirt Fridays’’ campaign in McKinney, TX, to assist veterans returning from war, E419• [22MR]

Volpi, John: Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans Corporate CTO of the Year Award recipient, E1678• [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Texas Association of Business: Maurice Acers Champion of Free Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1512 [13SE]

Tribute, H701 [14FE], H730 [15FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of ‘‘Alcatraz Eleven’’ from POW camp in North Vietnam, H812 [16FE]

Tributes

Hall, Representative, H6445 [27NO]

Keffler, Bill A., E417• [22MR]

Lottie, Rick, E291• [1MR]