KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]
Articles and editorials
Who Will Defend the Defenders?, Mitchell D. Silber, Commentary (publication), E959•–E962• [1JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]
African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]
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), H6152 [19SE]
Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee: establish (see H.R. 6218), H5326 [26JY]
Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building, Mastic Beach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3912), H567 [7FE]
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), H376 [1FE]
Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Continental Connection commuter plane crash (see H. Res. 543), H803 [15FE]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 109), H3162 [18MY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H221 [31JA]
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), H6807 [13DE]
Commodity Exchange Act: clarify definition of swap dealer (see H.R. 3527), H27 [17JA]
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]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]
Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building, Baldwinsville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5837), H3161 [18MY]
Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 4323), H2716 [15MY]
——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 [16MY]
Crime: increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3668), H2813 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: ensure equitable treatment of Armed Forces members and civilian employees killed or wounded in certain attacks outside combat zones (see H.R. 1142), H375 [1FE]
——— provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H3976 [21JN]
——— recognize distance education program developed to provide advanced joint professional military education as equivalent to program consisting exclusively of resident instruction (see H.R. 3349), H159 [24JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish a National Pediatric Research Network (see H.R. 6163), H5078 [19JY]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5328 [26JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination (see H.R. 4251), H1542 [22MR]
——— permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (see H.R. 5843), H4065 [26JN]
——— provide certain information to intellectual property right owners of semiconductor chip products to facilitate identification of suspected counterfeit microchips (see H.R. 6012), H4828 [11JY]
——— require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]
Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]
Dept. of State: designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H1496 [21MR]
——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3103 [17MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 3351), H159 [24JA]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H376 [1FE]
——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H376 [1FE]
District of Columbia: support an appropriate site at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard for a memorial to honor Armed Forces members who have served as divers (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1498 [21MR]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]
Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see H.R. 5893), H3981 [25JN]
Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 6281), H5704 [2AU]
FDA: strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (see H.R. 4156), H2447 [8MY]
FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 5997), H4606 [28JN]
FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H221 [31JA]
Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4656 [29JN]
——— support and promote mutual community banks (see H.R. 4217), H1426 [20MR]
Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H6001 [13SE]
Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6280 [21SE]
Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H2569 [9MY]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3733 [18JN]
——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H2813 [16MY]
——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6535 [29NO]
Hurricanes: express condolences to, commend resiliency and courage of, and provide necessary resources for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts of victims of Hurricane Sandy (see H. Res. 820), H6505 [28NO]
Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H2447 [8MY]
——— 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]
International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3808 [19JN]
Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H4065 [26JN]
Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H5009 [18JY]
——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]
——— 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), H182 [25JA]
——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3977 [21JN]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H1915 [17AP]
Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]
——— 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), H1642 [27MR]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5079 [19JY]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers indicted in State courts for actions related to protection of a victim of a violent crime to petition to remove case to Federal court (see H.R. 4309), H3976 [21JN]
——— recognize importance of Federal law enforcement officers to U.S. national security and counterterrorism (see H. Res. 776), H5923 [12SE]
Leonard Montalto Post Office Building, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 6636), H6675 [5DE]
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), H2569 [9MY]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H1741 [28MR]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6318 [26OC]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H1978 [18AP]
——— provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H696 [13FE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]
National Cancer Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 531), H219 [31JA]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
National Guard: provide that the basic housing allowance is not reduced when a member transitions between active duty and full-time National Guard duty without a break in active service (see H.R. 2733), H79 [18JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1810), H4907 [17JY]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]
——— study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1498 [21MR]
Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H2447 [8MY]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]
Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H221 [31JA]
——— make certain internal control reporting and assessment requirements optional for certain smaller companies (see H.R. 2941), H1101 [29FE]
Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5766 [10SE]
Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building, Tyrone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7264 [18DE]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 4075), H943 [17FE]
——— allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H1391 [19MR]
——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 5129), H2329 [7MY]
——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H3976 [21JN]
——— extend the parity between exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits (see H.R. 6066), H4654 [29JN]
——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5078 [19JY]
——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 5845), H6234 [20SE]
——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 3820), H221 [31JA]
——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H2135 [25AP]
——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4096), H3404 [1JN]
——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H6469 [27NO]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3807 [19JN]
——— repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution (see H.R. 1549), H1306 [8MR]
——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H5630 [1AU]
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), H3661 [7JN]
Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 3670), H641 [8FE]
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), H6234 [20SE]
U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 6229), H5631 [1AU]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 4124), H2447 [8MY]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H2569 [9MY]
Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H803 [15FE]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3363 [31MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (see H.R. 5144), H2270 [27AP]
FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 6196), H5291 [25JY]
Financial institutions: make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 6524), H6275 [21SE]
Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 6195), H5291 [25JY]
National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H692 [9FE]
Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: anniversary (see H. Res. 715), H4604 [28JN]
U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5966), H3806 [19JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. (H.R. 5144), H2281 [27AP]
FBI: eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (H.R. 6196), H5292 [25JY]
Financial institutions: make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading by banking entities (H.R. 6524), H6278 [21SE]
Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (H.R. 6195), H5292 [25JY]
National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (H.R. 3993), H693 [9FE]
Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (H.R. 5966), H3807 [19JN]
U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 5966), H3807 [19JN]
Cost Estimates
WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2764): CBO, H3242 [30MY]
Letters
Border Security Information Improvement Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
Border Tunnel Prevention Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2796 [16MY]
DHS Audit Requirement Target (DART) Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6732 [12DE]
——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6732 [12DE]
FEMA programs and activities reauthorization: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6110 [19SE]
Intelligence services appropriations: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3309 [31MY]
Secure Border Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E972• [5JN]
——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E972• [5JN]
Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1176• [28JN]
——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1175• [28JN]
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1659 [28SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H7571 [2JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination (H.R. 4251), H3502 [6JN], H4003, H4007, H4009 [26JN]
——— establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244 [30MY]
——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (H.R. 2764), H3241, H3242, H3243 [30MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3502 [6JN]
——— obtain an unqualified audit opinion and improve financial accountability and management (S. 1998), H6731, H6733 [12DE]
——— permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility (H.R. 5843), H4014 [26JN]
——— prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (H.R. 3140), H3246, H3247 [30MY]
——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 4005), H4009, H4011 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization, H2533 [9MY]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H6733 [12DE]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7561 [1JA], H7571 [2JA]
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), H3243, H3244, H3245 [30MY]
National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, E1071• [19JN]
National Community Pharmacists Association: tribute to Protect Your Pharmacy Now! week, E550• [17AP]
National security: improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236, H3237, H3239 [30MY]
New York, NY: tribute to New York Police Dept., efforts to prevent acts of terrorism, E958• [1JN]
Parkinson’s Awareness Month: observance, E447• [27MR]
Point of order, H4011, H4014 [26JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2533 [9MY]
Transportation Security Administration: ensure that certain transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) do not expire before deadline for implementation of electronic readers for such credentials, H3502 [6JN]
——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1447), H4011, H4012, H4013, H4014 [26JN]
——— modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports (S. 3542), H6728, H6729, H6730 [12DE]
——— require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 3670), H3239, H3241 [30MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Reports filed
Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 112–552), H3702 [12JN]
——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Rept. 112–730), H7435 [27DE]
Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4005) (H. Rept. 112–499), H3265 [30MY]
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3563) (H. Rept. 112–685), H6230 [20SE]
Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3140) (H. Rept. 112–467), H2441 [8MY]
Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness (PRECISE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3674) (H. Rept. 112–592), H4827 [11JY]
Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 112–498), H3265 [30MY]
Securing Maritime Activities Through Risk-Based Targeting for (SMART) Port Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4251) (H. Rept. 112–521), H3702 [12JN]
Transportation Security Administration Transfer of Unclaimed Money Recovered at Airport Security Checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2179) (H. Rept. 112–468), H2441 [8MY]
Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) Applicants To Remotely Apply for Issuance, Renewal, or Activation: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3173) (H. Rept. 112–523), H3706 [15JN]
WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2764) (H. Rept. 112–466), H2441 [8MY]
Tributes
Capano, John, E190• [14FE]
Lorenzetti, Dario, E1832• [29NO]
Malloy, Edward J., E832• [17MY]