MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5131 [23JY], H5283 [25JY]

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]

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

Appropriations: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 920), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H182 [25JA]

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), H1741 [28MR]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H28 [17JA]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 114, 3577), H159 [24JA]

——— establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), H159 [24JA]

——— provide for long-term budgeting (see H.R. 3580), H187 [27JA]

——— 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), H1742 [28MR]

Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 5865), H3808 [19JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H159 [24JA]

Children and youth: provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards (see H.R. 6027), H4064 [26JN]

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), H376 [1FE] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H1571 [26MR]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5711 [2AU]

Cyprus: respect sovereignty and urge Turkey to end illegal colonization, occupation, and interference with energy resources (see H. Res. 676), H5631 [1AU]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4403), H4908 [17JY]

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), H1742 [28MR]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H4656 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish minimum efficiency standards for self-contained commercial refrigerators, freezers, and other related parts (see H.R. 5710), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H1154 [5MR]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H1391 [19MR]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3044), H3915 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H187 [27JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H945 [17FE]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at departmental facilities (see H.R. 3723), H966 [27FE]

——— establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, AL (see H.R. 2052), H903 [16FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H1306 [8MR]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 1558), H1154 [5MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 4302), H1803 [29MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H182 [25JA]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 3068), H948 [21FE]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H1498 [21MR]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 4264), H3808 [19JN]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3105 [17MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2900), H1210 [6MR]

——— protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2252), H1497 [21MR]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 58), H1391 [19MR]

Foreign trade: create U.S. jobs by increasing exports to Africa (see H.R. 4221), H3267 [30MY]

——— enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 4041), H801 [15FE]

——— improve trade promotion policies and programs (see H.R. 5393), H2317 [7MY]

——— require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting U.S. exports, goods and services (see H.R. 5513), H2320 [7MY]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 4180), H1304 [8MR]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H1847 [16AP]

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]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]

Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1210 [6MR]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3267 [30MY]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H5009 [18JY]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 972), H1209 [6MR]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 [19AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see H.R. 1997), H1154 [5MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H1154 [5MR]

Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5630 [1AU]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H6280 [21SE]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 552), H902 [16FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H1306 [8MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H5631 [1AU]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H1976 [18AP]

North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1541 [22MR]

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), H3167 [22MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6234 [20SE]

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), H28 [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), H28 [17JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

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

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H160 [24JA]

Public lands: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and fishing implements and equipment (see H.R. 1443), H1209 [6MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5526 [31JY]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 4046), H966 [27FE]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3606), H1017 [28FE]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1154 [5MR]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H1154 [5MR]

Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6344 [13NO]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H2715 [15MY]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H7264 [18DE]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H4605 [28JN]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H3105 [17MY]

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

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), H3577 [6JN]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 506), H1135 [1MR]

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

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1428 [20MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H3976 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Argentina: express concern over disregard of U.S. rule of law relative to sovereign debt owed to the U.S. and oppose access to benefits and loans by international financial organizations (see H. Res. 586), H1366 [16MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (see H.R. 5952), H3732 [18JN]

Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), H4156 [27JN]

Tariff: polyester fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4487), H2064 [24AP]

——— polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (see H.R. 4486), H2064 [24AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (H.R. 5952), H3733 [18JN]

Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of free association between the U.S. and Palau (H.R. 6040), H4157 [27JN]

Tariff: polyester fiber with tow bundles (H.R. 4487), H2067 [24AP]

——— polypropylene fiber with tow bundles (H.R. 4486), H2067 [24AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H93 [23JA]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H606 [8FE]

Business and industry: promote growth and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing (H.R. 5865), H5833 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3006• [17MY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H211 [31JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), H2466 [9MY]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (H.R. 4041), H3252, H3253 [30MY]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5283 [25JY]

——— require each agency to submit and obtain approval from the Office of Science and Technology Policy for guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality of relevant scientific information, H5283 [25JY]

High-Performance Building Week: observance, H2721 [16MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7518 [1JA], E2004• [27DE]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), H6193• [20SE]

Motor vehicles: effects of increase of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards on vehicle pricing and safety, H211 [31JA]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require Federal agencies to submit and obtain approval to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information (H.R. 5952), E1062• [18JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H57 [18JA]

Space policy: remove commercial satellites and related components from the U.S. Munitions List subject to certain restrictions, H3006• [17MY]

Taxation: provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 2866), H2721 [16MY]

Votes: correction, H6251• [21SE]

——— position on missed, H2010• [19AP], E424• [22MR], E1221• [10JY], E1480• [11SE], E1791• [16NO], E1868• [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E1988 [21DE]

Tributes

Costello, Representative, H5907• [12SE]

Sauceda, Irene, E1610• [21SE]