MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3778 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3022 [17MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4965, H4989 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6216 [20SE], H6240 [21SE]
——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5176, H5177 [24JY]
——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H768 [15FE], H825, H826 [16FE]
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), H5260 [25JY]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4842 [12JY]
Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3909 [20JN]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1070 [29FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]
——— H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1428 [20MR]
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H4656 [29JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5711 [2AU]
——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 4122), H2212 [26AP]
Aviation: require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 6159), H5328 [26JY]
Bailey, Jonathan W.: tribute (see H. Res. 792), H6151 [19SE]
Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]
Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H2329 [7MY]
CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H2072 [24AP]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]
Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), H376 [1FE]
CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 4212), H5717 [3AU]
Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 6063), H4654 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: recognize significance of and support adequate funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H. Res. 564), H1428 [20MR]
——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H3363 [31MY]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H5861 [11SE]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826, 4816), H2212 [26AP]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H966 [27FE]
Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H3662 [7JN]
——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H6234 [20SE]
——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 3625), H6234 [20SE]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H28 [17JA]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H5292 [25JY]
Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 4227), H2329 [7MY]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H5711 [2AU]
Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]
Diseases: promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H5923 [12SE]
——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4157 [27JN]
——— 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), H3363 [31MY]
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), H1847 [16AP]
Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6702 [11DE]
Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see H. Res. 834), H7360 [19DE]
Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H6152 [19SE]
Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 5691), H2716 [15MY]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H3163 [18MY]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H7425 [20DE]
——— prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5292 [25JY]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5525 [31JY]
Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 4208), H1390 [19MR]
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), H2447 [8MY]
——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H2329 [7MY]
Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H2134 [25AP]
Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H5766 [10SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]
——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H5630 [1AU]
Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]
Israel: 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]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3578 [6JN]
Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H5728 [7AU]
Medicare: extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H2447 [8MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H6001 [13SE]
Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 [29JN]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]
NRC: limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that the application for such renewal may be submitted (see H.R. 6554), H6276 [21SE]
Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act: extend (see H.R. 3975), H639 [8FE]
Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H4907 [17JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H79 [18JA]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see H.R. 14), H1543 [22MR]
SBA: increase small business lending (see H.R. 5851), H3162 [18MY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2569 [9MY]
——— direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H5526 [31JY]
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), H1367 [16MR]
Taxation: encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H5711 [2AU]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H1210 [6MR]
——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6469 [27NO]
——— extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (see H.R. 15), H5525 [31JY]
——— extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6152 [19SE]
——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H220 [31JA]
——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H7585 [2JA]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H1571 [26MR]
——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H2033 [19AP]
——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
——— 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), H6152 [19SE]
Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H2569 [9MY]
Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]
Vietnam: condemn crackdown on democracy activists, repeal measures used to persecute peaceful political dissent, release political prisoners, and ensure compliance with international human rights standards (see H. Res. 484), H966 [27FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H1742 [28MR]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]
Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]
——— improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 3526), H512 [6FE]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at existing facilities (see H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H2271 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (see H.R. 5946), H3702 [12JN]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3974), H639 [8FE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 3900), H475 [3FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
——— expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]
——— allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]
——— require disclosure of political contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]
FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see H.R. 6676), H7264 [18DE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety (see H.R. 3847), H218 [31JA]
——— 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), H1272 [7MR]
——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals (see H.R. 4024), H725 [14FE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5291 [25JY]
Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4026), H725 [14FE]
National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 674), H3480 [5JN]
NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6272), H5704 [2AU]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 5967), H3806 [19JN]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 6670), H6806 [13DE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 6531), H6275 [21SE]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 6468), H6231 [20SE]
——— provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 5187), H2271 [27AP]
Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (see H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: designate (see H.R. 4400), H2029 [19AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of hydropower and efficiencies at existing facilities (H.R. 6024), H4064 [26JN]
CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 5186), H2282 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to develop innovative financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active servicemembers and reduce use of predatory lenders (H.R. 5946), H3703 [12JN]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 3974), H640 [8FE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (H.R. 3900), H476 [3FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]
——— expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (H.R. 3891), H440 [2FE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (H.R. 4025), H726 [14FE]
——— allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (H.R. 4325), H1806 [29MR]
——— require disclosure of political contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal lands (H.R. 6041), H4157 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a veterans jobs corps (H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]
FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (H.R. 6676), H7264 [18DE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety (H.R. 3847), H219 [31JA]
——— strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases (H.R. 4156), H1273 [7MR]
——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO]
FERC: suspend approval of liquefied natural gas export terminals (H.R. 4024), H726 [14FE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 6200), H5292 [25JY]
Forests: improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (H.R. 5960), H3807 [19JN]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 4026), H726 [14FE]
NIH: enhance the clinical trial registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures (H.R. 6272), H5708 [2AU]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities (H.R. 5967), H3807 [19JN]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (H.R. 6670), H6807 [13DE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (H.R. 6531), H6278 [21SE]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (H.R. 6468), H6233 [20SE]
——— provide incentives for clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 5187), H2282 [27AP]
Telecommunications: require disclosures to consumers on the capability of software to monitor mobile device usage and require consent of the consumer prior to monitoring (H.R. 6377), H5922 [12SE]
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: designate (H.R. 4400), H2031 [19AP]
Motions
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6022 [14SE]
Remarks
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.: renaming of headquarters building in honor of Robert M. Coard, E1084• [19JN]
Alaska: require additional rights-of-way in and out of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, H3895 [20JN]
Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims settlements, H3727 [18JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E660• [26AP]
BLM: prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3907 [20JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2628• [10MY]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1678 [28MR], H1868 [17AP], E485• [29MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 2842), H1182 [6MR]
——— require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, H1182 [6MR]
California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3756, H3778, H3780 [19JN]
——— ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best available science relative to certain water-related concerns, H1070, H1071 [29FE]
CFTC: funding, H3927 [21JN]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, H1895 [17AP]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 5186), E962• [1JN]
Committee for the Cumulative Analysis of Regulations That Impact Energy and Manufacturing in the U.S.: include health effects associated with regulatory costs in analysis of EPA rules and actions, H6218 [20SE]
Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3023, H3024, H3095 [17MY]
——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H4965 [18JY]
——— impact of budget sequestration, H4937 [18JY]
——— long-range penetrating bomber aircraft funding, H3023, H3024 [17MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4937, H4965, H4989 [18JY], H5048 [19JY]
——— prohibit funding to reduce number of nuclear weapons delivery vehicles, H5048 [19JY]
——— reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4989 [18JY]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, E485• [29MR]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 3974), H592 [8FE]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
Dept. of Energy: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H1937 [18AP]
——— innovative technology loan guarantee program nuclear and coal projects funding, H6008, H6009 [14SE]
——— lower energy efficiency standards for service-over-the-counter, self-contained, medium temperature commercial refrigerators, H3922 [21JN]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H3420 [5JN]
——— National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3424 [5JN]
——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), H6008, H6009 [14SE]
——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), consideration (H. Res. 779), H5937 [13SE]
——— phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (H.R. 6213), motion to recommit, H6022 [14SE]
Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act that reduce the prevalence of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]
——— authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2684• [15MY], H5096• [23JY]
——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue, H753, H756 [15FE]
——— determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism industries, H776 [15FE]
——— establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H753, H755 [15FE]
——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886 [20JN]
——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5215, H5216 [25JY]
——— include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017, H3912 [20JN]
——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6197, H6211, H6212, H6213, H6215, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6241, H6242 [21SE]
——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6169 [20SE]
——— prohibit export of natural gas, H825, H826 [16FE]
——— prohibit export of natural gas under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 [24JY]
——— prohibit transfer of any Solid Minerals Program function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, H3908 [20JN]
——— reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3906 [20JN]
——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5168, H5173, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178 [24JY], H5215, H5216 [25JY]
——— require companies holding defective leases which allow for off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]
——— require new leases offered under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]
——— require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 [12JY]
——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H753, H754, H755, H756, H768, H769, H774, H776, H779 [15FE], H825, H826, H827, H828 [16FE]
——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: submit report estimating the number of lost jobs, fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by new fuel economy standards for motor vehicles, H6215 [20SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may be waived for border security activities on public lands, prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect tribal sovereignty, H3780 [19JN]
——— prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3756, H3780 [19JN]
Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H44 [18JA]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, E261• [28FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3420, H3421, H3424, H3427 [5JN]
EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, H3903 [20JN]
——— make data and modeling inputs that regulations are based on available to the public and require regulatory impact analysis to undergo external peer review, H6218 [20SE]
——— repeal designation of the Colville River as an aquatic resource of national importance, H3895 [20JN]
——— take action under the Clean Air Act if such action would increase domestic energy independence by reducing demand for oil, H6216, H6217 [20SE]
FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1614 [27MR]
——— provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions, E261• [28FE]
FDA: ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that it is substantially equivalent to a device that has been recalled due to a flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety, H3225 [30MY]
——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (H.R. 5651), H3225 [30MY], E925• [31MY]
——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), H3866 [20JN]
——— strengthen ability to seek advice from external experts on rare diseases, their burdens, and unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases, H3225 [30MY]
Federal employees: secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), H755 [15FE]
——— secure annuities of civilian employees (H.R. 3813), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769 [15FE]
——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H746, H753 [15FE]
——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 5817), H6582 [3DE]
Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 6200), E1327• [25JY]
Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3727 [18JN]
Government regulations: exempt regulations that protect the public from extreme weather events from regulatory freeze, H5260 [25JY]
——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5229, H5260 [25JY]
Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, E1176• [28JN]
——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY]
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H779 [15FE], H3910, H3911 [20JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4793 [11JY]
——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H4794 [11JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
——— allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 779), H5937 [13SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (H. Con. Res. 127), H5601 [1AU]
Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2628• [10MY]
Medicare: reform, H1678 [28MR]
Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and materials access to expedited review process instituted by the lead Federal agency, H4846 [12JY]
——— clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840 [12JY]
——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4831, H4836, H4837, H4840, H4842, H4843, H4846 [12JY]
——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4793 [11JY]
——— require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842, H4843 [12JY]
Native Americans: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (H.R. 2362), H5096• [23JY]
Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2512 [9MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), consideration (H. Res. 631), H2151 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4793 [11JY]
——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4718 [10JY]
Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3884, H3886, H3889, H3895, H3903, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911, H3912 [20JN], H3920, H3921, H3922, H3927 [21JN]
——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3819 [20JN]
Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase in Federal grazing fees, H3778 [19JN]
——— improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3778 [19JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities, H6241, H6242 [21SE]
Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels, H1937 [18AP], H3871 [20JN]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable energy standard, H3819, H3884 [20JN]
——— facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources, H3920, H3921 [21JN]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1937 [18AP]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, E1176• [28JN]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3041 [17MY], H3871 [20JN]
San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1045, H1070, H1071 [29FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2512 [9MY]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. Res. 614), H1868 [17AP]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to recommit, H1895 [17AP]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: require officials proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in developing such rules, H6213 [20SE]
Taxation: expedite consideration of comprehensive tax reform legislation (H.R. 6169), H5672 [2AU]
——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, H5168 [24JY]
——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H6022 [14SE]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, H754 [15FE]
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr., Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham, MA: designate (H.R. 4400), E586• [19AP]
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6604), H6476 [28NO]
Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 547), H746 [15FE]
USEC Inc.: prohibit funding for domestic security-related nuclear enrichment technology, H3095 [17MY], H3421 [5JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2635• [10MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H4794 [11JY]
Tributes
Doherty, Hugh M., E1350• [30JY]