MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3305 [31MY]
Articles and editorials
Backdoor Found in ZTE Android Phones, Michael Lee, ZDNet (Internet site), H3097 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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), H803 [15FE]
Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 1830), H159 [24JA]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H802 [15FE]
Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see H. Res. 507), H2570 [9MY]
Budget: eliminate adjustment for disaster funding (see H.R. 4386), H1976 [18AP]
——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]
——— subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]
Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H115 [23JA]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant (see H.R. 2997), H5202 [24JY]
China: ensure U.S. policy is guided by certain strategic objectives (see H. Res. 616), H2135 [25AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2569 [9MY]
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 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), H5293 [25JY]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]
Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H6234 [20SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H1741 [28MR]
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), H1642 [27MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 6567), H6307 [12OC]
Dept. of Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]
Dept. of Energy and the Environment: establish (see H.R. 4295), H2813 [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3808 [19JN]
——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H4606 [28JN]
Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H1018 [28FE]
Dept. of State: designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H1742 [28MR]
——— designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H572 [7FE]
——— raise travel advisory for Egypt from ‘‘Travel Alert’’ to ‘‘Travel Warning’’ until all detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt (see H. Res. 546), H1101 [29FE]
——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H3662 [7JN]
Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2033 [19AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1497 [21MR]
Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H1846 [16AP]
Economy: extend tax relief for all Americans and replace defense sequester with responsible spending reductions (see H.R. 6688), H7359 [19DE]
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]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]
FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 4095), H1274 [7MR]
——— 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), H1741 [28MR]
Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘carcinogen free’’ (see H.R. 6601), H6428 [16NO]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 3634), H1101 [29FE]
Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]
——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]
Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 [11SE]
Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 6067), H5079 [19JY]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4908 [17JY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H3808 [19JN]
Immigration: 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]
——— restrict community policing programs funding for States that grant driver’s licenses to certain illegal immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]
Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3578 [6JN]
Iran: provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H77 [18JA]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2663 [11MY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), H3577 [6JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2810), H2033 [19AP]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H4656 [29JN]
Medicare: establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 2925), H5130 [23JY]
——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H1916 [17AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H6001 [13SE]
National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]
Nuclear weapons: strengthen U.S. strategic force posture by ensuring the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile (see H.R. 4178), H1498 [21MR]
Pakistan: restrict assistance to Pakistan unless the Dept. of State certifies that Pakistan is not aiding, assisting, advising, or informing the Haqqani network in any capacity (see H.R. 4110), H1847 [16AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases (see H.R. 816), H5292 [25JY]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H3267 [30MY]
——— repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H1847 [16AP]
——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 1580), H1978 [18AP]
Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]
——— establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H4907 [17JY]
——— streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H2329 [7MY]
Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H27 [17JA]
Public debt: 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 welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5079 [19JY]
Rhabdomyosarcoma Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 652), H5202 [24JY]
Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5131 [23JY]
Russia: condemn support of and transfer of weapons to regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and call for an end to such transfers and support of sanctions against and leadership transfer in Syria (see H. Res. 742), H5327 [26JY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H1017 [28FE]
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), H1847 [16AP]
Taxation: disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H966 [27FE]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H5860 [11SE]
——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]
——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 6289), H5704 [2AU]
——— expand availability of cash method of accounting for small businesses (see H.R. 4643), H2329 [7MY]
——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2569 [9MY]
——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 6410), H6060 [14SE]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H115 [23JA]
——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H1209 [6MR]
——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits and disclose return information to prison officials to prevent prisoner tax fraud (see H.R. 4372), H2134 [25AP]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into contracts with private sector for property management (see H.R. 6264), H5629 [1AU]
House Rules: prevent creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs (see H. Res. 623), H2031 [19AP]
Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]
Tariff: acetyl chloride (see H.R. 4593), H2066 [24AP]
——— ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (see H.R. 4600), H2066 [24AP]
——— artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4585, 4586), H2066 [24AP]
——— chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (see H.R. 4592), H2066 [24AP]
——— Efka 6225 (see H.R. 5254), H2273 [27AP]
——— glyoxylic acid (see H.R. 4595), H2066 [24AP]
——— isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (see H.R. 4601), H2066 [24AP]
——— octanoyl chloride (see H.R. 4594), H2066 [24AP]
——— 1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone (see H.R. 4598), H2066 [24AP]
——— parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (see H.R. 4599), H2066 [24AP]
——— rayon filament tow (see H.R. 4602), H2066 [24AP]
——— reactive black 005 (see H.R. 4588), H2066 [24AP]
——— reactive orange 131 (see H.R. 4589), H2066 [24AP]
——— reactive red 266 (see H.R. 4587), H2066 [24AP]
——— sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (see H.R. 4596), H2066 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4584), H2066 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (see H.R. 4582, 4583, 4603), H2066 [24AP]
——— tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives mixtures (see H.R. 4597), H2066 [24AP]
——— window shade material (see H.R. 4590, 4591), H2066 [24AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Federal agencies and departments: grant authority to enter into contracts with private sector for property management (H.R. 6264), H5630 [1AU]
Immigration: make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (H.R. 3808), H115 [23JA]
Tariff: acetyl chloride (H.R. 4593), H2070 [24AP]
——— ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate (H.R. 4600), H2071 [24AP]
——— artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4585), H2070 [24AP]
——— artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4586), H2070 [24AP]
——— chloroacetic acid, sodium salt (H.R. 4592), H2070 [24AP]
——— Efka 6225 (H.R. 5254), H2285 [27AP]
——— glyoxylic acid (H.R. 4595), H2070 [24AP]
——— isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its sodium salt (H.R. 4601), H2071 [24AP]
——— octanoyl chloride (H.R. 4594), H2070 [24AP]
——— 1-propanonesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-, monoammonium salt, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone (H.R. 4598), H2071 [24AP]
——— parahydroxybenzoic acid esters and sodium esters (H.R. 4599), H2071 [24AP]
——— rayon filament tow (H.R. 4602), H2071 [24AP]
——— reactive black 005 (H.R. 4588), H2070 [24AP]
——— reactive orange 131 (H.R. 4589), H2070 [24AP]
——— reactive red 266 (H.R. 4587), H2070 [24AP]
——— sodium petroleum sulfonic acids, sodium salts (H.R. 4596), H2070 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of rayon, carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4584), H2070 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4582), H2070 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4583), H2070 [24AP]
——— staple fibers of viscose rayon, not carded, combed, or otherwise processed for spinning (H.R. 4603), H2071 [24AP]
——— tetraacetylethylenediamine with extenders and additives mixtures (H.R. 4597), H2071 [24AP]
——— window shade material (H.R. 4590), H2070 [24AP]
——— window shade material (H.R. 4591), H2070 [24AP]
Poems
‘‘Follow Me,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1944• [17DE]
‘‘I’m EOD,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1943• [17DE]
‘‘I’m Your Captain,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1945• [17DE]
Remarks
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3097 [17MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4949 [18JY]
——— motorsports sponsorship funding, H4949 [18JY]
FDA: 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), H3865 [20JN]
Gastonia, NC: anniversary of First Wesleyan Christian School, E378• [19MR]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1455 [21MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5743), H3305 [31MY]
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), H2158 [26AP]
——— require report to identify and assess risks from foreign suppliers of information technology with ties to foreign governments, H3305 [31MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1455 [21MR]
Technology: maintain security relative to information technology procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2769 [16MY]
Votes: position on missed, H2345• [8MY], E1013• [7JN], E1055• [18JN], E1171• [28JN], E1217• [10JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, E1039 [12JN]
Tributes
Bates, Atoine, E1945• [17DE]
Corrothers, Angi, E1623• [21SE]
Mayer, Jim, E1944• [17DE]
Morris, Johnny, E1943• [17DE]