QUAYLE, BENJAMIN (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3063 [17MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY]

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), H2170 [26AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2372 [8MY], H2502 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H441 [2FE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 3583), H79 [18JA]

Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 551), H802 [15FE]

——— convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H2289 [27AP]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H1154 [5MR]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H374 [1FE]

Budget: provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H441 [2FE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2012–2022 (see H. Con. Res. 113), H1847 [16AP]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H79 [18JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H376 [1FE]

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), H3363 [31MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 106), H3363 [31MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 2299), H1571 [26MR]

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), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H376 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H28 [17JA]

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 for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H4606 [28JN]

——— reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H28 [17JA]

——— prohibit administration or enforcement of certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4200), H1366 [16MR]

——— prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 3814), H158 [24JA]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 100), H3404 [1JN]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1570 [26MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see H.R. 750), H1153 [5MR]

Economy: spur economic growth and create jobs (see H.R. 3400), H115 [23JA]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1807 [29MR]

EPA: require a timely review of State documentation and reform regulations relative to exceptional event demonstrations (see H.R. 5381), H3700 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H2716 [15MY]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 245), H476 [3FE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H476 [3FE]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1359 [9MR]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 1182), H1100 [29FE]

Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3000), H2288 [27AP]

——— repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H2715 [15MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H3404 [1JN]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H3404 [1JN]

——— prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H218 [31JA]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H3404 [1JN]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2448 [8MY]

——— 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), H3267 [30MY]

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), H2329 [7MY]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H1978 [18AP]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 5939), H4065 [26JN]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H2715 [15MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H3976 [21JN]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H1017 [28FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

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

——— prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H1428 [20MR]

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), H2267 [27AP]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H944 [17FE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H1154 [5MR]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H26 [17JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H8 [13JA]

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

——— provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, provide additional work requirements, and provide overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs (see H.R. 1167), H1100 [29FE]

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H2289 [27AP]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 489), H3 [6JA]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1392 [19MR]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 3819), H4605 [28JN]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3660 [7JN]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5130 [23JY]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H2647 [10MY]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1306 [8MR]

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), H2813 [16MY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H3808 [19JN]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1133 [1MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 87), H5328 [26JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1571 [26MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 100), H726 [14FE]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3732 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H3914 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (see H.R. 4067), H901 [16FE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 3862), H374 [1FE]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H. Res. 532), H374 [1FE]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (see H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes during the legislative process (see H.J. Res. 114), H4655 [29JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H3162 [18MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (H.R. 4369), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (H.R. 5953), H3733 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (H.R. 4067), H903 [16FE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (H.R. 3862), H375 [1FE]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration (H.R. 4088), H950 [24FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require all laws passed to lay and collect taxes are honestly and openly labeled as taxes during the legislative process (H.J. Res. 114), H4656 [29JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 5846), H3163 [18MY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), E1399• [3AU]

Arizona: anniversary of statehood (H. Con. Res. 100), H709 [14FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H7269 [19DE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H817• [16FE], H5125, H5127, H5128 [23JY]

EEOC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce guidance relative to consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions, H2502 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H5128 [23JY]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, H5238 [25JY]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (H.R. 3862), H5125 [23JY]

——— prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (H.R. 4078), H5125, H5127, H5128 [23JY], H5238 [25JY]

Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 [8FE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1386 [19MR], H1487 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7269 [19DE]

——— find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4169 [28JN]

Journal: question of approval, H815 [16FE]

Medicare: reform, H1386 [19MR]

Mining and mineral resources: permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4847 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4847 [12JY]

National security: improve border security, H1011 [28FE]

NIST: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AmTech) funding, H2372 [8MY]

Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res. 532), H382 [2FE]

——— decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H44 [18JA], H363 [1FE]

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), H2170, H2171 [26AP]

——— allow intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for only certain purposes, H2170, H2171 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H3486 [6JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4740 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1386 [19MR], H1487 [21MR]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign, H3486 [6JN]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4740 [10JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H363 [1FE]

Public lands: prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H1011 [28FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2372 [8MY], H2502 [9MY]

Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1238 [7MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), H1238 [7MR]

Votes: position on missed, H534• [7FE], H2552• [9MY]

Tributes

Dymarcik, Stephen A., Sr., E1203• [9JY]