ROKITA, TODD (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H115 [23JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H1571 [26MR]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H1846 [16AP]

Aviation: require certain air carriers and their agents and ticket agents to disclose certain costs and fees (see H.R. 3867), H513 [6FE]

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

——— express that passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance (see H. Res. 516), H78 [18JA]

——— 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), H1742 [28MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H3807 [19JN]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H3977 [21JN]

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3811), H221 [31JA] (see H.R. 4000), H692 [9FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H115 [23JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H5526 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3652), H221 [31JA]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2514), H6310 [16OC]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H3662 [7JN]

——— 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 Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to temporary non-agricultural employment of H–2B aliens in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 104), H944 [17FE]

——— prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see H.R. 4157), H1808 [29MR]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]

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 motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H4157 [27JN]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H441 [2FE]

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), H6310 [16OC]

Egypt: prohibit provision of U.S. assistance (see H.R. 6646), H6765 [12DE]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H5860 [11SE]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H159 [24JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H115 [23JA] (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3662 [7JN]

FDA: amend mission to establish a predictable, consistent and transparent regulatory environment (see H.R. 3214), H115 [23JA]

——— ensure appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while minimizing conflicts of interest (see H.R. 3206), H159 [24JA]

——— ensure public participation in the drafting and issuance of certain guidance documents (see H.R. 3204), H182 [25JA]

——— expedite process for requesting de novo classification of a device (see H.R. 3203), H115 [23JA]

——— make clarifications relative to persons accredited to review reports and make recommendations for initial classification of devices (see H.R. 3205), H115 [23JA]

——— provide predictability, consistency, and transparency to the premarket review process (see H.R. 3209), H182 [25JA]

——— reaffirm the Safe Medical Devices Act by requiring establishment of a schedule and issuance of regulations relative to device approval process (see H.R. 3208), H182 [25JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 3609), H1915 [17AP]

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), H2329 [7MY]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H513 [6FE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H3662 [7JN]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 615), H2715 [15MY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 6174), H5860 [11SE]

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

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), H2033 [19AP]

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), H2813 [16MY]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3497), H5711 [2AU]

——— repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance and provide for association health plans (see H.R. 6299), H7425 [20DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 297), H5630 [1AU]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1367 [16MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5526 [31JY]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5331 [30JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H2813 [16MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2034 [19AP]

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H3915 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H726 [14FE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H3976 [21JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3363 [31MY]

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), H966 [27FE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H1847 [16AP]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5293 [25JY]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 2429), H5009 [18JY]

National and Community Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 3794), H441 [2FE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5526 [31JY]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H440 [2FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H5292 [25JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1101 [29FE]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

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), H803 [15FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality (see H. Res. 475), H28 [17JA]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H5525 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H641 [8FE]

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

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H1976 [18AP]

Power resources: streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1978 [18AP]

Presidential appointments: 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), H115 [23JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2715 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H6069 [18SE]

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

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 6156), H5293 [25JY]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 3339), H5526 [31JY]

SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (see H.R. 3501), H79 [18JA]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H1391 [19MR]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5630 [1AU]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]

——— clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H2329 [7MY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H5331 [30JY]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H5526 [31JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H5630 [1AU]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H3577 [6JN]

——— permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H5630 [1AU]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3916 [20JN]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H3976 [21JN]

——— 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]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H5526 [31JY]

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

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H3481 [5JN]

——— 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), H1914 [17AP]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H1391 [19MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit certain employees from using title of ‘‘officer’’ and from wearing uniforms and badges resembling those of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3608), H28 [17JA]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 4128), H1916 [17AP]

Voting: require driver’s license applicants in a new State to indicate whether that State is the applicant’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 6386), H5922 [12SE]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]

Constitutional authority statements

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (H.R. 4385), H1977 [18AP]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H1273 [7MR]

Remarks

Budget: impact of entitlement programs, H1670 [28MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1670 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H984 [28FE]

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), H5323• [26JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]

Human Events (publication): tribute, H2015 [19AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4753 [10JY]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), consideration (H. Res. 679), H3596, H3597 [7JN]

Tributes

Lucas, Charlotte, H1796 [29MR]

Shepard, Randall T., E373• [16MR]

Throgmartin, Jerry W., E371• [16MR]