THOMPSON, GLENN (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H2813 [16MY]
Agriculture: codify exemptions for farming, forestry, and ranching relative to permit requirements for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 4278), H1978 [18AP]
——— repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H476 [3FE]
Air Force: prohibit permanent relocation of C–130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing (see H.R. 3911), H641 [8FE]
Armed Forces: permit a State to issue a commercial drivers’ license to a member whose duty station is located in the State (see H.R. 6456), H6280 [21SE]
——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: tribute (see H. Res. 774), H5765 [10SE]
Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and apply savings to defense and non-defense categories (see H.R. 3662), H376 [1FE]
Chesapeake Bay: support efforts to reduce pollution of the watershed (see H.R. 4153), H1306 [8MR]
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), H6280 [21SE]
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), H5526 [31JY]
——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H4656 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 4296), H2134 [25AP]
Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2557), H182 [25JA]
——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H727 [14FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H4775 [10JY]
——— improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs (see H.R. 4072), H1847 [16AP]
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]
Enterprise (U.S.S.): tribute to the Navy and current and former officers and crew upon completion of final deployment (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6765 [12DE]
EPA: provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 [19JN]
Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 6729), H7565 [1JA]
Federal employees: provide for administrative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 6016), H4065 [26JN]
GAO: study impact of certain announced Dept. of Homeland Security immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 6070), H4655 [29JN]
Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H2328 [7MY]
——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H2134 [25AP]
——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 2206), H2072 [24AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), 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]
Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]
——— repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H5202 [24JY]
Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1808 [29MR]
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), H1808 [29MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H4656 [29JN]
March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H1274 [7MR]
Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6312 [19OC]
——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H4606 [28JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3399), H187 [27JA]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 6721), H7566 [1JA]
——— 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), H2715 [15MY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]
Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H220 [31JA]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 809), H6397 [15NO]
National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H512 [6FE]
——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]
Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 669), H3266 [30MY]
Power resources: repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H2134 [25AP]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]
Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]
Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building, Ellwood City, PA: designate (see H.R. 5954), H4656 [29JN]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H4656 [29JN]
——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H6152 [19SE]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H2134 [25AP]
——— provide exception to additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan (see H.R. 6439), H6151 [19SE]
——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]
Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H4862 [12JY]
——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H6765 [12DE]
Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]
Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 4304), H1803 [29MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]
Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center (see H.R. 6285), H5704 [2AU]
Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]
Tariff: stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds technical correction (see H.R. 4627), H2123 [25AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (H.R. 5873), H3362 [31MY]
Lewistown, PA: convey former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center (H.R. 6285), H5708 [2AU]
Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (H.R. 6445), H6232 [20SE]
Tariff: stainless steel single piece exhaust gas manifolds technical correction (H.R. 4627), H2127 [25AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1219 [7MR]
Remarks
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H107 [23JA]
America’s Natural Gas Alliance: report contesting EPA study on greenhouse gas emissions and natural gas development, H3812 [20JN]
Booth, Gregory: nomination to Dept. of Commerce Manufacturing Council, H2291 [7MY]
Budget: deficit, H69 [18JA]
Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H807 [16FE]
Centre County, PA: tribute to Centre County Women’s Resource Center, H5118 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (H.R. 5873), H3365 [1JN]
Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H4636 [29JN]
Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (H.R. 3409), H6157 [20SE]
——— 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), H5136 [24JY]
Detwiler, Thomas C.: Paper Industry Management Association Mill Manager of the Year Award recipient, H2214 [27AP]
Devlin, Ryan: Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Award recipient, H6662 [5DE]
Economy: importance of job creation, H69 [18JA]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to maximum achievable control technology for certain steam generating units, H3743 [19JN]
Forest Service: allow award of certain contracts for large air tankers (S. 3261), H3691 [8JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, H201 [31JA]
Government regulations: impact on the energy sector, H3743 [19JN]
Gulf of Mexico: 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, H4636 [29JN]
Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1524 [22MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
Medicare: modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]
Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2458 [9MY]
National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]
Natural gas: Marcellus shale drilling for reserves, H110, H111 [23JA]
Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H588 [8FE], H1559 [26MR]
——— evaluation of economic policies, H3664 [8JN]
——— evaluation of energy policies, H1156 [6MR], H1559 [26MR]
——— State of the Union Message, H588 [8FE]
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), H2171 [26AP]
——— allow intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities for only certain purposes, H2171 [26AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1524 [22MR]
——— repeal, H1420 [20MR], H1546 [26MR]
——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4745 [10JY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1524 [22MR]
——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1546 [26MR]
Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1289 [8MR]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1156 [6MR], H1559 [26MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, H1156 [6MR], H2796 [16MY]
Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H69 [18JA]
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), conference report, H4636 [29JN]
Shaner, Lance T.: Navy League of Central Pennsylvania Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, H5902 [12SE]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H107 [23JA]
Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2013 [19AP]
Titanic (R.M.S.): anniversary of sinking, H1963 [18AP]
Votes: correction, H3648• [7JN]
Zippo Manufacturing Co.: tribute, H2291 [7MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Boy Scouts: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E96 [31JA]
Tributes
Baird, Carson, H5210 [25JY]
Boyd, Bette, E1671• [28SE]
Hartle, Joe, H5531 [1AU]
Lamb, Allyn, H4692 [10JY]
Lomison, Kelsey, H663 [9FE]
McMillan, Bruce (Trip), H84 [23JA]
Moore, Louis, H549 [7FE]
Paterno, Joseph V., H665, H666, H667, H669 [9FE]
Pierson, Jay, H6862 [18DE]
Stinebiser, Sherry, H1025 [29FE]
White, Dave, H6378 [15NO]