WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

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), H5265 [25JY]

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 6117), H6369 [14NO]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 567), H1100 [29FE]

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), H2447 [8MY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 5186), H5292 [25JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H5328 [26JY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6061 [14SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3808 [19JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 2086), H441 [2FE]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 5934), H6369 [14NO]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H6061 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), H5999 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H3267 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1521), H1154 [5MR]

——— require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H5766 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 3483), H376 [1FE]

Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H6152 [19SE]

Egypt: honor rule of law and return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the U.S. (see H. Res. 193), H6807 [13DE]

Elvis Presley Day: designate (see H. Res. 818), H6469 [27NO]

Espionage: increase penalties for foreign and economic espionage (see H.R. 6029), H4155 [27JN]

Federal employees: tribute (see H. Res. 682), H5712 [2AU]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3662 [7JN]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H7424 [20DE]

Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

Haiti: address gender-based violence against women and children (see H. Res. 521), H114 [23JA]

Housing: extend protection of interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see H.R. 3619), H3267 [30MY]

Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3868), H441 [2FE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1846 [16AP]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5766 [10SE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 2342), H3363 [31MY]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 803), H6276 [21SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase public awareness about the dangers of synthetic drugs through the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (see H.R. 4205), H1390 [19MR]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 832), H6806 [13DE]

Patent Law Treaty: implement (see H.R. 6432), H6150 [19SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H4065 [26JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H27 [17JA]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1306 [8MR]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4158 [27JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H4907 [17JY]

Taxation: 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), H3915 [20JN]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H5860 [11SE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H3163 [18MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H115 [23JA]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H441 [2FE]

Veterans: issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 6121), H4863 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H6344 [13NO]

Virgin Islands: provide for direct appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court (see H.R. 6116), H4862 [12JY]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1846 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: acetic acid (see H.R. 3943), H568 [7FE]

——— acid black 172 (see H.R. 3920), H568 [7FE]

——— acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and chromate (1-)) mixtures (see H.R. 3957), H568 [7FE]

——— acid blue 171 (see H.R. 3945), H568 [7FE]

——— acid blue 221 (see H.R. 3935), H568 [7FE]

——— acid blue 264 (see H.R. 3963), H568 [7FE]

——— acid blue 284 (see H.R. 3958), H568 [7FE]

——— acid blue 324 (see H.R. 3933), H568 [7FE]

——— acid red 182 (see H.R. 3948), H568 [7FE]

——— acid red 278 (see H.R. 3941), H568 [7FE]

——— acid red 414 (see H.R. 3938), H568 [7FE]

——— acid red 426 (see H.R. 3965), H568 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 79 (see H.R. 3944), H568 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 137 (see H.R. 3936), H568 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 151 (see H.R. 3934), H568 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 230 (see H.R. 3937), H568 [7FE]

——— basic blue 94—1 (see H.R. 3959), H568 [7FE]

——— benzenesulfonyl chloride (see H.R. 4964), H2206 [26AP]

——— chemical mixtures (see H.R. 3949), H568 [7FE]

——— cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (see H.R. 3953), H568 [7FE]

——— cuprate (4-) (see H.R. 3922), H568 [7FE]

——— direct green 91 (see H.R. 3950), H568 [7FE]

——— direct red 84 (see H.R. 3942), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 56 (see H.R. 3962), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 77 (see H.R. 3925), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 77 mixtures (see H.R. 3969), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 284 (see H.R. 3931, 3961), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse orange 288 (see H.R. 3960), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse red 60 (see H.R. 3917), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse red 159 (see H.R. 3951), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse red 311 (see H.R. 3954), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3968), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse red 367 mixtures (see H.R. 3939), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 64 (see H.R. 3918), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 71 (see H.R. 3956), H568 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 184—1 (see H.R. 3947), H568 [7FE]

——— knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit construction (see H.R. 3926), H568 [7FE]

——— made up articles (see H.R. 3923), H568 [7FE]

——— (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (see H.R. 3964), H568 [7FE]

——— 1H-xantheno (see H.R. 3928), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive black 5 (see H.R. 3930), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (see H.R. 3967), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 19 (see H.R. 3946), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 19 mixtures (see H.R. 3971), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 187 (see H.R. 3955), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 224 (see H.R. 3921), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (see H.R. 3966), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive red 122 (see H.R. 3952), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive red 123 (see H.R. 3929), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive red 198 (see H.R. 3932), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (see H.R. 3970), H568 [7FE]

——— reactive yellow 27 (see H.R. 3924), H568 [7FE]

——— reduced vat blue 1 (see H.R. 3940), H568 [7FE]

——— solvent yellow 163 (see H.R. 3927), H568 [7FE]

——— vat blue 66 (see H.R. 3919), H568 [7FE]

——— woven fabrics of cotton (see H.R. 3972), H568 [7FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (H.R. 3973), H571 [7FE]

Tariff: acetic acid (H.R. 3943), H570 [7FE]

——— acid black 172 (H.R. 3920), H569 [7FE]

——— acid black 244 (chromate (2-), cobaltate (1-), and chromate (1-)) mixtures (H.R. 3957), H570 [7FE]

——— acid blue 171 (H.R. 3945), H570 [7FE]

——— acid blue 221 (H.R. 3935), H569 [7FE]

——— acid blue 264 (H.R. 3963), H571 [7FE]

——— acid blue 284 (H.R. 3958), H570 [7FE]

——— acid blue 324 (H.R. 3933), H569 [7FE]

——— acid red 182 (H.R. 3948), H570 [7FE]

——— acid red 278 (H.R. 3941), H570 [7FE]

——— acid red 414 (H.R. 3938), H570 [7FE]

——— acid red 426 (H.R. 3965), H571 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 79 (H.R. 3944), H570 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 137 (H.R. 3936), H569 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 151 (H.R. 3934), H569 [7FE]

——— acid yellow 230 (H.R. 3937), H569 [7FE]

——— basic blue 94—1 (H.R. 3959), H570 [7FE]

——— benzenesulfonyl chloride (H.R. 4964), H2211 [26AP]

——— chemical mixtures (H.R. 3949), H570 [7FE]

——— cobaltate (2-) and cobaltate (3-) (H.R. 3953), H570 [7FE]

——— cuprate (4-) (H.R. 3922), H569 [7FE]

——— direct green 91 (H.R. 3950), H570 [7FE]

——— direct red 84 (H.R. 3942), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 56 (H.R. 3962), H571 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 77 (H.R. 3925), H569 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 77 mixtures (H.R. 3969), H571 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 284 (H.R. 3931), H569 [7FE]

——— disperse blue 284 (H.R. 3961), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse orange 288 (H.R. 3960), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse red 60 (H.R. 3917), H569 [7FE]

——— disperse red 159 (H.R. 3951), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse red 311 (H.R. 3954), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse red 367, benzo, and acetic acid mixtures (H.R. 3968), H571 [7FE]

——— disperse red 367 mixtures (H.R. 3939), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 64 (H.R. 3918), H569 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 71 (H.R. 3956), H570 [7FE]

——— disperse yellow 184—1 (H.R. 3947), H570 [7FE]

——— knitted or crocheted fabrics of dyed cotton of single knit construction (H.R. 3926), H569 [7FE]

——— made up articles (H.R. 3923), H569 [7FE]

——— (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-hydroxyphenyl)-) and (9,10-anthracenedione, 1,5-diamino-4,8-dihydroxy(4-methoxyphenyl)-) mixtures (H.R. 3964), H571 [7FE]

——— 1H-xantheno (H.R. 3928), H569 [7FE]

——— reactive black 5, benzenesulfonic acid, and 1-naphthalenesulfonic acid mixtures (H.R. 3967), H571 [7FE]

——— reactive black 5 (H.R. 3930), H569 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 19 (H.R. 3946), H570 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 19 mixtures (H.R. 3971), H571 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 187 (H.R. 3955), H570 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 224 (H.R. 3921), H569 [7FE]

——— reactive blue 250 and reactive black 5 mixtures (H.R. 3966), H571 [7FE]

——— reactive red 122 (H.R. 3952), H570 [7FE]

——— reactive red 123 (H.R. 3929), H569 [7FE]

——— reactive red 198 and reactive red 239 mixtures (H.R. 3970), H571 [7FE]

——— reactive red 198 (H.R. 3932), H569 [7FE]

——— reactive yellow 27 (H.R. 3924), H569 [7FE]

——— reduced vat blue 1 (H.R. 3940), H570 [7FE]

——— solvent yellow 163 (H.R. 3927), H569 [7FE]

——— vat blue 66 (H.R. 3919), H569 [7FE]

——— woven fabrics of cotton (H.R. 3972), H571 [7FE]

Remarks

African Americans: tribute to contributions of African American inventors, H969 [28FE]

America Invents Act: correct and improve (H.R. 6621), H6844 [18DE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 6671), H6850, H6851 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of B–1 U.S. Navy Band, E498• [29MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (H.R. 459), H5153 [24JY]

Government regulations: exempt patent application process regulations from any regulatory freeze, H5265 [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), H5265 [25JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3611 [7JN]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3611 [7JN]

Trademark Act: correct an error relative to remedies for dilution (H.R. 6215), H5795 [11SE]

Tributes

Brooks, George W., E1784• [16NO]

Cleaver, Representative, H7269 [19DE]

Sanders, Hank and Rose, E1723• [26OC]

Sullivan, John V., H1632 [27MR]