WILSON, JOE (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Fallen Soldiers, Families Are Heroes, Greenville (SC) News, E1213• [9JY]

Lexington Is the First Purple Heart County, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and Dispatch News, E1747• [13NO]

Memorial Day Recalls Courage and Legacy of Gamecock and Tokyo Raider William Farrow, Ron Shelton, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and Dispatch News, E909• [30MY]

Needs of Military Families Must Not Be Overlooked, Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat, E973• [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 374), H512 [6FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]

——— require an abortion provider, before performing an abortion, to wait for a certain period (see H.R. 3802), H114 [23JA]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 94), H4157 [27JN]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2716 [15MY]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H376 [1FE]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2289 [27AP]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

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

Budget: eliminate requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year (see H.R. 3883), H439 [2FE]

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

——— replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 6365), H5860 [11SE]

——— 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]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 523), H158 [24JA]

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]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 824), H6622 [4DE]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H476 [3FE]

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), H3733 [18JN]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H1915 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1543 [22MR]

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

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H4775 [10JY]

——— 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]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 5998), H4158 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H3916 [20JN]

——— prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3916 [20JN]

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]

——— support appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate leaked intelligence information on covert operations (see H. Res. 695), H4606 [28JN]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see H.R. 6511), H6275 [21SE]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 5822), H6578 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 2717), H1642 [27MR]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

Diseases: require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer’s disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H220 [31JA]

Egypt: prohibit provision of U.S. assistance (see H.R. 6646), H7425 [20DE]

Employment: require Federal contractors and other recipients of Federal funds to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification and permanently reauthorize the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6112), H4862 [12JY]

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), H7425 [20DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H966 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4158 [27JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees (see H.R. 2145), H376 [1FE]

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

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1543 [22MR]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3734 [18JN]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6675 [5DE]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2570 [9MY]

Foreign aid: establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see H.R. 6178), H5201 [24JY]

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), H1742 [28MR]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 157), H3267 [30MY]

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

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

——— require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4656 [29JN]

Insurance: repeal medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance (see H.R. 2077), H6001 [13SE]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H3163 [18MY]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H966 [27FE]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H3916 [20JN]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H476 [3FE]

——— 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), H3405 [1JN]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see H.J. Res. 112), H5079 [19JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1321), H1915 [17AP]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4074), H943 [17FE]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 6199), H5291 [25JY]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H3267 [30MY]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H27 [17JA]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2715 [15MY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H4908 [17JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5130 [23JY]

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), H5009 [18JY]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2648 [10MY]

——— support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H3363 [31MY]

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]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

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]

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]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H1807 [29MR]

Palau: approve agreement providing terms for a continuation of free association between the U.S. and Palau (see H.R. 6040), H4156 [27JN]

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), H694 [9FE]

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

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 5894), H4686 [9JY]

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 criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 4345), H3164 [18MY]

——— streamline regulatory permitting procedures and increase domestic energy production (see H.R. 4301), H1803 [29MR]

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]

——— 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), H28 [17JA]

Public debt: constitutional amendment to require that an increase in the Federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the several States (see H.J. Res. 99), H376 [1FE]

——— disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

——— establish a point of order to prohibit extension of the debt limit unless a concurrent budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect (see H.R. 3778), H376 [1FE]

——— 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), H6765 [12DE]

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

Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr., Post Office, Ravenel, SC: designate (see H.R. 6379), H5922 [12SE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5631 [1AU]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see H.R. 4405), H2647 [10MY]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H512 [6FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 662), H3103 [17MY]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1367 [16MR]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2106), H571 [7FE]

Taxation: allow a credit to pass-thru entities for hiring unemployed individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3681), H376 [1FE]

——— allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2040 [23AP]

——— 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]

——— encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1380), H3808 [19JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H2288 [27AP]

——— exclude from gross income any prizes or awards received by Olympic medal winners (see H.R. 6267), H5712 [2AU]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3267 [30MY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H3976 [21JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H3363 [31MY]

——— repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

——— 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), H2569 [9MY]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H694 [9FE]

——— treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H4775 [10JY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H159 [24JA]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1154 [5MR]

U.N.: terminate funding if the U.S. agrees to any treaty that threatens U.S. sovereignty or infringes on U.S. constitutional rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3594), H5009 [18JY]

Veterans: exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H697 [13FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 2827), H1847 [16AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H376 [1FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H3268 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 4625), H2123 [25AP]

Tariff: ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4831), H2204 [26AP]

——— cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines (see H.R. 5524), H2320 [7MY]

——— cyanuric chloride (see H.R. 4836), H2204 [26AP]

——— fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water (see H.R. 4838), H2204 [26AP]

——— forged steel crankshafts (see H.R. 5525), H2320 [7MY]

——— fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5527), H2320 [7MY]

——— fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel system (see H.R. 5523), H2320 [7MY]

——— glass fibers and articles thereof (see H.R. 4830), H2204 [26AP]

——— manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4840, 4841, 4842), H2204 [26AP]

——— 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (see H.R. 4835), H2204 [26AP] (see H.R. 5522), H2320 [7MY]

——— 1-propene, polymer with ethene (see H.R. 4832), H2204 [26AP]

——— phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4834), H2204 [26AP]

——— phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4833), H2204 [26AP]

——— pistons for marine propulsion engines (see H.R. 5528), H2320 [7MY]

——— plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than spherical bearings) (see H.R. 5526), H2320 [7MY]

——— sulfur black 1 (see H.R. 4839), H2204 [26AP]

——— zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4837), H2204 [26AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2126 [25AP]

Tariff: ammonium polyphosphate (H.R. 4831), H2207 [26AP]

——— cast-iron engine crankcases for marine propulsion engines (H.R. 5524), H2328 [7MY]

——— cyanuric chloride (H.R. 4836), H2207 [26AP]

——— fluoroalkyl acrylic copolymerisates dispersed in water (H.R. 4838), H2207 [26AP]

——— forged steel crankshafts (H.R. 5525), H2328 [7MY]

——— fuel injection pumps (for compression-ignition engines) functional in a common rail fuel system (H.R. 5527), H2328 [7MY]

——— fuel injectors each functional in a common rail fuel system (H.R. 5523), H2328 [7MY]

——— glass fibers and articles thereof (H.R. 4830), H2207 [26AP]

——— manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4840), H2207 [26AP]

——— manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4841), H2207 [26AP]

——— manufacturing equipment (H.R. 4842), H2207 [26AP]

——— 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (H.R. 4835), H2207 [26AP]

——— 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with N,NNbis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine, cyclized, methosulfate (H.R. 5522), H2328 [7MY]

——— 1-propene, polymer with ethene (H.R. 4832), H2207 [26AP]

——— phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (H.R. 4834), H2207 [26AP]

——— phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and encapsulating agents (H.R. 4833), H2207 [26AP]

——— pistons for marine propulsion engines (H.R. 5528), H2328 [7MY]

——— plain shaft sputter bearings without housing (other than spherical bearings) (H.R. 5526), H2328 [7MY]

——— sulfur black 1 (H.R. 4839), H2207 [26AP]

——— zinc diethylphosphinate (H.R. 4837), H2207 [26AP]

Obituaries

Mason, Mary T. Grayson: Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, E853• [18MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H700 [14FE], H951 [27FE], H1138 [5MR], H1398 [20MR], H2291 [7MY], H3408 [5JN], H3586 [7JN], H5772 [11SE], H6329 [13NO], H6579 [3DE], H6684 [11DE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: clarify procedures for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member, E1290• [19JY]

——— proposed troop reductions, H200 [31JA], H227 [1FE], H1103 [1MR]

Bangladesh: call for release of political prisoners, E1176• [28JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H700 [14FE], H737 [15FE], H816 [16FE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (H.R. 3581), E164• [8FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 3662), H162 [25JA], H4871 [17JY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H3586 [7JN]

——— reform entitlement programs, H6580 [3DE]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5872), H5208 [25JY]

Clemson University: tribute to football team, H7578 [2JA]

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H4696 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H2666 [15MY], H2723, H2793 [16MY], H2823, H3054, H3055 [17MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), conference report, H7362, H7390 [20DE]

——— eliminate maximum age limitations for individuals who are otherwise qualified to enlist in the Armed Forces, H3054 [17MY]

——— funding, E167• [9FE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H4871 [17JY], H5117 [23JY], H5208 [25JY], H5337 [31JY], H6161 [20SE], H6329 [13NO], H7277 [19DE]

——— include industry-recognized certifications in pilot program on veterans’ receipt of civilian credentialing for military occupational specialty skills, H2823 [17MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5856), E1290• [19JY]

——— overseas contingency operations account funding under sequestration, H3586 [7JN]

——— prohibit military promotion boards from considering any information regarding mental health or addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3055 [17MY]

——— protect TRICARE health care program, H2723 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: H-Canyon Chemical Separations Facility funding, H11 [17JA]

——— Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, E1028• [8JN]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, H3278 [31MY]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6580 [3DE], H6595 [4DE], H6684 [11DE], H6711 [12DE], H7476 [31DE]

——— importance of job creation, H478 [6FE], H2291 [7MY], H3408 [5JN], H3811 [20JN], H5749 [10SE], E849• [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), E1028• [8JN]

Ferko, Jacqueline and Jon: tribute to birth of child, E1860• [30NO]

Government: role in everyday life, E1138• [26JN]

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), H5138 [24JY]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (H.R. 4625), H2144 [26AP]

——— Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H384 [2FE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1499 [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4707, H4744 [10JY]

House Democracy Partnership: tribute to partnership with Kyrgyzstan Parliament, H951 [27FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7578 [2JA]

Immigration: Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H3742 [19JN]

Independence Day: observance, E1213• [9JY]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]

Journal: question of approval, H1922 [18AP]

Libya: investigate and report on attack on the U.S. mission, H6399 [16NO], H6537 [30NO]

National Women’s History Month: observance, E478• [28MR]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H6835 [18DE]

Obama, President: decision to reject permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H1027 [29FE]

——— evaluation of administration, H6003 [14SE], H6235 [21SE]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H445 [3FE], H905 [17FE], H3709 [18JN], E1030• [8JN]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H1027 [29FE], H1163 [6MR], H1399 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, H1438 [21MR]

——— repeal, H1547 [26MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4707, H4744 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1499 [22MR]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161 [28JN], H4607 [29JN]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H1547 [26MR], H4076 [27JN], E463• [28MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1027 [29FE], H1163 [6MR]

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, H519 [7FE]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), consideration (H. Res. 515), H47 [18JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H42 [18JA]

Snowball Express (organization): tribute, H6537 [30NO]

Social Security: solvency, H2079 [25AP]

South Carolina: Dept. of Energy decision to install small modular nuclear technology at the Savannah River Site in Aiken and Barnwell, SC, H1138 [5MR]

——— formation of joint technology initiative between Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina to build new technology-based businesses and create jobs, H1813 [16AP]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Arizona relative to law enforcement use of racial profiling in immigration enforcement, H3984 [26JN]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2001• [19AP]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), H1857 [17AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5773 [11SE]

Unemployment: rates, H478 [6FE], H1219 [7MR]

University of South Carolina: inclusion of Honors Program in Public University Honors (organization) list of top honors programs, H2044 [24AP]

——— tribute to Army ROTC program, H6431 [27NO]

——— tribute to football team, H7578 [2JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1215• [10JY]

Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]

West Columbia, SC: tribute to Lexington Medical Center, E1741• [13NO]

Wilson, Julian and Joy: tribute to birth of child, E1233• [11JY]

Tributes

Baker, John F., Jr., H92• [23JA]

Bowen, Murdic and Beulah, E1062• [18JN]

Brooks, Peter J., E1855• [30NO]

Dell, Eric, H7467 [30DE]

Dickerson, Joyce, E478• [28MR]

DuRant, Ryann, H7277 [19DE]

Farrow, William, E909• [30MY]

Hunter, Kyleanne, E567• [18AP]

King, Michelle, H7277 [19DE]

Lowrey, F.A. (Andy), E932• [31MY]

Mason, Mary T. Grayson, E853• [18MY]

Meador, John D., II, E1181• [29JN]

Pierson, Jay, H7476 [31DE], E1983• [21DE]

Rawl, Ryan D., E1187• [29JN]

Scott, Representative Tim, H6853 [18DE]

Thomas, Matthew B. (Brad), E1201• [29JN]