YARMUTH, JOHN A. (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H2072 [24AP]

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H5712 [2AU]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H27 [17JA]

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H2713 [15MY]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676, 3702), H115 [23JA]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

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), H1391 [19MR]

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

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 4457), H2030 [19AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the civil rights movement (see H.R. 3866), H374 [1FE]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs (see H. Res. 517), H78 [18JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3481 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H1741 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H2813 [16MY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H1847 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H571 [7FE] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H4157 [27JN]

FDA: require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H5860 [11SE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H1642 [27MR]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H1847 [16AP]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1916 [17AP]

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H727 [14FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H2715 [15MY]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H2715 [15MY]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 756), H5707 [2AU]

National Foster Care Month: recognize goals and ideals (see H. Res. 659), H2812 [16MY]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H692 [9FE]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns (see H.R. 6426), H6060 [14SE]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H5292 [25JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

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

Social Security: treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H726 [14FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1846 [16AP]

——— 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), H3363 [31MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H803 [15FE]

——— extend the energy efficient appliance credit (see H.R. 6056), H4603 [28JN]

——— increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H950 [24FE]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H2072 [24AP]

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

University of Kentucky: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 622), H1977 [18AP]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 6015), H6369 [14NO]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H6469 [27NO]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3164 [18MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1741 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 593), H1497 [21MR]

Taxation: repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (see H.R. 4231), H1496 [21MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), H78 [18JA]

Taxation: repeal certain tax breaks for gas and oil companies and refund the revenue savings to registered vehicle owners (H.R. 4231), H1497 [21MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1585 [27MR], H1785 [29MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 112th Congress, H6164 [20SE]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (H.R. 3795), H45 [18JA]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H6473 [28NO], H7477 [31DE]

——— importance of job creation, H739 [15FE]

——— stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H4690 [10JY]

Ford Motor Co.: tribute to Louisville, KY, assembly plant, H4690 [10JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5145 [24JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]

House of Representatives: tribute to charitable golf tournament, H4808 [11JY]

Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Ballet Co., E476• [28MR]

——— anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission, E449• [27MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, H230 [1FE], H739 [15FE]

National Safe Place Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 593), E423• [22MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H2337 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact, H1859 [17AP]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4710 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4609 [29JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H3744 [19JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 4010), H976 [28FE], H4919 [18JY]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (H.J. Res. 98), H60 [18JA]

——— increase statutory limit, H2826 [17MY]

Richardson, Representative: adopt Committee on Ethics (House) report on use of congressional staff to perform campaign work (H. Res. 755), H5637 [2AU]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H976 [28FE]

Taxation: extend Bush administration tax cuts and other tax relief for families making less than a certain annual income and provide alternative minimum tax relief (H.R. 15), H6596 [4DE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H162 [25JA]

Votes: position on missed, H2745• [16MY], E205• [15FE], E823• [16MY]

Women: health care for women, H1164 [6MR]

Tributes

Massie, Representative, H6340 [13NO]

Runyon, Keith, E1215• [10JY]