YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3133, H3134 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3452 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4844 [12JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H2108 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H3163 [18MY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]

Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H2329 [7MY]

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

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

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), H694 [9FE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2715 [15MY]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1588), H2033 [19AP]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service (see H.R. 1775), H5328 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 5873), H3808 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see H.R. 6362), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

——— require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 2094), H6304 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H115 [23JA]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2570 [9MY]

——— provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see H.R. 3627), H5631 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H945 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1620), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H5526 [31JY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H5712 [2AU]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H3163 [18MY]

Diseases: commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

Drugs: address critical drug shortages (see H.R. 3839), H3707 [15JN]

Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see H.R. 3742), H441 [2FE]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H3267 [30MY]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), H5079 [19JY]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see H.R. 3816), H5079 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H4686 [9JY]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 6306), H5766 [10SE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H3662 [7JN]

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

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 6092), H4908 [17JY]

Fish and fishing: provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding (see H.R. 6350), H5923 [12SE]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5712 [2AU]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4908 [17JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that annual expenditures to pay for operation and maintenance costs are allocated equitably among eligible harbor projects (see H.R. 3648), H28 [17JA]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H802 [15FE]

House of Representatives: reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H3405 [1JN]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see H. Res. 837), H7360 [19DE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H220 [31JA]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H1209 [6MR]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1848 [16AP]

——— 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), H5079 [19JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1808 [29MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H5860 [11SE]

——— 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), H1847 [16AP]

LIHEAP: establish minimum level of assistance for certain States (see H.R. 6533), H6275 [21SE]

Medicare: provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 3667), H2288 [27AP]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H3808 [19JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H3733 [18JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H3700 [8JN]

Mining and mineral resources: issue postage stamp in commemoration of coal miners (see H. Res. 743), H5327 [26JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H3267 [30MY]

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 Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5914), H5712 [2AU]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H803 [15FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4908 [17JY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2335), H903 [16FE]

NATO: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces or elements of intelligence community in support of military operations without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 6290), H5704 [2AU]

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

NOAA: establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies (see H.R. 6251), H5712 [2AU]

——— establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prevent Federal funds from being used for any construction project exceeding a certain cost unless the workforce is composed of a certain percentage of U.S. workers (see H.R. 4037), H4908 [17JY]

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: repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6279 [21SE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

Postal Regulatory Commission: allow to set aside Postal Service determinations to close or consolidate postal facilities that would deny service to rural areas, communities, or small towns (see H.R. 4335), H2329 [7MY]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2329 [7MY]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 2776), H6152 [19SE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H1392 [19MR]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 718), H6469 [27NO]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H641 [8FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]

Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 6151), H5328 [26JY]

——— extend eligibility of activities in Puerto Rico for the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities (see H.R. 4605), H6234 [20SE]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H3578 [6JN]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H3577 [6JN]

——— modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 2311), H2134 [25AP]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H1741 [28MR]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H6397 [15NO]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H1807 [29MR]

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), H27 [17JA]

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), H1210 [6MR]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6428 [16NO]

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

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H2329 [7MY]

Wildlife: repeal certain laws relative to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws dealing with the illegal trafficking of wildlife, fish, and plants (see H.R. 4171), H3578 [6JN]

World TB Day: support goals (see H. Res. 594), H1542 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor (see H.R. 6227), H5327 [26JY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 4194), H1305 [8MR]

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (see H.R. 6619), H6535 [29NO]

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), H1272 [7MR]

Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (see H.R. 6478), H6231 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling Commission fails to adopt such limits (see H.R. 5898), H3480 [5JN]

Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (see H.R. 3777), H26 [17JA]

Fort Wainwright, AK: provide for continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the military reservation (see H.R. 6701), H7424 [20DE]

Mount Chosin Few: designate (see H.R. 5928), H3660 [7JN]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]

——— facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (see H.R. 3973), H568 [7FE]

Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (see H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]

Sports: recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]

Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on transportation by air (see H.R. 6243), H5525 [31JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 6291), H5704 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Alaska: authorize establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor (H.R. 6227), H5328 [26JY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (H.R. 4194), H1306 [8MR]

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (H.R. 6619), H6535 [29NO]

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 (H.R. 4164), H1273 [7MR]

Denali Commission: reauthorize and modify membership (H.R. 6478), H6233 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize and set certain catch limits on aboriginal subsistence whaling if the International Whaling Commission fails to adopt such limits (H.R. 5898), H3481 [5JN]

Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (H.R. 3777), H27 [17JA]

Fort Wainwright, AK: provide for continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the military reservation (H.R. 6701), H7424 [20DE]

Health: prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood (H.R. 6702), H7424 [20DE]

Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), H3661 [7JN]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]

Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 4347), H1811 [30MR]

Taxation: exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on transportation by air (H.R. 6243), H5525 [31JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 6291), H5708 [2AU]

Remarks

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims, H3758, H3759, H3777 [19JN]

——— resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439 [5JN]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (H.R. 3521), H608 [8FE]

Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims settlements, H3728 [18JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2630• [10MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2022 (H. Con. Res. 112), H1735 [28MR]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (H.R. 2578), H3758, H3759, H3777 [19JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), concur in Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 825), E1940• [17DE]

——— provide administrative assistance to facilitate tonnage reduction modifications for the Aqueos Acadian (vessel), E1940• [17DE]

——— report on costs of reactivating or interest in purchasing Polar Sea (vessel) before decommissioning and disassembling for scrap, H3551 [6JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3551 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, H753 [15FE]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3887 [20JN]

——— expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain period, H3887 [20JN]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H753 [15FE]

Endangered species: prohibit importation of polar bear trophies from Canada, H1885, H1886 [17AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3452 [5JN]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), conference report, H454 [3FE]

FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 2039), H5105 [23JY]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (H.R. 4367), E1283• [19JY]

Fort Wainwright, AK: provide for continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the military reservation (H.R. 6701), E1981• [21DE]

Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (H.R. 2938), H3725, H3728 [18JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), E1247• [12JY]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute, E1431• [3AU]

House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), H4414• [28JN]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization, E1254• [17JY]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (H. Res. 839), H7338 [19DE]

James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 1710), H1142 [5MR]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), Senate amendment, H7491 [31DE]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), H5609, H5610, H5611 [1AU]

Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2630• [10MY], E1247• [12JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4844, H4845 [12JY]

Mount Chosin Few: designate (H.R. 5928), E1346• [26JY]

National forests: exempt national forest lands producing critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]

Native Americans: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (H.R. 1272), H3723, H3724, H3725 [18JN]

NOAA: Fisheries Management Commissions funding, H2536, H2537 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), E1247• [12JY]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3887 [20JN]

Public broadcasting: funding, E1328• [25JY]

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, H4618 [29JN]

Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse, Juneau, AK: designate (H.R. 4347), H5104, H5105 [23JY]

San Joaquin River: restoration program funding, H3452 [5JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), H2536, H2537 [9MY]

Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3777 [19JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1885, H1886 [17AP]

Taxation: rates, H1735 [28MR]

Tributes

Burkart, June, E710• [7MY]

Costello, Representative, H5903 [12SE]

Frey, Mano, E1025• [8JN]

Slick, Sherrie, E866• [18MY]

Uhart, Barney, E1584• [21SE]