ADAMS, SANDY (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H376 [1FE]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 361), H159 [24JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H221 [31JA]

Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H803 [15FE]

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

——— 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]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 3844), H218 [31JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3362 [31MY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 931), H1846 [16AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H159 [24JA]

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), H4654 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary spending limit by an amount equal to the amount obligated to provide recreational facilities to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees (see H.R. 4188), H1304 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 5953), H3808 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H3363 [31MY]

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

EPA: limit authority relative to numeric nutrient criteria for water quality requirements (see H.R. 3856), H219 [31JA]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 3199), H571 [7FE]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H1274 [7MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 4377), H3578 [6JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1571 [26MR]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 3061), H1428 [20MR]

——— permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see H.R. 2772), H512 [6FE]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H476 [3FE]

Government regulations: prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see H.R. 4078), H943 [17FE]

Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H115 [23JA]

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

Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 692), H3807 [19JN]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3976 [21JN]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H182 [25JA]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H1101 [29FE]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 2040), H4864 [12JY]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4656 [29JN]

Members of Congress: allow to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government (see H.R. 981), H802 [15FE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 630), H5767 [10SE]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4657 [29JN]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H1274 [7MR]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2978), H1741 [28MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 4385), H2289 [27AP]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 1179), H220 [31JA]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6234 [20SE]

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]

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

Space policy: confirm full ownership rights for astronauts of certain artifacts from space missions (see H.R. 4158), H1272 [7MR]

——— express that delays in implementing a clear mission for the space program represents a threat to American exceptionalism, the economy, and national security (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2713 [15MY]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 2834), H115 [23JA]

Taxation: make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 3087), H79 [18JA]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 3308), H1017 [28FE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3264), H1101 [29FE]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see H.R. 6443), H6623 [4DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H1808 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Defense Production Act: clarify interpretation does not allow confiscation of personal property or forced conscription into the Armed Forces, unwilling labor, or relinquishing of goods or services without compensation (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1542 [22MR]

NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (see H.R. 3991), H691 [9FE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2267 [27AP]

Constitutional authority statements

NLRB: prohibit from requiring that employers provide to the Board or a labor organization telephone numbers or e-mail addresses of any employees (H.R. 3991), H693 [9FE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5291 [25JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2275 [27AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), H3183 [30MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3803), H5444 [31JY]

Beard, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E405• [21MR]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res. 706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168, H4169 [28JN]

Conte, Trevor P: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E242• [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for subordinating any loan obligation to other financing, H3466 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address issues in management of Orlando, FL, VA Medical Center construction project, H3277 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3277 [31MY]

DiRocco, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E498• [29MR]

Dowdy, Caleb: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452• [10SE]

Eagle, Kristopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097• [20JN]

Ehrhardt, Jack, Jr.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E245• [27FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3466 [5JN]

Falconer, Talon M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E95• [31JA]

Hawkes, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1451• [10SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY]

Holysz, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E632• [24AP]

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), H4163 [28JN]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4168, H4169 [28JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, H1158 [6MR]

Koebke, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1452• [10SE]

Krohne, Austin N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1140• [26JN]

McKelvey, Andrew R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E550• [17AP]

Murphy, Tracy: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1453• [10SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4758 [10JY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5792 [11SE]

Rivera-Bruno, Bryan A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795• [15MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), motion to recommit, H2634 [10MY]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H2770 [16MY]

——— funding, H2634 [10MY]

——— protect victims’ identity to avoid retaliation, H2780 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), H2745, H2763, H2767, H2769, H2770, H2774 [16MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4970), motion to recommit, H2780 [16MY]

Whetman, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1236• [11JY]

Winchester, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1347• [26JY]

Tributes

Mallory, Peter E., E1391• [2AU]

Terry, Brian A., H4163 [28JN]