BACHMANN, MICHELE (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3543, H3544 [13JN]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H419 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

What Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants Will Cost America, Jim DeMint and Robert Rector, Washington (DC) Post, H5048 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1993 [12AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5089 [25JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2913 [22MY]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H7354 [21NO]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H701 [27FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2224), H8126 [19DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H4145 [27JN]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7312 [20NO]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H6768 [23OC]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H5349 [1AU]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1322 [6MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H4145 [27JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1861 [9AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1859 [9AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1569 [18MR]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5548 [12SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Denali Commission: terminate (see H.R. 3589), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6412 [8OC]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4726 [18JY]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2656 [15MY]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H2656 [15MY]

——— review the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (see H.R. 2076), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H3288 [11JN]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

——— submit annual report to Congress on immigration policy directives to ensure that such directives are subject to rulemaking process (see H.R. 3611), H7354 [21NO]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5803 [20SE]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of certain facilities and programs which would cease operating during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 3311), H7053 [13NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4370 [10JY]

——— require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the IRS (see H.R. 2389), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7447 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H5476 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H6999 [12NO]

——— 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. 32), H1331 [11MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H4081 [26JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (see H.R. 2251), H3095 [4JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H4145 [27JN]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H5404 [2AU]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1359 [12MR]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H7053 [13NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal money for any media advertisement, campaign, or publicity against the use of a food or beverage lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 1572), H5435 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H7627 [10DE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H2485 [7MY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H4309 [9JY]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H7111 [14NO]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H4214 [8JY]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H2535 [8MY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H7188 [18NO]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H6644 [16OC]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H7112 [14NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 3770), H8109 [12DE]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H3929 [19JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H5656 [18SE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H3289 [11JN]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H5834 [25SE]

Immigration: improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H3250 [6JN]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H3216 [5JN]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5399 [2AU]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5263 [31JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H7188 [18NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2803 [20MY]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6902 [29OC]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H3217 [5JN]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1395 [13MR]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H4858 [22JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mankato, MN: designate (see H.R. 3682), H7607 [9DE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicare: eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7628 [10DE]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H6770 [23OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2027 [15AP]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7357 [21NO]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H1360 [12MR]

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 389), H6769 [23OC]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 1497), H2485 [7MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7507 [4DE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 203), H2484 [7MY]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7053 [13NO]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 1337), H7052 [13NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6957 [30OC]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6903 [29OC]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H7608 [9DE]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 153), H1992 [12AP]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H8113 [12DE]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (see H.R. 3348), H6957 [30OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5655 [18SE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7508 [4DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H8112 [12DE]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H3760 [18JN]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1837 [25MR]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2605 [14MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1568 [18MR]

——— 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. 360), H5883 [26SE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see H. Res. 356), H7053 [13NO]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H7053 [13NO]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2943), H5343 [1AU]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

——— prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2300 [24AP]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7109 [14NO]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

——— 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. 1015), H5655 [18SE]

Space policy: streamline process of commercial space launch licensing and establish demonstration projects involving use of experimental aircraft in support of commercial space launch activities (see H.R. 3038), H7053 [13NO]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2494), H4037 [25JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1317), H1861 [9AP]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 2778), H4856 [22JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4039 [25JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H52 [4JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6676 [22OC]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see H.R. 3479), H7508 [4DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6493 [10OC]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1829 [21MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5090 [25JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H5262 [31JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H432 [8FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H6643 [16OC]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7253 [19NO]

Transportation Security Administration: delay implementation of changes to the prohibited items list that do not enhance the protection of passengers (see H. Res. 156), H2249 [23AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H278 [23JA]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H342 [4FE]

Veterans: ensure education and training received by Armed Forces members and veterans better assists them in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses (see H.R. 1796), H2536 [8MY]

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H4599 [17JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7445 [3DE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1322 [6MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 42), H28 [3JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 1788), H2391 [26AP]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 2091), H2910 [22MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H29 [3JA]

Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 162), H51 [4JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H7051 [13NO]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 43), H28 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 45), H29 [3JA]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H85 [14JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see H.R. 46), H29 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (H.R. 42), H34 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (H.R. 1788), H2394 [26AP]

Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (H.R. 2091), H2912 [22MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H34 [3JA]

Medicaid: require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (H.R. 162), H53 [4JA]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (H.R. 43), H34 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H34 [3JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (H.R. 46), H34 [3JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3732 [18JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5864 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6442 [9OC]

Borgert Products, Inc.: anniversary, E1379• [26SE]

Budget: deficit, H4591 [17JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2812 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3544 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5016, H5017, H5024 [24JY]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, H6279 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2369 [26AP]

Economy: impact of illegal aliens, H4205 [8JY]

——— importance of job creation, H4200 [8JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H4591 [17JY]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2328 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6279 [4OC], H6442 [9OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H5901 [27SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H5901 [27SE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2687, H2701 [16MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2673 [16MY]

Heritage Foundation: release of ‘‘Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer’’ report, H4209 [8JY]

Immigration: fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H4201, H4202, H4203 [8JY]

——— impact that granting amnesty to illegal aliens has on employment, H4594 [17JY]

——— reform, H4509, H4511 [16JY]

——— reform (S. 744), H4201, H4202, H4203, H4205, H4209 [8JY], H4594 [17JY], H5044, H5045, H5046, H5047, H5048 [24JY]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7037 [13NO], H7497 [4DE]

Israel: U.S. policy, H7036 [13NO]

Mayer Lumber Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1377• [26SE]

Minnesota: tribute to Certificate of Congressional Merit recipients, E691• [17MY]

Muslim Brotherhood (organization): infiltration of U.S. Government, H5879 [26SE]

National Day of Prayer: observance, E484• [17AP]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H2812 [21MY]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6442 [9OC]

National security: improve border security, H4203 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5899, H5900, H5901, H5902, H5905, H5906, H5909 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1805, H1806, H1809, H1810 [21MR]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H4201 [8JY]

——— implementation, H5898 [27SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5864 [26SE]

——— repeal, H1805, H1806, H1809, H1810 [21MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2687, H2701 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2673 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H5901 [27SE]

Poland: anniversary of airplane crash in Russia that killed Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and other individuals, E418• [10AP]

Privacy: prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H5024 [24JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H4591 [17JY]

Sartell, MN: anniversary of Sartell Verso Paper Mill fire, E745• [23MY]

St. Cloud State University: tribute to men’s hockey team, H1872 [10AP]

Supreme Court: decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4167 [28JN]

Syria: prohibit funding to escalate U.S. military involvement in Syria, H5016, H5017 [24JY]

Votes: correction, E821• [6JN], E1810• [9DE]

——— position on missed, H2055• [16AP], H2105• [17AP], H2144• [18AP], H6514• [11OC], E345• [20MR], E1208• [2AU]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4505 [16JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1536 [15MR]

Tributes

Flynn, Vince, H4095 [27JN]

Grams, Rod, H6474 [10OC]

Toronto, Simeon, E1378• [26SE]