BISHOP, ROB (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4711 [18JY]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 178), H2322 [25AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H144 [15JA]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1316 [6MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2655 [15MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2536 [8MY]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2248 [23AP]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2605 [14MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6290 [4OC]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H6829 [28OC]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (see H.R. 1770), H2390 [26AP]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H6957 [30OC]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1360 [12MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

BLM: withdraw and reserve certain lands for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area in Montana (see H.R. 1672), H2246 [23AP]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

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

Budget: modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H4488 [15JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5803 [20SE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H818 [28FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]

——— require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 109), H224 [22JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H173 [15JA] (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]

Courts: constitutional amendment to prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (see H.J. Res. 54), H5050 [24JY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H173 [15JA]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H4039 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H6545 [11OC]

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), H6225 [3OC]

——— limit retirement of A–10 aircraft (see H.R. 3657), H7689 [11DE]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H5476 [10SE]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H550 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5548 [12SE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 555), H411 [6FE]

——— convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 1972), H2602 [14MY]

——— 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. 916), H815 [28FE]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2775 [17MY]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4039 [25JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H5883 [26SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1721 [20MR]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K–12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 2394), H3687 [17JN]

——— restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 2710), H4597 [17JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2125 [17AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H2913 [22MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2719 [16MY]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2161 [18AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H5349 [1AU]

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

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2359), H4524 [16JY]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: clarify requirements of authorized representatives (see H.R. 3604), H7354 [21NO]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H278 [23JA]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H2396 [26AP]

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. 533), H5548 [12SE]

——— ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6175 [2OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8112 [12DE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H3929 [19JN]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H4039 [25JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5590 [17SE]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H5050 [24JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H3015 [3JN]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 1159), H1425 [14MR]

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. 818), H627 [25FE]

——— expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H3654 [14JN]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H2604 [14MY]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3991 [20JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H2959 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3991 [20JN]

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), H177 [18JA]

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]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H3097 [4JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1331 [11MR]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H416 [6FE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3253 [6JN]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 2473), H3989 [20JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 2472), H3989 [20JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2719 [16MY] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicare: provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 794), H5403 [2AU]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H8112 [12DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 758), H594 [15FE]

——— provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H294 [25JA]

NASA: establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1446), H1857 [9AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 94), H6604 [15OC]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H3016 [3JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 449), H4309 [9JY]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

National parks and recreation areas: provide for use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge (see H.R. 3492), H7109 [14NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

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), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5348 [1AU]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H2655 [15MY]

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

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4599 [17JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7395 [2DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide for an exemption from the individual mandate for individuals residing in States in which the exchange websites are not fully functional (see H.R. 3358), H6958 [30OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3991 [20JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2535 [8MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1342), H6957 [30OC]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4599 [17JY]

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]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 2513), H4078 [26JN]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H4858 [22JY]

Presidential Youth Council: establish (see H.J. Res. 68), H6052 [30SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H416 [6FE]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2161 [18AP]

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), H417 [6FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H2913 [22MY]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H3251 [6JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Social Security: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H1955 [11AP]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H7628 [10DE]

States: constitutional amendment allowing States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 52), H5050 [24JY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2400 [30AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5089 [25JY]

——— 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), H7357 [21NO]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 3023), H5436 [9SE]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3216 [5JN]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7312 [20NO]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H4726 [18JY]

——— reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1065), H1355 [12MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3991 [20JN]

——— 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), H28 [3JA]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H1720 [20MR]

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

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. 575), H4039 [25JN]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H660 [26FE]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7050 [13NO]

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), H3991 [20JN]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H4037 [25JN]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized data-base of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website (see H.R. 2095), H2910 [22MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), consideration (see H. Res. 140), H1855 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H4037 [25JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H4037 [25JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H7187 [18NO]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: facilitate completion of an appropriate national memorial (see H.R. 1126), H1395 [13MR]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), consideration (see H. Res. 178), H2297 [24AP]

Forest Service: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (see H.R. 993), H1318 [6MR]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (see H. Res. 274), H4037 [25JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (see H. Res. 178), H2297 [24AP]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 461), H341 [4FE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (see H. Res. 292), H4308 [9JY] (see H. Res. 347), H5587 [17SE]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (see H.R. 1459), H1908 [10AP]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1881), H2533 [8MY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H7187 [18NO]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 356), H278 [23JA]

——— convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 462), H341 [4FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 264), H3687 [17JN]

Constitutional authority statements

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized data-base of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website (H.R. 2095), H2912 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (H.R. 2456), H3989 [20JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 2398), H3688 [17JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: facilitate completion of an appropriate national memorial (H.R. 1126), H1397 [13MR]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (H.R. 461), H343 [4FE]

National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (H.R. 1459), H1910 [10AP]

National forests: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (H.R. 993), H1321 [6MR]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 1881), H2534 [8MY]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 356), H281 [23JA]

——— convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 462), H343 [4FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H7313 [21NO]

Poems

‘‘Ahead of the Pack,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E945• [20JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4049, H4051, H4054 [26JN]

BLM: allow Dept. of Defense approval over any new land use activity that utilizes any research, development, test, and evaluation of land critical to national security, H3524 [13JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1874 [10AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), consideration (H. Res. 140), H1874, H1876, H1877 [10AP]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 862), H3664 [17JN]

Congress: legislative process, H2319 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4051 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow public-private competition for certain programs, projects, or activities, H3376, H3534 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3524, H3534 [13JN], H3604 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3376 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4889, H4949 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4871 [23JY]

——— overseas contingency operations account funding, H3604 [14JN]

——— prohibit employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4949 [23JY]

——— Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile program funding, H4889 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: allow redistribution of education funds to allow such funds to follow low-income students to the school of their choice, H4737 [19JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H4053, H4054 [26JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H4053, H4054 [26JN]

——— prohibit Federal mandate requiring States to institute teacher evaluation programs, H4710 [18JY]

——— prohibit grant funds from bypassing States and going directly to local school districts, H4711, H4712 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4710, H4711, H4712 [18JY], H4737 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 520), H3665 [17JN]

——— modify Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project (H.R. 767), H2632, H2633 [15MY]

——— preserve the right to protest the awarding of a lease, right-of-way, or permit to drill on public lands, H7208 [19NO]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4049, H4054 [26JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4049, H4052, H4054 [26JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7201, H7204, H7205, H7208, H7209 [19NO]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 674), H3663, H3664 [17JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of Hurricane Sandy relief funding for land acquisition, H144, H145 [15JA]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2317, H2319 [25AP]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6299 [5OC]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 178), H2315, H2317, H2319, H2321 [25AP]

Forest Service: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (H.R. 993), H3265 [11JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6299 [5OC]

House of Representatives: clarify proceedings and actions during Independence Day district work period (H. Res. 274), H4049 [26JN]

——— clarify proceedings and actions during Spring district work period (H. Res. 178), H2315, H2317, H2319, H2321 [25AP]

——— legislative process, H2317, H2319, H2321 [25AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H144, H145 [15JA]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 876), H3659, H3660 [17JN]

Immigration: prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, H4042 [26JN]

——— reform (S. 744), H4042 [26JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (H. Res. 347), H5600, H5601, H5603 [18SE]

——— require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H5603 [18SE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5462, H5463, H5464, H5465 [10SE]

National Public Lands Day: observance, H5899 [27SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 573), H2633 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7092 [14NO]

Power resources: increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H7205 [19NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5462, H5463, H5464, H5465 [10SE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7201, H7204, H7205, H7208, H7209 [19NO]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H3661, H3662 [17JN]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 356), H2631, H2632 [15MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 264), H3660, H3661 [17JN]

Reports filed

Clarify House of Representatives Proceedings and Actions During Independence Day District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 113–47), H2297 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 678, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 113–31), H1855 [9AP]

Consideration of H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 292) (H. Rept. 113–147), H4308 [9JY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 113–214), H5587 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1965, Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act and H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 113–271), H7187 [18NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Tributes

Mohan, Christopher O., E543• [25AP]

Pack, Seth, E945• [20JN]