BROOKS, MO (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3883 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5011 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3256 [10JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4523 [16JY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H5655 [18SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

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), H6223 [3OC]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

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

Budget: delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H661 [26FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3016 [3JN]

——— 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]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 1270), H1630 [19MR]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H372 [5FE]

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

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), H278 [23JA]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR] (see H.R. 334), H284 [23JA]

——— require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (see H.R. 2113), H5589 [17SE]

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: 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: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

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]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4081 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2840 [21MY]

Dept. of State: encourage nomination and confirmation of individual for position of Inspector General of the Dept. of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors (see H. Res. 273), H4081 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, AL, to Tuskegee University (see H.R. 1612), H2124 [17AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7357 [21NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2485 [7MY]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H4080 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

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]

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

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see H.R. 3002), H5396 [2AU]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H5767 [19SE]

Fish and fishing: provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1993 [12AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [20MR]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4081 [26JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

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: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H32 [3JA]

——— 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]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H3016 [3JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1550 [15MR]

——— 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]

IRS: exclude from labor-management relations provisions of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 2679), H4483 [11JY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4371 [10JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1568 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3016 [3JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2604 [14MY] (see H.R. 3485), H7357 [21NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5404 [2AU]

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: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H7153 [15NO]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 2415), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H2161 [18AP]

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H4371 [10JY]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H5051 [24JY]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H596 [15FE]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [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), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H661 [26FE]

——— 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), H6344 [7OC]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7358 [21NO]

——— 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), H4173 [28JN]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5434 [9SE]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5834 [25SE]

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

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4080 [26JN]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7628 [10DE]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6999 [12NO]

Political campaigns: apply prohibition against conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees and clarify use of contributions accepted by political committees (see H.R. 3356), H6958 [30OC]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2914 [22MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H6225 [3OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4485 [11JY]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2507), H4078 [26JN]

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

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H1718 [20MR]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H2397 [26AP]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1721 [20MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3760 [18JN]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H7508 [4DE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H661 [26FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H4370 [10JY]

Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight of U.S. agreements with Afghanistan (see H.R. 125), H1720 [20MR]

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

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), H3016 [3JN]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1837 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H3988 [20JN]

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

——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7394 [2DE]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1395 [13MR]

Public debt: increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (see H.R. 371), H279 [23JA] (see H.R. 443), H315 [1FE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see H.R. 2099), H2910 [22MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal employees: terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (H.R. 2458), H3990 [20JN]

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

——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (H.R. 3625), H7394 [2DE]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (H.R. 1128), H1397 [13MR]

Public debt: increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (H.R. 371), H282 [23JA]

——— increase debt ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States (H.R. 443), H315 [1FE]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (H.R. 2099), H2912 [22MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2607 [15MY], H3019 [4JN], H7155 [18NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2578 [14MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3883 [19JN]

Alabama: granting of posthumous pardons to wrongfully accused Scottsboro Boys, H2578 [14MY]

Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators: anniversary, E1254• [9SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6107 [2OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3232), H6190 [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6227 [4OC], H6291 [5OC], H6423 [9OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5480 [11SE]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6423 [9OC]

Budget: deficit, H6323 [7OC], H6684 [23OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6107 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emerging Markets Program funding, H3883 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H6177 [3OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5011 [24JY], H6177 [3OC]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5011 [24JY]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, H6227 [4OC], H6291 [5OC], H6423 [9OC]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5628 [18SE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H663 [27FE], H705 [28FE]

——— impact of illegal aliens, H4204, H4205 [8JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6107 [2OC], H6177 [3OC], H6323 [7OC], H6423 [9OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H7155 [18NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H7155 [18NO]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2624 [15MY], H2699 [16MY]

Immigration: fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H4204 [8JY]

——— prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving Federal, State, or local government means-tested benefits, H3998 [25JN]

——— reform, H2441 [7MY], H4508 [16JY]

——— reform (S. 744), H2539 [9MY], H2609 [15MY], H2778 [20MY], H3998 [25JN], H4204 [8JY], H4508 [16JY]

Journal: question of approval, H2777 [20MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3293 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 153), H7056 [14NO]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7114 [15NO]

——— implementation, H6423 [9OC], H7155 [18NO]

——— protection of consumers’ personal information relative to submission to Federal health insurance exchanges, H7451 [4DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2624 [15MY], H2699 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H7155 [18NO]

Public debt: ceiling, H183 [22JA], H6323 [7OC], H6684 [23OC]

United Launch Alliance, LLC: tribute, H5772 [20SE]

Songs

‘‘America the Beautiful,’’ Katharine Lee Bates (excerpt), H4205 [8JY]

Tributes

Craig, William A., E1272• [10SE]

Davidson, Julian, H506 [14FE]