CHAFFETZ, JASON (a Representative from Utah)
Amendments
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4215 [8JY]
Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7538 [5DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7628 [10DE]
Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]
——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7688 [11DE]
——— 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), H344 [4FE]
——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H4080 [26JN]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 22), H372 [5FE]
Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]
——— repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2158 [18AP]
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), H5404 [2AU]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H284 [23JA]
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), H5402 [2AU]
——— repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 711), H545 [14FE]
Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 917), H815 [28FE]
——— provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H700 [27FE]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 2013), H2716 [16MY]
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), H6344 [7OC]
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), H4040 [25JN]
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), H629 [25FE]
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), H7109 [14NO]
Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]
Dept. of State: submit a report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti (see H.R. 3509), H8113 [12DE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H1399 [13MR]
——— 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]
Dept. of the Treasury: limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]
——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 2398), H4178 [28JN]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 3189), H6999 [12NO]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]
——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]
EPA: call for public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants in States most directly impacted by such regulations (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6493 [10OC]
——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6644 [16OC]
——— 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), H1994 [12AP]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]
Federal agencies and departments: consolidate suspension and debarment offices into one centralized board (see H.R. 3345), H6827 [28OC]
——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]
——— 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 accountability and transparency in Federal spending (see H.R. 2061), H4146 [27JN]
——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H455 [12FE]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]
——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H31 [3JA]
——— modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H7112 [14NO]
——— prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2404 [3MY]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2068), H3253 [6JN]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 2655), H4482 [11JY]
FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H417 [6FE]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]
Health: 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), H2803 [20MY]
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]
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]
Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1829 [21MR]
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), H5090 [25JY]
Iran: 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]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2604 [14MY]
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]
Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]
——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2249 [23AP]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]
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]
National Environmental Policy Act: ensure application to the declaration of national monuments (see H.R. 1459), H1908 [10AP]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]
Patent and Trademark Office: improve transitional program covered business method patents (see H.R. 2766), H6344 [7OC]
——— modify the definition of micro entity (see H.R. 2236), H3094 [4JN]
Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6767 [23OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4980 [23JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2775 [17MY]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H294 [25JA]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7311 [20NO]
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: permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]
Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H627 [25FE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H3253 [6JN]
Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H2438 [6MY]
Syria: prohibit Federal funding to conduct military or paramilitary operations absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2501), H4310 [9JY]
Taxation: clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H2161 [18AP]
——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]
——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 3724), H8118 [16DE]
——— 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), H6493 [10OC]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]
——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H4979 [23JY]
——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H4309 [9JY]
Technology: promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices (see H.R. 1123), H5262 [31JY]
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]
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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of certain products (see H.R. 327), H221 [22JA]
Appropriations: require greater accountability in discretionary and direct spending programs (see H.R. 1873), H2532 [8MY]
Armed Forces: 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]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see H.R. 3463), H7050 [13NO]
Bureau of Prisons: rename as the Bureau of Corrections (see H.R. 2984), H5396 [2AU]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 882), H813 [28FE]
Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see H.R. 2656), H4482 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (see H.R. 251), H168 [15JA]
——— facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (see H.R. 254), H168 [15JA]
——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see H.R. 2657), H4482 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit certain Armed Forces members discharged or released due to service-connected disability to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 883), H813 [28FE]
FDA: provide incentives for the development of new combination drugs (see H.R. 2985), H5396 [2AU]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see H.R. 249), H168 [15JA]
Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 633), H499 [13FE]
Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]
Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 252), H168 [15JA]
Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (see H.R. 884), H814 [28FE]
Monuments and memorials: place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 250), H168 [15JA]
National Archives and Records Administration: repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 256), H168 [15JA]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide authority to suspend and debar contractors under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2912), H5341 [1AU]
OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 328), H221 [22JA]
Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 117), H1427 [14MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (see H.R. 248), H168 [15JA]
Provo River Project Transfer Act: clarify certain property descriptions (see H.R. 255), H168 [15JA]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see H.R. 253), H168 [15JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Afghanistan: establish requirements relative to the provision of certain products (H.R. 327), H222 [22JA]
Appropriations: require greater accountability in discretionary and direct spending programs (H.R. 1873), H2534 [8MY]
Armed Forces: 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 (H.R. 1770), H2394 [26AP]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (H.R. 3463), H7051 [13NO]
Bureau of Prisons: rename as the Bureau of Corrections (H.R. 2984), H5400 [2AU]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (H.R. 882), H816 [28FE]
Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (H.R. 2656), H4484 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 251), H171 [15JA]
——— facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 254), H171 [15JA]
——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (H.R. 2657), H4484 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit certain Armed Forces members discharged or released due to service-connected disability to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 883), H816 [28FE]
FDA: provide incentives for the development of new combination drugs (H.R. 2985), H5400 [2AU]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), H171 [15JA]
Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 633), H502 [13FE]
Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 1312), H1826 [21MR]
Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (H.R. 252), H171 [15JA]
Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (H.R. 884), H816 [28FE]
Monuments and memorials: place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (H.R. 250), H171 [15JA]
National Archives and Records Administration: repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (H.R. 256), H171 [15JA]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide authority to suspend and debar contractors under certain circumstances (H.R. 2912), H5345 [1AU]
OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (H.R. 328), H222 [22JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (H.R. 248), H171 [15JA]
Provo River Project Transfer Act: clarify certain property descriptions (H.R. 255), H171 [15JA]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H171 [15JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6547 [12OC]
Letters
Dept. of HHS use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process: by, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6941 [30OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6529 [11OC]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (H.R. 882), H2003 [15AP]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 251), H3265 [11JN]
——— facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project (H.R. 254), H1842 [9AP]
Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (H.R. 249), H2006, H2007, H2008, H2009 [15AP]
Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 1312), H7569 [9DE]
Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7516, H7519, H7539 [5DE]
——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7539 [5DE]
Provo River Project Transfer Act: clarify certain property descriptions (H.R. 255), H7420 [3DE]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H3662 [17JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1529• [15MR]
Tributes
Henscheid, Landon L., E1872• [12DE]
Johnson, Derek, E1291• [11SE]
Jones, Dan, E40• [18JA]