COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H2088 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2965 [24MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4979 [23JY]

Armed Forces: preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1431 [14MR]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4524 [16JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6225 [3OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 22), H455 [12FE]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H1959 [11AP]

Bureau of the Census: repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2485 [7MY]

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H5476 [10SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Commission on America and Its Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1492), H2604 [14MY]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H3216 [5JN]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H4524 [16JY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

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]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H5435 [9SE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H416 [6FE]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 272), H4040 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H2958 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H2396 [26AP]

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 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]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H1550 [15MR]

——— prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1829 [21MR]

——— 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: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1441), H1959 [11AP]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 831), H2354 [25AP]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H2027 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

——— require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the IRS (see H.R. 2389), H4146 [27JN]

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), H7312 [20NO]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5656 [18SE]

——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see H.R. 3494), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H1549 [15MR]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H1911 [10AP]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H6952 [30OC]

——— establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H2965 [24MY]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2536 [8MY]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H5090 [25JY]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see H.R. 595), H456 [12FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2396 [26AP]

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

Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2611), H4524 [16JY]

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]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1818), H4524 [16JY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

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), H284 [23JA]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H4146 [27JN]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2486 [7MY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H3592 [13JN] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

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

FDA: provide incentives for the development of new combination drugs (see H.R. 2985), H5396 [2AU]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 2641), H4369 [10JY]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H2952 [23MY]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H544 [14FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6957 [30OC]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 2463), H4524 [16JY]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4980 [23JY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1993 [12AP]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2247), H6493 [10OC]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H412 [6FE]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H5435 [9SE]

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

Government: appropriate such funds necessary to ensure certain important functions of the Government continue during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3166), H5922 [27SE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4142 [27JN]

——— 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: 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]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H3654 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY]

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), H3991 [20JN]

Hong Kong: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 1923), H4980 [23JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H2485 [7MY]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— 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]

International Water Safety Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 79), H627 [25FE]

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), H5436 [9SE]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1829 [21MR]

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), H2720 [16MY]

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H7311 [20NO]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1912 [10AP]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5403 [2AU]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4146 [27JN]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1829 [21MR]

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

Medicare: count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2400 [30AP]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H4146 [27JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2804 [20MY]

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

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4598 [17JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 (see H.R. 134), H31 [3JA]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4827 [19JY]

——— reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 1181), H2027 [15AP]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 1497), H1955 [11AP]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 69), H547 [14FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 719), H4726 [18JY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7688 [11DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 201), H2437 [6MY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7153 [15NO]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H2804 [20MY]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3097 [4JN]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (see H.R. 2804), H5049 [24JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: 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: 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), H7112 [14NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5404 [2AU]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4485 [11JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1188), H2913 [22MY]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H7253 [19NO]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— 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), H7357 [21NO]

Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H222 [22JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2125 [17AP]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3465), H7050 [13NO]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see H.R. 772), H1632 [19MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4524 [16JY]

Supreme Court: extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (see H.R. 2922), H5342 [1AU]

Syria: express that the President is prohibited from initiating war without express congressional authorization and appropriation of funds for such war (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4146 [27JN]

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), H2604 [14MY]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1476), H1959 [11AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5403 [2AU]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2027 [15AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7357 [21NO]

——— make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see H.R. 2731), H4724 [18JY]

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

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 3724), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H7446 [3DE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H7628 [10DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4488 [15JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H599 [15FE]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

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]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 937), H949 [4MR]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2535 [8MY]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H1861 [9AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1549 [15MR]

——— appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 836), H1550 [15MR]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H5404 [2AU]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2396 [26AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1430 [14MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (see H.R. 2871), H5259 [31JY]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that unintentional billing disputes involving health care facilities or professionals are not penalized as fraud (see H.R. 2931), H5342 [1AU]

Members of Congress: increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2357), H3590 [13JN]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 1129), H1395 [13MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), H5261 [31JY]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that unintentional billing disputes involving health care facilities or professionals are not penalized as fraud (H.R. 2931), H5346 [1AU]

Members of Congress: increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (H.R. 2357), H3591 [13JN]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 1129), H1397 [13MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1640 [20MR]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: testimony before Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) relative to attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H346 [5FE], H4314 [10JY]

Courts: modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), H6973 [12NO]

Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman (company): MADE—In America (organization) BEST—Made in America Award recipient, E1077• [17JY]

Firearms: reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7418, H7419 [3DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6680 [23OC]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Vandalia Christian School boys’ basketball team, E462• [15AP]

——— tribute to Vandalia Christian School boys’ soccer team, E462• [15AP]

——— tribute to Vandalia Christian School cheerleading squad, E462• [15AP]

——— tribute to Vandalia Christian School sports teams, E738• [23MY]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Christian Academy girls’ softball team, E911• [18JN]

Hoppers (musical group): tribute, E1418• [2OC]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H4314 [10JY]

Members of Congress: increase the number of years of service required to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (H.R. 2357), H7629 [11DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of Presidential travel costs, H346 [5FE], H4601 [18JY]

Park Geun-hye: U.S. visit by Republic of Korea President, H2537 [9MY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7540 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7540 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7064 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6680 [23OC]

Supreme Court: extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), H6975 [12NO]

Votes: position on missed, E310• [15MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4977 [23JY]

Tribute, H6974 [12NO]

Tributes

Phillips, Larry, H7061 [14NO]

Simpson, Kenneth W., E360• [21MR]

Taylor, Bryan T., E494• [18AP]

Watt, Representative, H8086 [12DE]

Weaver, Dick, E748• [23MY]