CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3559 [13JN]

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), H4731 [19JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3067, H3098 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

Armed Forces: 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]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H5513 [11SE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1568 [18MR]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4485 [11JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H599 [15FE]

——— 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]

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]

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

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H3990 [20JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H456 [12FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR] (see H.R. 334), H221 [22JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 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), H4979 [23JY]

Courts: reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H3289 [11JN]

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

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5090 [25JY]

——— 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), H5587 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2396 [26AP]

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

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2604 [14MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1569 [18MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

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]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2804 [20MY]

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), H224 [22JA]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H1357 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H4524 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H344 [4FE]

——— require notice and public comment before use of estimate on social cost of carbon and require reports on results and methods used to calculate cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis (see H.R. 2886), H5260 [31JY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H316 [1FE]

——— require reports on results of and methods used to calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis (see H.R. 2593), H4524 [16JY]

Federal employees: modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H6902 [29OC]

FEMA: delay increases in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program until completion of affordability study, provide certain reimbursements, and accurately determine flood risk (see H.R. 3370), H6901 [29OC]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H2656 [15MY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6829 [28OC]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— 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), H2803 [20MY]

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

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

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]

Houston, TX: express condolences to families of firefighters killed in hotel fire (see H. Res. 246), H3095 [4JN]

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]

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

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]

——— 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]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H2914 [22MY]

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

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

——— suspend authority to conduct new audits (see H.R. 2045), H2773 [17MY]

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

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

——— 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] (see H.R. 3485), H7357 [21NO]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2535 [8MY]

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

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H4599 [17JY]

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

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1568 [18MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1398 [13MR]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1431 [14MR]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1721 [20MR]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H2396 [26AP]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H658 [26FE]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 1337), H1822 [21MR]

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]

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

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

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H599 [15FE]

——— 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]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7358 [21NO]

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

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, and cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1735), H2438 [6MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1837 [25MR]

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

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

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H818 [28FE]

Power resources: streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H2775 [17MY]

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), H2804 [20MY]

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]

——— retain authority of Congress to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. and not cede this power to the President (see H. Res. 360), H5883 [26SE]

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

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

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

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

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5434 [9SE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2248 [23AP]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 1292), H2161 [18AP]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H3253 [6JN]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

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

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

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H3250 [6JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H6493 [10OC]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA]

——— 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), H413 [6FE]

——— 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), H3253 [6JN]

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]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7508 [4DE]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5548 [12SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1569 [18MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4598 [17JY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 11), H342 [4FE]

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

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 2216), H3013 [3JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (see H.R. 504), H370 [5FE]

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]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 823), H658 [26FE]

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]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (see H.J. Res. 72), H6102 [1OC]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2829), H5088 [25JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: constitutional amendment to prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (H.J. Res. 54), H5051 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3014 [3JN]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (H.R. 2710), H4598 [17JY]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs (H.R. 504), H371 [5FE]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (H.J. Res. 53), H5051 [24JY]

NASA: preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (H.R. 823), H659 [26FE]

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 (H.J. Res. 52), H5051 [24JY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6103 [1OC]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (H.R. 2829), H5089 [25JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5095 [30JY]

Motions

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6208 [3OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H5898 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5776 [20SE], H5865 [26SE], H5898 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5982 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5999 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1305 [6MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H6083 [1OC]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5982 [28SE]

Congress: joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 11), H325 [4FE]

Corps of Engineers: update regulations and guidelines defining what waters and wetlands are subject to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4249 [9JY]

Decatur, GA: address issues relative to reports of negligence and mismanagement at Atlanta VA Medical Center, H3054 [4JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure round, H3078 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H3072, H3073 [4JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3559 [13JN]

——— reduce amount allowed to be spent for maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without prior notification, H3061 [4JN]

——— require Medal of Honor to be made of gold, H3559 [13JN]

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), H4731, H4732 [19JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6469 [10OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5365 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: Houston, TX, commuter light rail funding, H5150 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address claims backlog through increased staffing in certain regional offices, H3066 [4JN]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H3087 [4JN]

——— improve access to alternative medicine, H3063 [4JN]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment funding, H3064 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for payment of employee performance awards, H3077 [4JN]

——— prohibit increased funding for any major medical facility currently under construction, H3078 [4JN]

——— reduce salary of senior officials if disability compensation claims are not reduced by a certain amount, H3074, H3075 [4JN]

——— Veterans Benefits Administration veterans employment funding, H3065 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3044, H3051, H3054, H3056, H3057, H3059, H3061, H3063, H3064, H3065, H3066, H3067, H3072, H3073, H3074, H3075, H3077, H3078, H3082, H3086 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), motion to recommit, H3087 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), unanimous-consent agreement, H3069 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3082 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: clarify implementation of electronic health records, H3067 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5150 [30JY]

Education: restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children, H4731, H4732 [19JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4249 [9JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6083 [1OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676 [16MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for law enforcement officers injured in attempted security breach at White House and Capitol, H6203 [3OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 361), H5943 [28SE]

NATO: headquarters construction funding, H3057 [4JN]

——— Security Investment Program funding, H3059 [4JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5982, H5999 [28SE]

——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5905 [27SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5776 [20SE], H5865 [26SE], H5898 [27SE], H5943 [28SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2676 [16MY]

Point of order, H6208 [3OC]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6082, H6083, H6084, H6085, H6086 [1OC], H6200, H6201, H6202, H6203, H6204, H6205, H6206 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H7714•, H7716• [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H82 [14JA], H543 [14FE], H576 [15FE], H620 [25FE], H657 [26FE], H699 [27FE], H948 [4MR], H1424 [14MR], H1854 [9AP], H2063 [16AP], H2600 [14MY], H2652 [15MY], H2951 [23MY], H4855 [22JY], H5502 [11SE], H6544 [11OC], H6594 [14OC], H7049 [13NO], H7185 [18NO], H7393 [2DE], H7626 [10DE], H7684 [11DE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 113–90), H3013 [3JN]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3046–H3050 [4JN]

Tributes

Young, Lynn Forney, E1202• [1AU]