DeSANTIS, RON (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H90 [15JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3570 [13JN]

Appointments

C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H5176 [30JY]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4980 [23JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6103 [1OC]

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

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H4308 [9JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5348 [1AU]

——— 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]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1398 [13MR]

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

——— 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), H5263 [31JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H629 [25FE]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H504 [13FE]

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

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), H5263 [31JY]

Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H984 [5MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3016 [3JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1633 [19MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2404 [3MY]

——— constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 98), H6769 [23OC]

——— establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 760), H818 [28FE]

——— restrict adjournments unless the House involved has passed a budget resolution and provided funding for the Government for the entire fiscal year (see H. Con. Res. 9), H1569 [18MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H5512 [11SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H5262 [31JY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 778), H3015 [3JN]

——— 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]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1328 [7MR]

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2485 [7MY]

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]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H1331 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1837 [25MR]

——— submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3082), H5512 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2914 [22MY]

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

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2390 [26AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7446 [3DE]

Egypt: limit U.S. economic assistance and oppose World Bank and IMF assistance (see H.R. 2544), H4142 [27JN]

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

EPA: prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H629 [25FE]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H4080 [26JN]

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]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for official portraits of Members of Congress or heads of executive or legislative branch agencies or offices (see H.R. 1594), H2485 [7MY]

——— terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4485 [11JY]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H550 [14FE]

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), H4598 [17JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1399 [13MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H1828 [21MR]

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), H3097 [4JN]

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]

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), H5176 [30JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H6999 [12NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]

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

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4858 [22JY]

Israel: affirm U.S. recognition of sovereignty, security, and legal right to its lands and support relocation of U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 3629), H7447 [3DE]

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

——— Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5344 [1AU]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 104), H628 [25FE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4080 [26JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7312 [20NO]

Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5089 [25JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H3688 [17JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 41), H2247 [23AP]

——— extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H1992 [12AP]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

——— reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4980 [23JY]

——— terminate further retirement benefits for Members, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 178), H284 [23JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H3253 [6JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7357 [21NO]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H7053 [13NO]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H1322 [6MR]

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

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H6770 [23OC]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H1398 [13MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1399 [13MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— exclude individuals who receive health insurance coverage pursuant to collective bargaining from tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing (see H.R. 3093), H5656 [18SE]

——— 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), H5923 [27SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

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

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H5403 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H1828 [21MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2248 [23AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H3760 [18JN]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6770 [23OC]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H6958 [30OC]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2720 [16MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1568 [18MR]

Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H3760 [18JN]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4858 [22JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 104), H7152 [15NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5262 [31JY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7688 [11DE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H284 [23JA]

——— 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), H4145 [27JN]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H5262 [31JY]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H550 [14FE]

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), H7109 [14NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H8112 [12DE]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, support relief and reconstruction assistance, and commend the Filipino-American community for disaster relief efforts (see H. Res. 404), H7053 [13NO]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1359 [12MR]

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

Voting: promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H416 [6FE]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H1829 [21MR]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7689 [11DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4858 [22JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (see H.J. Res. 55), H5344 [1AU]

——— reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 1181), H1426 [14MR]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7310 [20NO]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5475 [10SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H172 [15JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (H.J. Res. 55), H5347 [1AU]

——— reduce rates of basic pay (H.R. 1181), H1429 [14MR]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 1337), H1826 [21MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (H.R. 3406), H6955 [30OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (H.R. 3076), H5476 [10SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H953 [5MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 367), H6026 [30SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6275 [4OC], H6446 [9OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq, H1636 [20MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 684), H2647, H2649 [15MY]

Economy: establish reporting requirements for Troubled Asset Relief Program or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, H6449 [9OC]

——— Government bailout of automobile industry, H6449 [9OC]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6542 [11OC]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H560 [15FE]

Florida Gulf Coast University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H1872 [10AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6541 [11OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2666 [16MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 367), H6026 [30SE]

Iraq: anniversary of U.S.-led invasion, H1636 [20MR]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H7180 [18NO]

Libya: implement recommendations made based on investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and bring to justice those responsible for such attacks, H5494 [11SE]

Members of Congress: require salaries be sequestered during any sequester under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (S. 436), H1361 [13MR]

NLRB: Federal appellate court ruling on recess appointment of certain members, H6448 [9OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, H6443, H6446, H6447, H6448, H6449 [9OC], H7338 [21NO]

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 (H.R. 3350), H7338 [21NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H6443 [9OC]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H7338 [21NO]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6026 [30SE], H6446 [9OC], H6533 [11OC]

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (H. Res. 425), H7338 [21NO]

——— impact, H2666 [16MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6532 [11OC]

——— impact on tax burden, H6532 [11OC]

——— implementation, H6275 [4OC], H6443, H6447 [9OC], H6463 [10OC], H6532, H6541 [11OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6026 [30SE], H6444, H6446 [9OC], H6533 [11OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2666 [16MY]

Science: impact of Government shutdown, H6541 [11OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5494 [11SE]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), H4184, H4185 [8JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H6444, H6445 [9OC]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1536 [15MR]

Tributes

Bridenstine, Representative, H6445 [9OC]