FINCHER, STEPHEN LEE (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1911 [10AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7052 [13NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H5513 [11SE]

——— 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]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1958 [11AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H173 [15JA]

Business and industry: provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks (see H.R. 3448), H7053 [13NO]

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

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8126 [19DE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H7508 [4DE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1332 [11MR]

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

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), H300 [29JA]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see H.R. 826), H984 [5MR]

Credit: create a Federal charter for Internet consumer credit corporations (see H.R. 1566), H2485 [7MY]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H2125 [17AP]

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

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H546 [14FE]

——— prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H2914 [22MY]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

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]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: require reports on acquisitions by certain foreign persons of companies receiving U.S. research and development funding (see H.R. 221), H284 [23JA]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H629 [25FE]

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

——— improve field emergency medical services (see H.R. 809), H7253 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H369 [5FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H703 [27FE]

——— limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2804 [20MY]

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), H7188 [18NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2125 [17AP]

Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

Education: prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 2089), H3991 [20JN]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H1322 [6MR]

——— suspend delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see H. Res. 87), H2605 [14MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H3016 [3JN]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

——— 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), H176 [18JA]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2354 [25AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H5349 [1AU]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H5093 [26JY]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H6644 [16OC]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H818 [28FE]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H7357 [21NO]

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), H6957 [30OC]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H224 [22JA]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H2164 [19AP]

Federal employees: allow conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to permanent seasonal positions (see H.R. 533), H7688 [11DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2486 [7MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1322 [6MR]

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]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7188 [18NO]

——— 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), H5589 [17SE]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Egypt, and Pakistan (see H.R. 1922), H2775 [17MY]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5832 [25SE]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4040 [25JN]

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

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H4040 [25JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

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: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2396 [26AP]

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

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2914 [22MY]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4310 [9JY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1633 [19MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H344 [4FE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

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

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2021), H2717 [16MY]

——— ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3590 [13JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7447 [3DE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

Medicare: 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), H5589 [17SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1829 [21MR]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6290 [4OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H818 [28FE]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H2965 [24MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H3288 [11JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7311 [20NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1829 [21MR]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H4177 [28JN]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5548 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H7053 [13NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— 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), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3216 [5JN]

——— 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]

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

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H284 [23JA] (see H.R. 247), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H6493 [10OC]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H224 [22JA]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

——— provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see H.R. 2274), H6676 [22OC]

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]

——— provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see H.R. 634), H703 [27FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4214 [8JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H2161 [18AP]

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

——— 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 deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5348 [1AU]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4485 [11JY]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7153 [15NO]

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), H3929 [19JN]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 75), H5435 [9SE]

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

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2570 [9MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (see H. Res. 206), H2533 [8MY]

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (see H.R. 3623), H7364 [22NO]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H2391 [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (see H.R. 3074), H5475 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure high standards for use of scientific information (see H.R. 1287), H1718 [20MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement (see H.R. 1341), H1822 [21MR]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2156), H2953 [23MY]

IRS: provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (see H.R. 3021), H5397 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3126), H5654 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 909), H815 [28FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: study effect of certain provisions before issuing final rules amending Federal banking agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 1221), H1547 [15MR]

Wildlife refuges: require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 3409), H6952 [30OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (H.R. 3623), H7365 [22NO]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 1779), H2394 [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (H.R. 3074), H5476 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure high standards for use of scientific information (H.R. 1287), H1719 [20MR]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 2156), H2956 [23MY]

IRS: provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (H.R. 3021), H5401 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (H.R. 3126), H5655 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 909), H817 [28FE]

Wildlife refuges: require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by statute (H.R. 3409), H6955 [30OC]

Remarks

Abortion: investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices (H. Res. 206), E624• [8MY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H2377 [26AP], E624• [8MY]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3874 [19JN]

Business and industry: amend certain securities laws relative to treatment of emerging growth companies (H.R. 3623), E1756• [22NO]

Cheerleading Safety Month: observance, E481• [17AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (S. 982), H2827 [21MY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 1779), E566• [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: notify taxpayers each time the taxpayers’ information is accessed by the IRS (H.R. 3074), E1276• [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure high standards for use of scientific information (H.R. 1287), E344• [20MR]

Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities (H.R. 992), H6919 [30OC]

Food for Peace Act: reform food assistance programs, H3874 [19JN]

Frozen Food Month: observance, E438• [12AP]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2377 [26AP], E624• [8MY]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 2156), H5449 [10SE], E758• [23MY]

Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7480 [4DE]

IRS: provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (H.R. 3021), E1231• [2AU]

Jackson, TN: tribute to ‘‘Do the Write Thing Challenge’’ participants, E691• [17MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (H.R. 1155), H5449 [10SE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2734 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1583• [28OC]

Wildlife refuges: require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by statute (H.R. 3409), E1609• [30OC]

Tributes

Colley, Derrek, E1062• [16JY]

Dotson, Steven M., E482• [17AP]

Posey, Henry, E1061• [16JY]

Raines, Shirley, E824• [6JN]

Weickenand, Daniel, E1168• [31JY]