FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ (a Representative from Tennessee)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H94 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H1331 [11MR]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5476 [10SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2605 [14MY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4309 [9JY]

Armed Forces: issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7628 [10DE]

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

——— 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]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H6103 [1OC]

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 To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2354 [25AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2437 [6MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7357 [21NO]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H52 [4JA]

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]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3929 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

Dept. of Energy: improve high-end computing research and development program (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3929 [19JN]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2910 [22MY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H8112 [12DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H6999 [12NO]

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

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), H4214 [8JY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1828 [21MR]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H6493 [10OC]

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), H7311 [20NO]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2438 [6MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H3592 [13JN]

——— 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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H550 [14FE]

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

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H5090 [25JY]

——— 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), H1569 [18MR]

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

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]

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]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H594 [15FE]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

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]

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

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

Israel: 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), H7311 (see H.R. 3485), H7312 [20NO]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 1208), H1547 [15MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2604 [14MY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H5435 [9SE]

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]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5806 [23SE]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3253 [6JN]

NLRB: 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), 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: 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), H6999 [12NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1399 [13MR]

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

——— exclude individuals who receive health insurance coverage pursuant to collective bargaining from tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing (see H.R. 3093), H5546 [12SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H6053 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4488 [15JY]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H594 [15FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H294 [25JA]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H4826 [19JY]

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), H5090 [25JY]

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 if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H224 [22JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H6225 [3OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H2803 [20MY]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H5093 [26JY]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3688 [17JN]

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), H2719 [16MY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3015 [3JN]

——— 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 special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2605 [14MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3991 [20JN]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

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

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), H2396 [26AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H169 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (see H.R. 1931), H2568 [9MY]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H169 [15JA]

Taxation: temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (see H.R. 2885), H5260 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (H.R. 282), H172 [15JA]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance authority to pay cash awards to employees for making cost saving disclosures (H.R. 1931), H2569 [9MY]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (H.R. 283), H172 [15JA]

Taxation: temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income (H.R. 2885), H5261 [31JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3937 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6524 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H3696 [18JN], H3937 [20JN], H6524 [11OC]

Budget: 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 (H.R. 444), H368 [5FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1578 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6712 [23OC]

——— Inland Waterways Trust Fund funding, H6712 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5666 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5628 [18SE]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4259 [9JY]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6500 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3128 [5JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4259 [9JY]

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), H7084 [14NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7211• [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Fleischmann, Max, Jr.: tribute, H4088 [27JN]

Tributes

Ergen, Viola, H3108 [5JN]

Fleischmann, Max, Jr., H4084 [27JN]

Powers, John P., H4603 [18JY]