FLEMING, JOHN (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

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), H388 [6FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4941 [23JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4346, H4371 [10JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H141 [15JA]

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), H4080 [26JN]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2605 [14MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6770 [23OC]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3026), H5397 [2AU]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H950 [4MR]

——— 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), H8132 [23DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H8112 [12DE]

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]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H818 [28FE]

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

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H28 [3JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 40), H2246 [23AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: land exchange with Sabine River Authority, TX (see H.R. 3411), H6952 [30OC]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1399 [13MR]

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: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H1430 [14MR]

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: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4040 [25JN]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1911 [10AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 2055), H3216 [5JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7357 [21NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2249 [23AP]

EPA: disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6454 [9OC]

——— 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), H301 [29JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3016 [3JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 263), H3653 [14JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H7627 [10DE]

——— ensure all programs and activities continue during a Government shutdown that have funding derived from user fee revenue where funds are available (see H.R. 3288), H6545 [11OC]

——— 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]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H2570 [9MY]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4080 [26JN]

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), H2123 [17AP]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H818 [28FE]

——— terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4081 [26JN]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see H.R. 3002), H5396 [2AU]

FEMA: improve the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2199), H3289 [11JN]

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), H5834 [25SE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

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

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7053 [13NO]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H417 [6FE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H221 [22JA]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1568 [18MR]

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

——— 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: 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), H3097 [4JN]

Immigration: reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 477), H8112 [12DE]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5399 [2AU]

Insurance: allow individuals to opt out of minimum required health benefits by permitting insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer alternative benefits to the benefits otherwise required (see H.R. 3450), H7312 [20NO]

——— 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]

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), H1860 [9AP]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6902 [29OC]

IRS: exclude from labor-management relations provisions of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 2679), H4483 [11JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2067 [16AP]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 2846), H6676 [22OC]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3990 [20JN]

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

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicaid: increase required State match for newly eligible individuals and apply savings against sequestration reductions (see H.R. 3667), H7566 [5DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H1721 [20MR]

Members of Congress: terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 423), H292 [25JA]

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), H2396 [26AP]

NLRB: 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]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7053 [13NO]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H1911 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to Delegates and Resident Commissioners and certain congressional staff (see H.R. 2010), H2716 [16MY]

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

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

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H2066 [16AP]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5260 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (see H.R. 3348), H6827 [28OC]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7312 [20NO]

——— 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), H5435 [9SE]

——— 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), H5513 [11SE]

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

——— 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), H278 [23JA]

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

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 2513), H4078 [26JN]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H1431 [14MR]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2536 [8MY]

——— 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), H7447 [3DE]

——— 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 on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2161 [18AP]

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

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

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2943), H5343 [1AU]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H2953 [23MY]

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]

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), H5548 [12SE]

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

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

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see H.R. 2728), H5263 [31JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H8112 [12DE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7188 [18NO]

——— 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), H7394 [2DE]

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H4599 [17JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H4826 [19JY]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H5833 [25SE]

——— provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 422), H416 [6FE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1571), H2025 [15AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H8112 [12DE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

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]

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

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7445 [3DE]

Wildlife: amend the Lacey Act Amendments to reduce burdensome paperwork (see H.R. 3324), H6768 [23OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Horticulture: limit the application of certain importation laws to plants and finished plant products imported before a certain date (see H.R. 3280), H6453 [9OC]

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

Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities (see H.R. 542), H411 [6FE]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 638), H499 [13FE]

Natural resources: reauthorize natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (see H.R. 910), H815 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1342), H1822 [21MR]

Public debt: 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]

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), H28 [3JA]

Wildlife: exempt certain snake species in the U.S. from removal (see H.R. 2158), H2953 [23MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Horticulture: limit the application of certain importation laws to plants and finished plant products imported before a certain date (H.R. 3280), H6453 [9OC]

IRS: suspend authority to conduct new audits (H.R. 2045), H2774 [17MY]

Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities (H.R. 542), H414 [6FE]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (H.R. 638), H502 [13FE]

Natural resources: reauthorize natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (H.R. 910), H817 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 1342), H1827 [21MR]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 38), H34 [3JA]

Wildlife: exempt certain snake species in the U.S. from removal (H.R. 2158), H2957 [23MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H213 [22JA], H2476 [7MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3711 [18JN]

Armed Forces: ensure free exercise of religion, H2639 [15MY], H5423 [9SE], H7099 [14NO]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains, H5410 [9SE]

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), H388 [6FE]

——— require the President to include proposals to consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs in his supplemental unified budget, H388 [6FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2854, H2855 [22MY]

Constitution Week: observance, E1324• [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3600 [14JN]

——— expand Chaplain Corps to include persons ordained by non-theistic organizations and institutions, H3600 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4941, H4943 [23JY]

——— permit the performance of religious services on military property by military chaplains and other personnel during a lapse in appropriations (H. Con. Res. 58), H6294 [5OC]

——— prohibit funding for appointment of atheist chaplains, H4941, H4943 [23JY]

——— reevaluate relationship with anti-religion activist Mikey Weinstein, H4011 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for Western Area Power Administration Transmission Infrastructure Program borrowing authority, H4346, H4347 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5422 [9SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4346, H4347 [10JY]

Family Research Council: circumstances leading to shooting of security guard in building lobby in Washington, DC, H5826 [25SE]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H5422 [9SE]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H1934 [11AP], H2476 [7MY], H5556 [17SE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H1435 [15MR], H3349 [12JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H3006 [3JN]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H141, H142, H143 [15JA]

Immigration: fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H4202 [8JY]

——— impact of guest worker program and legalized immigration on employment, H3670 [17JN]

——— reform, H4505 [16JY]

——— reform (S. 744), H3670 [17JN], H4202, H4207 [8JY]

Lacey Act: modify, H4991 [24JY]

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children: observance, H5556 [17SE]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (H.R. 638), E140• [13FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4208 [8JY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H2475 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2466, H2467, H2468, H2469, H2475 [7MY], H7094 [14NO]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H3670 [17JN]

——— implementation, H6157 [2OC]

——— repeal, H5186 [31JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H3006 [3JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H213 [22JA]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 38), H2075 [17AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge funding to rebuild seawalls and buildings on uninhabited islands, H141, H142, H143 [15JA]