FLORES, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H92 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3918 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6741 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4947 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3205 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4123 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4360, H4361 [10JY]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H136 [15JA]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7290 [20NO]

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), H1395 [13MR]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H4214 [8JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2401 [30AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5834 [25SE]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

——— 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]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7508 [4DE]

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

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2840 [21MY]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 1872), H2532 [8MY]

——— 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]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H1426 [14MR]

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), H4979 [23JY]

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), H6958 [30OC]

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), H177 [18JA]

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

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), H5262 [31JY]

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]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 1637), H2157 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H2720 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H3216 [5JN]

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]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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), H545 [14FE]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H2067 [16AP]

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), H1829 [21MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7153 [15NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for position of Public Advocate, or position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3732), H8107 [12DE]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see H.R. 2175), H3253 [6JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 2231), H3094 [4JN]

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), H284 [23JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H2953 [23MY]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 1453), H1858 [9AP]

——— require entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 635), H499 [13FE]

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), H2802 [20MY]

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), H2067 [16AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H1360 [12MR]

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H2602 [14MY]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H1908 [10AP]

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]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7687 [11DE]

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

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1398 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H703 [27FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H4037 [25JN]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H4214 [8JY]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H5262 [31JY]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (see H.R. 527), H410 [6FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H3760 [18JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6770 [23OC]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7312 [20NO]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (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), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

Immigration: provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H3014 [3JN]

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]

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), H1829 [21MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2161 [18AP]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2958 [23MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

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

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

——— establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (see H.R. 3168), H5802 [20SE]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H8112 [12DE]

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

——— 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 pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

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

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H4371 [10JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H3216 [5JN]

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), H1550 [15MR]

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

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), H3760 [18JN]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H4598 [17JY]

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), 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5548 (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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 by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5548 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— provide that the only health plans available to Federal employees responsible for administering such Act are those created under such Act or offered through exchanges (see H.R. 3170), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3015 [3JN]

——— 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), H6493 [10OC]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: hold compensation in escrow upon failure to submit budget in a timely manner (see H.R. 1082), H1861 [9AP]

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), H284 [23JA]

——— 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]

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

——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

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

Small business: provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans to improve the Federal contracting process for service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 2882), H5260 [31JY]

Social Security: 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), H4145 [27JN]

Taiwan: strengthen and clarify commercial, cultural, and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 419), H2775 [17MY]

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), H1837 [25MR]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 2778), H4856 [22JY]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H6999 [12NO]

——— 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]

——— 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), H4310 [9JY]

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

——— 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), H456 [12FE]

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]

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), H7688 [11DE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4145 [27JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 631), H499 [13FE]

——— specify responsibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training (see H.R. 1316), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2481), H4037 [25JN]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see H.R. 1314), H1821 [21MR]

FCC: prohibit use of funds for the Lifeline free cell phone program (see H.R. 989), H1318 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H5260 [31JY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see H.R. 2728), H4724 [18JY]

Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (see H.R. 2573), H4173 [28JN]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see H.R. 2877), H5260 [31JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Labor: provide requirements for the Transition Assistance Program (H.R. 631), H502 [13FE]

——— specify responsibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training (H.R. 1316), H1826 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H4038 [25JN]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (H.R. 1314), H1826 [21MR]

FCC: prohibit use of funds for the Lifeline free cell phone program (H.R. 989), H1320 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (H.R. 2876), H5261 [31JY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H4725 [18JY]

Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (H.R. 3725), H8110 [12DE]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (H.R. 2573), H4176 [28JN]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (H.R. 2877), H5261 [31JY]

Letters

Investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny from the IRS: Becky Gerritson, Wetumpka Tea Party (organization), E1696• [18NO]

——— Bruce A. Jaggard, Richmond Tea Party (organization), E1697• [18NO]

——— Gary Johnston, Roane County Tea Party (organization), E1695• [18NO]

——— Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots (organization), E1697• [18NO]

——— H.R. Pence, Shelby County Liberty (organization), E1696• [18NO]

——— Jay Devereaux, Unite in Action, Inc., E1696• [18NO]

——— Liberty Township Tea Party (organization), E1696• [18NO]

——— Manassas Tea Party (organization), E1695• [18NO]

——— Patriots Educating Concerned Americans Now (organization), E1695• [18NO]

——— Rochester Tea Party Patriots (organization), E1697• [18NO]

——— Brenda Roames, Greenwich Tea Party Patriots of South Jersey (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Carole McManus, First Coast Tea Party (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Eric Wilson, Kentucky 9/11 Project (organization), H7182 [18NO]

——— Karen Kenney, San Fernando Valley Patriots (organization), H7181 [18NO]

——— Kristy Lien, Abortion Must End Now (organization), H7181 [18NO]

——— Tea Party Maui, H7182 [18NO]

——— Waco, TX, Tea Party, H7176 [18NO]

Poems

‘‘Our Grassroots Voice,’’ Karen Kenney, H7181 [18NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6181 [3OC]

Clapper, Director of National Intelligence: call for resignation or termination due to allegations of mismanaging Government surveillance programs, H5375 [2AU]

College Station, TX: anniversary, H7003 [13NO]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6742, H6743 [23OC]

——— prohibit implementation of National Ocean Policy coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management components, H6742, H6743 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4947 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4947 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for implementation, administration, or enforcement of the National Ocean Policy, H4360 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3205 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit certain activities and require a report on expenditures relative to the National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4123, H4124 [27JN]

——— prohibit drilling for oil or gas beneath the Great Lakes and ensure that each new oil and gas drilling lease issued uses materials made in the U.S., H4158 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4123, H4124 [27JN], H4158 [28JN]

——— require public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids, H7296 [20NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7204 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that children of certain veterans are eligible for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, H6798 [28OC]

——— codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H6798 [28OC]

——— improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1412), E1399• [28SE]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions, H6798 [28OC]

Energy and water development: exempt related agencies from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4361 [10JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4360, H4361 [10JY]

Guinn, David: Baylor University Baylor Lawyer of the Year award recipient, E1482• [10OC]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation or termination due to allegations of mismanaging Government surveillance programs, H5375 [2AU]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims and families of those affected by explosion at West, TX, fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2140 [18AP]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of bombings at the Boston Marathon, H2140 [18AP]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H136, H137 [15JA]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H7176, H7178, H7179, H7180, H7181 [18NO]

NOAA: Regional Ocean Partnership program funding, H136, H137 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6181 [3OC]

——— implementation, H6180 [3OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6181 [3OC]

States: provide hydraulic fracturing regulations and chemical disclosure requirements to BLM for public disclosure, H7290, H7291 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7281, H7282, H7290, H7291 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7204 [19NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), motion to recommit, H7296 [20NO]

Votes: position on missed, H2554• [9MY]

West, TX: tribute to first responders killed in explosion at fertilizer plant, H3279–H3281 [11JN]

——— tribute to West Veterans Honor Guard, H3281 [11JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2295 [24AP], H2565 [9MY]

Tributes

Clark, Todd, H3281 [11JN], H4162 [28JN]

Edwards, Lillian, E976• [26JN]

Jackson, Ronnie, H5377 [2AU]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H614 [25FE]

Kyle, Chris, H496• [13FE]

Mitchell, George P., H5377 [2AU]

Pickard, Gregory, H657 [26FE]

Regno, Karen, E981• [26JN]

Sasser, Clarence E., E1616• [30OC]

Wallace, Eric, H657 [26FE]