GOHMERT, LOUIE (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H95 [15JA]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Benghazi Whistleblower—‘My Jaw Hit the Floor’ as WH Blamed Youtube, John Sexton, Breitbart.com (Internet site), H2426 [6MY]

Chattanooga Man Says He Didn’t Lie About Obamacare Site Insurance, Kate Harrison, Chattanooga (TN) Times Free Press, H6286 [4OC]

Clinton Sought End-Run Around Counterterrorism Bureau on Night of Benghazi Attack, Witness Will Say, James Rosen and Chad Pergram, Foxnews.com (Internet site), H2427 [6MY]

Draining the Swamp—Top 40 Troubling Listings From the Obamacare Navigator/Assister Security Nightmare, David Steinberg, PJ Media (Internet site), H6942 [30OC]

Government Shutdown Spreads to Beaches of Normandy (excerpt), Associated Press (news service), H6222 [3OC]

HHS Finds Two Enrollees for Pro-Obamacare Ads, Elizabeth Harrington, Washington Free Beacon (Internet site), H6764 [23OC]

Homeland Security Advisor Supports Convicted Terrorist Fundraiser, Charles C. Johnson, Daily Caller (Internet site), H6450 [9OC]

Iowan Finally Buys Health Care Through Obamacare Site After 100+ Tries, Andrew Johnson, National Review (publication), H6764 [23OC]

Make No Mistake, It Was Jihad, Michael Mukasey, Wall Street Journal, H2243 [23AP]

Meet John Brennan—Obama’s Assassination Czar, Patrick Poole, PJ Media (Internet site), H404 [6FE]

‘No Excuse’ Administration Has a Whopper of an Excuse for Obamacare, John Fund, National Review (publication), H6764 [23OC]

Now Is the Time To Delay ObamaCare, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Obamacare Denies Hospital Choice for Blind Child With Rare Bone Disease, Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (Internet site) (excerpt), H7339 [21NO]

Obamacare Phone Offered to Health Insurance Buyers, Alex Pappas, Daily Caller (Internet site), H6222 [3OC]

ObamaCare’s Day One and D-Day, Ken Blackwell, H6535 [11OC]

Obamacare’s Privacy Nightmare—The Bungled Opening of the Exchanges Should Worry Consumers, Sean Riley and Ed Walton, National Review (publication), H6221 [3OC]

One Christian Killed Every 11 Minutes—UK Parliament Is Told Christianity Is ‘‘Most Persecuted Religion’’, Crossmap.com (Internet site) (excerpt), H7563 [5DE]

Oppose Brennan for CIA Director, Andrew C. McCarthy, Ordered Liberty (Internet site), H405 [6FE]

Pentagon Confirms May Court Martial Soldiers Who Share Christian Faith (excerpt), Ken Klukowski, Breitbart.com (Internet site), H2425 [6MY]

Persecution of Christians in the Middle East, Conn Carroll, Townhall Magazine (excerpt), H7563 [5DE]

‘Pulling Out Hair’ Over ObamaCare Website ‘Nightmare’, WND.com (Internet site) (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Religious Battle Lines (excerpt), Edward L. Pitts, World (publication), H2426 [6MY]

Revisiting ‘‘Jihad’’ John Brennan, Patrick Poole, PJ Media (Internet site), H404 [6FE]

Senator John McCain Attacks Intellect of Rep. Louie Gohmert Over Syrian Terrorists, Religious Freedom Coalition (excerpt), H7563, H7564 [5DE]

7 Not-So-Essential Things Still Operating During the Slimdown, Foxnews.com (Internet site), H6533 [11OC]

Sticker Shock! Americans Floored by ObamaCare Costs, WND.com (Internet site) (excerprt), H6536 [11OC]

Thousands of Doctors Fired by UnitedHealthCare, Jocelyn Maminta, WTNH.com (Internet site), H6536 [11OC]

U.S. Could Have Halted Benghazi Attack With Fly-Over—Diplomat, Shaun Waterman, Washington (DC) Times, H2427 [6MY]

Wonkblog Can’t Find Anybody Who Has Signed Up for Obamacare on Healthcare.gov, Charles C.W. Cooke, National Review (publication), H6222 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H2354 [25AP]

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

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H701 [27FE]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H3654 [14JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2913 [22MY]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2249 [23AP]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3210), H6011 [28SE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 914), H815 [28FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H5883 [26SE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7111 [14NO]

Budget: encourage Federal employees to suggest ways to make sensible or efficient budget reductions within their employing agency and protect employees under whistleblower protection laws (see H. Res. 173), H2300 [24AP]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3995 [24JN]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (see H.R. 1871), H2532 [8MY]

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]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1548 [15MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H372 [5FE]

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. 217), H173 [15JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H5402 [2AU]

Courts: reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H5262 [31JY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H294 [25JA]

Crime: require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H5175 [30JY]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2299 [24AP]

——— 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]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H1823 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H2775 [17MY]

——— 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]

——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3655 [14JN]

——— 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), H2299 [24AP]

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

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

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), H1357 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4081 [26JN]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2396 [26AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

——— award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1959 [11AP]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K–12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 2394), H3687 [17JN]

Egypt: limit U.S. economic assistance and oppose World Bank and IMF assistance (see H.R. 2544), H4215 [8JY]

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

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]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1318 [6MR]

EPA: exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3357 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H454 [12FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H2913 [22MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H5655 [18SE]

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

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]

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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1993 [12AP]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H2125 [17AP]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H1331 [11MR]

——— prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2571 [9MY]

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

Firearms: repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H504 [13FE]

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

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

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5435 [9SE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H2299 [24AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA]

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]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H32 [3JA]

——— promote economic survival of seasonal small businesses by ensuring that the wages paid to H-2B nonimmigrants are fair and reasonable (see H.R. 2765), H5176 [30JY]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5176 [30JY]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3991 [20JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H4980 [23JY]

——— 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), H6604 [15OC]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1721 [20MR]

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

Israel: include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 300), H455 [12FE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1328 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3688 [17JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H1860 [9AP]

Medicare: amend payments to long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3599), H7508 [4DE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 1497), H1994 [12AP]

——— provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H280 [23JA]

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

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

National security: ensure that the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive pay and allowances during a Government shutdown or if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3216), H6011 [28SE]

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

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

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]

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]

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

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— 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 employer mandate provisions (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4599 [17JY]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5263 [31JY]

——— 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), H5834 [25SE]

——— 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), H6225 [3OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3357 [12JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4080 [26JN]

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

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

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: 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), H6900 [29OC]

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]

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

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H5404 [2AU]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

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

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

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]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1304), H2299 [24AP]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2507), H4078 [26JN]

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]

——— establish Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 774), H595 [15FE]

——— 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]

——— 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 individual and corporate income tax relief and extend total bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2373), H3652 [14JN]

——— reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1065), H1355 [12MR]

——— 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), H3995 [24JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4524 [16JY]

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

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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), H4214 [8JY]

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

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7109 [14NO]

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

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

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H3991 [20JN]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

——— award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H7354 [21NO]

Armed Forces: 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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 1586), H2066 [16AP]

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

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 2161), H2953 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure Social Security benefits are paid, prioritize payments when the U.S. is unable to issue new obligations due to the debt ceiling, and address lapse in funding for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1970), H2602 [14MY]

District of Columbia: provide for retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 2681), H4483 [11JY]

Immigration: 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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify definition of ‘‘congressional staff’’ and ‘‘official office’’ of a Member of Congress relative to requirement to participate in health care exchanges (see H. Res. 344), H5547 [12SE]

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]

Taxation: tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 2680), H4483 [11JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (H.R. 3601), H7356 [21NO]

Armed Forces: provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (H.R. 3026), H5401 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (H.R. 1586), H2066 [16AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: land exchange with Sabine River Authority, TX (H.R. 3411), H6955 [30OC]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 2161), H2957 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure Social Security benefits are paid, prioritize payments when the U.S. is unable to issue new obligations due to the debt ceiling, and address lapse in funding for the Armed Forces (H.R. 1970), H2603 [14MY]

District of Columbia: provide for retrocession to Maryland (H.R. 2681), H4484 [11JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (H.R. 2513), H4080 [26JN]

Taxation: tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (H.R. 2680), H4484 [11JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H175 [18JA]

Letters

Dept. of HHS use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process: Representatives Issa and Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6941 [30OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H175 [18JA]

Prayers

Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. Roosevelt, H3243 [6JN]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H257 [23JA]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons, H2381 [26AP]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3984 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4476 [11JY], H5386 [2AU]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4389 [11JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6169 [2OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5898 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, H6407, H6409 [8OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6172 [2OC], H6319 [5OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H979 [5MR], H1543 [15MR]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6006 [28SE], H6320 [5OC], H6407 [8OC], H6533 [11OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5495 [11SE]

——— correlation between withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and resurgence of terrorist organizations, H574 [15FE]

——— ensure free exercise of religion, H7100 [14NO]

——— impact of Government shutdown on the payment of death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members, H6533 [11OC]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2119 [17AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon and express condolences to victims and their families, H2013 [15AP], H2154 [18AP]

Brennan, John O.: nomination to be CIA Director, H400 [6FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H6170 [2OC], H6407 [8OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling and hold salaries of Members of Congress in escrow upon failure to agree to a budget resolution (H.R. 325), H256 [23JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (H.R. 1586), H2382 [26AP]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: testimony before Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) relative to attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H1544 [15MR]

Clinton, Sec. of State: testimony before Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) relative to attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H256 [23JA]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearing on attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H2426–H2428 [6MY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H5386 [2AU]

——— legislative process, H1947 [11AP]

——— National Prayer Breakfast, H331 [4FE]

Constitution—U.S.: history and explanation of ‘‘separation of church and State’’, H2382 [26AP]

——— uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H2380 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3984 [20JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4389, H4477 [11JY], H5386 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., H7342 [21NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8096 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), H7342 [21NO]

——— conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H7341 [21NO]

——— expand Chaplain Corps to include persons ordained by non-theistic organizations and institutions, H3649 [14JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H688 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, H7342 [21NO]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, H6533 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2906 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 2161), H2907 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process, H6941–H6943 [30OC]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2947 [23MY], H3241 [6JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H688 [27FE], H978 [5MR], H1542 [15MR]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., H1983 [12AP]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume, H979 [5MR], H1543 [15MR]

——— resume public tours of the White House, H1543 [15MR]

Family Research Council: circumstances leading to shooting of security guard in building lobby in Washington, DC, H5797 [20SE]

FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim rhetoric, H2383, H2384 [26AP], H2769–H2771 [17MY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), H1946 [11AP], H1986 [12AP], H2119 [17AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H3240–H3242 [6JN]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H2242–H2244 [23AP], H2382 [26AP]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism, H2120–H2122 [17AP], H4479 [11JY], H5494 [11SE]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism relative to treatment of Navy SEALS killed in Afghanistan, H5497 [11SE]

——— condemn political correctness as a potential threat to national security, H3650 [14JN]

——— political correctness as a potential threat to national security, H2383 [26AP], H2769–H2771 [17MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure, H2425 [6MY]

——— reaffirm importance of religion, H3649 [14JN]

——— reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H331 [4FE], H5424 [9SE]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H1986 [12AP]

Government: impact of dependence on safety net programs, H4476 [11JY]

——— institute hiring freeze to stop impact of budget sequestration, H688 [27FE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, H6170, H6172 [2OC], H6286 [4OC], H6319 [5OC], H6407, H6409 [8OC], H6452 [9OC], H6533, H6535 [11OC], H6672 [22OC], H6762 [23OC], H7440 [3DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7670–H7673 [11DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H2944 [23MY]

Horizon Industries (organization): tribute, H8096 [12DE]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H161 [15JA]

Immigration: fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H4203 [8JY]

——— reform, H1906 [10AP], H1982–H1986 [12AP], H2120–H2122 [17AP], H4505, H4506, H4507, H4509, H4510, H4511 [16JY], H8097 [12DE]

——— reform (S. 744), H4167 [28JN], H4203, H4210 [8JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability, H573 [15FE]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7048 [13NO], H7439 [3DE], H8098 [12DE]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2908 [22MY], H2942, H2944, H2945 [23MY], H3241 [6JN], H5388 [2AU], H5542 [12SE], H7179 [18NO]

——— lawsuit involving seizure of 10 million medical records relative to implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2669 [16MY]

Israel: U.S. policy, H7046–H7049 [13NO], H7343 [21NO]

Kaufman County, TX: circumstances leading up to the murders of Texas District Attorney, his wife, and the assistant prosecutor, H2154 [18AP]

Libya: implement recommendations made based on investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and bring to justice those responsible for such attacks, H5495–H5497 [11SE]

——— investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H5388 [2AU], H5543–H5545 [12SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Wiley College and University of Southern California exhibition debate, E1576• [28OC]

Lufkin, TX: tribute to Hudson High School girls’ softball team, E1329• [18SE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8096 [12DE]

Morality and ethics: value of personal responsibility versus Federal aid programs, H1983 [12AP], H3985 [20JN]

Muslim Brotherhood (organization): infiltration of U.S. government, H401 [6FE]

——— infiltration of U.S. Government, H5798–H5800 [20SE], H5878, H5879, H5880 [26SE], H6450 [9OC]

National Industries for the Blind: anniversary, H8096 [12DE]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6286–H6288 [4OC], H6320 [5OC], H6450, H6452 [9OC], H6534 [11OC]

National parks and recreation areas: impact of Government shutdown, H6670 [22OC], H6763 [23OC]

National security: improve border security, H4203, H4210 [8JY]

National Security Agency: collection of Verizon Communications, Inc., customer phone records as part of counterterrorism efforts, H3240–H3242 [6JN]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1947 [11AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H160–H162 [15JA], H2769 [17MY], H4210 [8JY], H5079 [25JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H6894 [29OC]

——— evaluation of budget proposal, H1945, H1947 [11AP]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H5387 [2AU]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H573–H576 [15FE], H1544 [15MR], H4818–H4823 [19JY], H5494 [11SE], H7439 [3DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H256 [23JA], H3650 [14JN]

——— omission of ‘‘under God’’ from recitation of Gettysburg Address, H7343 [21NO]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7441 [3DE]

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), H7150 [15NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4579 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6535 [11OC], H6670–H6672 [22OC], H6762–H6766 [23OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4579 [17JY]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 153), H6670 [22OC]

——— impact, H2906–H2909 [22MY], H4477 [11JY], H4505 [16JY], H5387 [2AU], H6893 [29OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1808 [21MR], H2424 [6MY], H5914, H5915, H5916 [27SE], H6218–H6222 [3OC], H6286–H6288 [4OC], H6319 [5OC], H6670 [22OC], H6763 [23OC], H7339–H7341 [21NO], H7670–H7673 [11DE], H8097 [12DE]

——— implementation, H6169 [2OC], H6218 [3OC], H6319 [5OC], H6408, H6410 [8OC], H6452 [9OC], H6533, H6534 [11OC], H6670–H6672 [22OC], H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6941–H6943 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5795–H5797 [20SE], H5827 [25SE], H5898 [27SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6452 [9OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (H.R. 1780), H7179 [18NO]

——— repeal, H1808 [21MR], H7150 [15NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2669 [16MY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges, H7340 [21NO]

Price, TX: tribute to Carlisle High School baseball team, E1688• [18NO]

Privacy: effects of domestic surveillance, H5080–H5083 [25JY]

Religion: address global persecution of Christians, H7562–H7565 [5DE], H7674 [11DE]

——— importance of Christianity, H4480 [11JY], H5797–H5800 [20SE]

——— importance of prayer, H331 [4FE], H400 [6FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: importance of Christmas holiday in Presidential messages and statements, H8099 [12DE]

Russia: diplomatic efforts to have Syria surrender chemical weapons stockpiles, H5495 [11SE]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7283 [20NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4134 [27JN], H4163 [28JN], H5079 [25JY]

——— decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4164 [28JN]

——— decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, H6671 [22OC]

Syria: U.S. policy, H4479 [11JY]

——— U.S. support for opposition forces, H3671 [17JN], H3986 [20JN], H7673–H7675 [11DE]

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

War Powers Resolution: use of military force by President for war against terrorism, H8096 [12DE]

West, TX: express sympathy to victims and families of those affected by explosion at fertilizer plant, and commend first responders, H2154 [18AP]

White Oak, TX: tribute to White Oak High School boys’ basketball team, E382• [9AP]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3242 [6JN]

Subpoena Notices

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

Tributes

Clark, Todd, H4163 [28JN]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H612 [25FE]

Kyle, Chris, H490 [13FE]

Young, C.W. Bill, H6766 [23OC]