GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H89 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3947 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3537 [13JN]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7532 [5DE]

Appointments

House of Representatives Private Calendar Official Objectors, H4168 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5348 [1AU]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H2354 [25AP]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (see H. Res. 378), H6545 [11OC]

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4979 [23JY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H8113 [12DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 35), H1427 [14MR]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H628 [25FE]

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

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

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), H7312 [20NO]

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]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H416 [6FE]

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), H628 [25FE]

Courts: exempt election officials from Federal jury service (see H.R. 775), H595 [15FE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4485 [11JY]

Crime: provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1073), H1355 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1510), H1956 [11AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H6412 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1386), H2913 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H1399 [13MR]

Dept. of Labor: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 2537), H5589 [17SE]

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

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6569 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7447 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see H.R. 864), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H4145 [27JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3216 [5JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H4599 [17JY]

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

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H4980 [23JY]

——— reduce workforce (see H.R. 3641), H8127 [19DE]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2396 [26AP]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1568 [18MR]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H7446 [3DE]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 1141), H2913 [22MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 2655), H4482 [11JY]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 818), H4979 [23JY]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6493 [10OC]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H7566 [5DE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE] (see H.R. 3121), H6493 [10OC]

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 2602), H4174 [28JN]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H3250 [6JN]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H7053 [13NO]

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), H4146 [27JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H3096 [4JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7508 [4DE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4146 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4309 [9JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 196), H1398 [13MR]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1721 [20MR]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H7253 [19NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H1430 [14MR]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H703 [27FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H6902 [29OC]

——— 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), H1549 [15MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3474), H7689 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8118 [16DE]

——— 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), H5404 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 2300), H7608 [9DE] (see H.R. 3121), H6493 [10OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2400 [30AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H455 [12FE]

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

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H504 [13FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H1332 [11MR]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H344 [4FE]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H4215 [8JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1958 [11AP]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1721 [20MR]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H173 [15JA]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 2992), H5396 [2AU]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2067 [16AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4599 [17JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147, 483), H1632 [19MR]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H413 [6FE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H4309 [9JY]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2605 [14MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt from certain prohibitions on the importation of wildlife animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture (see H.R. 3105), H7253 [19NO]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 3190), H5883 [26SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H5435 [9SE]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H7052 [13NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H3216 [5JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3688 [17JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level (see H.R. 1741), H2350 [25AP]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H1908 [10AP]

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

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H2952 [23MY]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1773), H2391 [26AP]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (see H.R. 1068), H1355 [12MR]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6767 [23OC]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (see H.R. 1067), H1355 [12MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H5546 [12SE]

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

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H38 [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H38 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level (H.R. 1741), H2353 [25AP]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (H.R. 1462), H1910 [10AP]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (H.R. 1461), H1910 [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 2122), H2955 [23MY]

Immigration: create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers (H.R. 1773), H2394 [26AP]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1068), H1357 [12MR]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H6769 [23OC]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (H.R. 1067), H1357 [12MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), H5547 [12SE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 352), H281 [23JA]

Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (H.R. 1123), H1397 [13MR]

Letters

Citizen Empowerment Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1184 [1AU]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E492 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E873 [14JN]

Extend period when Iraqis employed by the U.S. in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and temporarily increase fee or surcharge for processing certain nonimmigrant visas: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E1424 [3OC]

HIV Organ Policy Equity Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6970 [12NO]

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3703 [18JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5447 [10SE]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5611 [18SE]

Northern Route Approval Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2862 [22MY]

Nuclear Iran Prevention Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5230 [31JY]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3742 [18JN]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3742 [18JN]

Patent reform: several inventors, technologists, and entrepreneurs, H7521–H7524 [5DE]

Lists

House of Representatives Private Calendar Objectors, E1007• [28JN]

Press releases

Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform: Electronic Frontier Foundation, H7520 [5DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3730, H3731, H3733, H3742• [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3935, H3949, H3951 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to restore Dept. of Agriculture authority to manage sugar supplies throughout the year (H. Res. 378), H6522 [11OC]

——— reform sugar price support program, H3935 [20JN], H6522 [11OC]

Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service, H3554 [13JN]

Bankruptcy: determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

——— exempt asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures from certain reporting requirements relative to claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7025, H7026 [13NO]

——— require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7028, H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7017, H7020, H7021, H7022, H7024, H7025, H7026, H7027, H7028, H7029 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), motion to recommit, H7032 [13NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E4• [3JA]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), E9• [3JA]

Claims: exempt Armed Forces members and veterans from certain reporting requirements for claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7032 [13NO]

Crime: include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H965, H966 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level, H3949, H3951 [20JN]

——— establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect producer income by paying producers when actual producer margins are less than a threshold level (H.R. 1741), E554• [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3537, H3538, H3554 [13JN]

Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2372• [26AP]

Disasters: clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities (H.R. 592), H468 [13FE]

Education: establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H645 [26FE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1438 [15MR]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (H.R. 1462), E416• [10AP]

——— include rules having a significant impact on agricultural entities under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5320 [1AU]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (H.R. 1461), E416• [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5327, H5328 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules relative to nuclear reactor safety standards from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5324, H5325 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules relative to veterans affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5331 [1AU]

——— exempt major rules that create jobs or economic growth, reduce deficit, or protect health and safety from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5358 [2AU]

——— exempt major rules that OMB determines would result in job creation from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5326 [1AU]

——— include a tax on carbon emissions under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5318 [1AU]

——— include agency guidance statements and administrative rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5330 [1AU]

——— include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5321 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H2491 [8MY], H5306, H5307, H5312, H5313, H5318, H5320, H5321, H5322, H5324, H5325, H5326, H5327, H5328, H5329, H5330, H5331 [1AU]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), motion to recommit, H5358 [2AU]

——— reduce threshold for major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5329 [1AU]

——— require agencies to include in report promulgating executive branch rules a list of related regulatory actions by other Federal agencies, H5322 [1AU]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: exempt any civil rights cases concerning discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, or other forms, H7077 [14NO]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7069, H7074, H7075 [14NO]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), motion to recommit, H7077 [14NO]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H3733 [18JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2702• [16MY]

House of Representatives: process for referring bills to the private calendar, E1007• [28JN]

——— reading of U.S. Constitution, H89, H96 [15JA]

Immigration: extend period when Iraqis employed by the U.S. in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and temporarily increase fee or surcharge for processing certain nonimmigrant visas (H.R. 3233), H6156 [2OC]

Intelligence services: ensure U.S. citizens are not authorized targets for surveillance in assessing cyber threats, H2133 [18AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (H.R. 180), H2579, H2580, H2581 [14MY]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1068), H2171, H2227, H2228 [23AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2133 [18AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: study impact of patent reform legislation on ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to protect exclusive rights to inventions and discoveries, H7543, H7545 [5DE]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7537, H7538 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7511, H7515, H7516, H7520, H7533, H7535, H7537, H7538, H7540, H7541, H7542, H7543, H7545, H7546, H7549, H7551 [5DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7541, H7542, H7543 [5DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7540 [5DE]

——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4568 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4568 [17JY]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage, H7074 [14NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2702• [16MY]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (H.R. 1067), H2169, H2171 [23AP]

Point of order, H3175 [5JN]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any U.S. citizen who is detained in the U.S., H3537, H3538 [13JN]

Safe Surfin’ Foundation: tribute to participation in the H.E.R.O. Child Rescue Corps, E1628• [12NO]

Scorpion (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E828• [6JN]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 352), E50• [23JA]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes, H965 [5MR]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), H6579 [14OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4156• [28JN], H5306• [1AU], H6927• [30OC]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 113–301), H8131 [23DE]

Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3627) (H. Rept. 113–286), H7607 [9DE]

Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1068) (H. Rept. 113–44), H2164 [19AP]

Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1447) (H. Rept. 113–285), H7607 [9DE]

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 113–92), H3256 [10JN]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 113–254), H6951 [30OC], H6996 [12NO]

Innovation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 113–279), H7393 [2DE]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 113–255), H6951 [30OC]

Mississippi Southern Judicial District Composition Modification To Improve Judicial Efficiency: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2871) (H. Rept. 113–258), H6996 [12NO]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 180) (H. Rept. 113–54), H2601 [14MY]

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1073) (H. Rept. 113–85), H2802 [20MY]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1797) (H. Rept. 113–109), H3652 [14JN]

Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 367) (H. Rept. 113–160), H4825 [19JY]

Regulatory Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 113–237), H6011 [28SE]

Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2542) (H. Rept. 113–288), H7686 [11DE]

Revise U.S. Code Provisions on Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1067) (H. Rept. 113–43), H2164 [19AP]

Stolen Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 258) (H. Rept. 113–84), H2802 [20MY]

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) (H. Rept. 113–230), H5882 [26SE]

Support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Guaranteeing the Right to Counsel and Ensure Indigent Defendants in Felony Cases Are Adequately Represented: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 196) (H. Rept. 113–260), H6996 [12NO]

Supreme Court Police Authority To Protect Court Officials Away From the Supreme Court Grounds Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2922) (H. Rept. 113–259), H6996 [12NO]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H274•–H275• [23JA]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1535 [15MR]

Tributes

Dreiling, Helene Combs, E1825• [10DE]

Vassar, Bobby, E1142• [25JY]