GRAVES, TOM (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3862 [19JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations, H6049 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3592 [13JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4214 [8JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6223 [3OC]

——— exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8132 [23DE]

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), H7688 [11DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H629 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 24), H599 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1427 [14MR]

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

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H2125 [17AP]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H1993 [12AP]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1829 [21MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H703 [27FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2027 [15AP]

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]

Courts: reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H3688 [17JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6103 [1OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H703 [27FE]

——— 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), H6594 [14OC]

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), H7109 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 203), H52 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2438 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H1860 [9AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7253 [19NO]

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

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H950 [4MR]

——— 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]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H703 [27FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— 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: 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), H432 [8FE]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1072), H1355 [12MR]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]

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

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2656 [15MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2161 [18AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H818 [28FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement (see H.R. 1341), H2354 [25AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H818 [28FE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 450), H1911 [10AP]

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H504 [13FE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H6957 [30OC]

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: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H6770 [23OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300, 3121), H6770 [23OC]

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]

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), H660 [26FE]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 477), H1331 [11MR]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H2067 [16AP]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2067 [16AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4726 [18JY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

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. 946), H980 [5MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2536 [8MY]

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

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3655 [14JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3016 [3JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H5589 [17SE]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1328 [7MR]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H1993 [12AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2775 [17MY]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H1360 [12MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H818 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5834 [25SE]

——— delay implementation, repeal exemption for congressional and executive branch employees, and maintain certain coverages (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300, 3121), H6770 [23OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H8117 [16DE]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), H7053 [13NO]

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]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2483 [7MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H984 [5MR]

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

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

SEC: change asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred stock for, allow acquisition or holding of certain securities by, and revise rules on business development companies (see H.R. 1800), H2392 [26AP]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H983 [5MR]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H5051 [24JY]

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), H2604 [14MY]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2604 [14MY]

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

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (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]

——— 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), H2125 [17AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H5402 [2AU]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2396 [26AP]

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), H2958 [23MY]

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. 2403), H5051 [24JY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: study effect of certain provisions before issuing final rules amending Federal banking agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 1221), H2485 [7MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4214 [8JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 62), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 54), H5553 [16SE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

EPA: withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H1955 [11AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

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

——— delay implementation (H.J. Res. 62), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 54), H5553 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 62), H5548 [12SE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (H.R. 3558), H7311 [20NO]

EPA: withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (H.R. 1496), H1957 [11AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 1005), H1321 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 1005), H1321 [6MR]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (H.R. 2682), H4484 [11JY]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (H.R. 3486), H7110 [14NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3862 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit corn growers who sell their crop for ethanol production from receiving farm payments, H3862 [19JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2623 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2697 [16MY]

Tributes

Lunsford, Linda, H5865 [26SE]

Poole, Oscar, E568• [26AP]