HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2774 [17MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

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

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

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H1322 [6MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases (see H.R. 3199), H6957 [30OC]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H173 [15JA]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H456 [12FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3289 [11JN]

——— require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H372 [5FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

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), H4145 [27JN]

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), H3990 [20JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]

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

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1859 [9AP] (see H.R. 334), H221 [22JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H294 [25JA] (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), H4979 [23JY]

Courts: reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H3289 [11JN]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H7357 [21NO]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H818 [28FE]

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

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 3530), H7357 [21NO]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H2913 [22MY]

——— transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (see H.R. 1549), H2125 [17AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H550 [14FE]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project (see H. Res. 214), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

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]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2535 [8MY]

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

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1633 [19MR]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 667), H501 [13FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2164 [19AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H4214 [8JY]

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: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2910 [22MY]

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

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H455 [12FE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H701 [27FE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H1856 [9AP]

FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2161 [18AP]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2159 [18AP]

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]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1549 [15MR]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

——— 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), H1828 [21MR]

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

FERC: transfer regulatory authority over exports of natural gas from the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 2471), H3989 [20JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8112 [12DE]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2959 [23MY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1829 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H4371 [10JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H1861 [9AP]

——— 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), H1322 [6MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H8112 [12DE]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H2959 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1360 [12MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H8112 [12DE] (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

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), H2775 [17MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6545 [11OC]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H659 [26FE]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H8113 [12DE]

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H411 [6FE]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 762), H594 [15FE]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

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), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2717 [16MY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H4145 [27JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6770 [23OC]

Medicare: amend payments to long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3599), H7354 [21NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4726 [18JY]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H4178 [28JN]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H3016 [3JN]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H6546 [11OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2067 [16AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3995 [24JN]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H1860 [9AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2687), H5348 [1AU]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 94), H6604 [15OC]

——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H370 [5FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H818 [28FE]

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

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects (see H.R. 1900), H3592 [13JN]

——— repeal certain requirements for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas (see H.R. 2771), H5052 [24JY]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H629 [25FE]

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), H8127 [19DE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow waiver of certain requirements when the requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs (see H.R. 2700), H4523 [16JY]

——— 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), H6827 [28OC]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1360 [12MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H456 [12FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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), H4483 [11JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H8112 [12DE] (see H.R. 3121), H7357 [21NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2404 [3MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H344 [4FE]

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

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

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H4827 [19JY]

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

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

Ride, Sally K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2422), H3758 [18JN]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1431 [14MR]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H6829 [28OC]

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: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H7188 [18NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H4310 [9JY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1911 [10AP]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1360 [12MR]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

——— permanently apply the new markets tax credit to redevelopment of communities impacted by realignment or closure of military installations (see H.R. 3439), H6953 [30OC]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H3688 [17JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H4827 [19JY]

——— 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), H3991 [20JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H7508 [4DE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 483), H1568 [18MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H455 [12FE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H550 [14FE]

——— 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), H1720 [20MR]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 792), H5548 [12SE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H4145 [27JN]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1959 [11AP]

Woods, Tyrone: 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), H703 [27FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, President, and Vice-President from receiving pay during a Government shutdown or when the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (see H.R. 3234), H6174 [2OC]

Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 1076), H1356 [12MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H176 [18JA]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H700 [27FE]

Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 991), H1318 [6MR]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see H.R. 2431), H3927 [19JN]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H51 [4JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Government: prohibit Members of Congress, President, and Vice-President from receiving pay during a Government shutdown or when the U.S. cannot satisfy obligations because public debt ceiling has been reached (H.R. 3234), H6174 [2OC]

Insurance: provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (H.R. 1076), H1358 [12MR]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (H.R. 318), H178 [18JA]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (H.R. 855), H702 [27FE]

Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (H.R. 991), H1321 [6MR]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (H.R. 2431), H3928 [19JN]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (H.R. 185), H54 [4JA]

Letters

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: Lee Stanley, H6609 [16OC]

Remarks

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 667), H604 [25FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H3106 [5JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2492 [8MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6240 [4OC]

Murphy, Audie: Texas Legislative Medal of Honor recipient, H7401 [3DE], E1711• [20NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6240 [4OC]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H6317 [5OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6317 [5OC], H6690 [23OC]

——— implementation, H6317 [5OC], H6609 [16OC]

——— repeal, H6609 [16OC]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (H.R. 185), H6647 [22OC]

Rockwall, TX, Women’s League: anniversary, E1250• [6SE]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1463• [9OC]

Titus County, TX: anniversary of Fort Sherman, E512• [23AP]

Tributes

Ayers, Bobby and Leta, E1873• [16DE]

Bryan, Andrew R., E743• [23MY]

Bryan, Christian T., E742• [23MY]

Cuny, Eugene S., Jr., E513• [23AP]

Grinnan, Lorie, E1531• [16OC]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H610 [25FE]

McMichael, R. Daniel, E1451• [8OC]

Moore, Ruby, E514• [23AP]

Schell, Richard A., E1529• [16OC]

Wilmeth, Thomas S., E1642• [13NO]

Young, Sam and Dorothy, E1830• [11DE]