HUIZENGA, BILL (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H91 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3915 [19JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4722 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), 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), H5262 [31JY]

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

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1164), H1425 [14MR]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2719 [16MY]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H818 [28FE]

——— 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), H8125 [19DE]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1837 [25MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA] (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— 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]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H4309 [9JY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H5404 [2AU]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7357 [21NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H32 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H87 [14JA]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2605 [14MY]

——— 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), H344 [4FE]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see H.R. 282), H1430 [14MR]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1911 [10AP]

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), H4146 [27JN]

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

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), H5263 [31JY]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H1911 [10AP]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H5342 [1AU]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H5263 [31JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR] (see H.R. 334), H372 [5FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3250 [6JN]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries (see H.R. 985), H1318 [6MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5802 [20SE]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

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

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

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 1637), H2605 [14MY]

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), H546 [14FE]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H3688 [17JN]

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

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see H.R. 2016), H4726 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: require reports on acquisitions by certain foreign persons of companies receiving U.S. research and development funding (see H.R. 221), H84 [14JA]

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), H982 [5MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H2396 [26AP]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2391 [26AP]

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]

——— prohibit land border crossing fees (see H.R. 1886), H2533 [8MY]

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), H173 [15JA]

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

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 1788), H2391 [26AP]

——— enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of certain facilities and programs which would cease operating during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 3311), H7053 [13NO]

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

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), H7153 [15NO]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2483 [7MY]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4175 [28JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2535 [8MY]

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: suspend delivery of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services (see H. Res. 87), H701 [27FE]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: facilitate completion of an appropriate national memorial (see H.R. 1126), H1431 [14MR]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 2223), H3014 [3JN]

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), H224 [22JA]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 888), H2803 [20MY]

——— 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), H176 [18JA]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H7253 [19NO]

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]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H2958 [23MY]

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]

——— ensure high standards for use of scientific information (see H.R. 1287), H5262 [31JY]

——— 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), 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: reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H984 [5MR]

Financial institutions: determine appropriate risk-based capital requirements for community, mid-sized, and regional institutions (see H.R. 2547), H4178 [28JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 3701), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H594 [15FE]

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), H1994 [12AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6829 [28OC]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H3216 [5JN]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1629 [19MR]

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

——— provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5922 [27SE]

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H455 [12FE]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H6951 [30OC]

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

——— require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to notify and obtain permission from consumers before collecting nonpublic personal information about such consumers (see H.R. 2571), H4215 [8JY]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H4215 [8JY]

Grayling, MI: anniversary of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (see H. Res. 290), H4308 [9JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H301 [29JA]

Health: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 1740), H2656 [15MY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6225 [3OC]

——— 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), H1399 [13MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6225 [3OC]

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]

House of Representatives: place real time display of U.S. gross national debt in the House chamber (see H. Res. 240), H2955 [23MY]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H5834 [25SE]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 742), H593 [15FE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2396 [26AP]

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

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4143 [27JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1829 [21MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 673), H550 [14FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5262 [31JY]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 2473), H4146 [27JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 2472), H4146 [27JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: honor Federal, State, and local police officers who have fallen while fulfilling their duty in Michigan and the U.S. for their sacrifice and commitment to preserving law and order (see H. Res. 217), H2775 [17MY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1318 [6MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H3355 [12JN]

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

——— prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H4485 [11JY]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1861 [9AP]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3216 [5JN]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H596 [15FE]

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

——— 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), H455 [12FE]

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]

Officer James Bonneau Memorial Post Office, Jackson, MI: designate (see H.R. 3534), H7252 [19NO]

Olympic Games: disapprove International Olympic Committee proposal to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games, urge its reinstatement, and commend U.S. Olympic Committee support of wrestling (see H. Res. 71), H703 [27FE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H2656 [15MY]

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), H8118 [16DE]

——— 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]

——— apply provisions to Delegates and Resident Commissioners and certain congressional staff (see H.R. 2010), H2716 [16MY]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6902 [29OC]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 [18SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4488 [15JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4524 [16JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6958 [30OC]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H7112 [14NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

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

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

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H2720 [16MY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 2300), H3655 [14JN] (see H.R. 3121), H6225 [3OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1958 [11AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2248 [23AP]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Political campaigns: reform certain laws relative to political activities of Federal employees (see H.R. 659), H1398 [13MR]

Power resources: enhance energy security by expanding access to domestic energy resources, boost employment opportunities in the energy sector, and provide consumers relief from artificial price increases (see H.R. 3033), H5398 [2AU]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H2719 [16MY]

Privacy: 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), H2804 [20MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H3760 [18JN]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: prohibit from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or the use of different auditors on a rotating basis (see H.R. 1564), H4214 [8JY]

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), H86 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H627 [25FE]

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

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3929 [19JN]

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), H85 [14JA]

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

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

——— prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2775 [17MY]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R. 2546), H4310 [9JY]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2958 [23MY]

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]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 163), H51 [4JA]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H1568 [18MR]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H3253 [6JN]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1304), H3216 [5JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

——— 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), H2570 [9MY]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1476), H1909 [10AP]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H3760 [18JN]

——— 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), H1829 [21MR]

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H5052 [24JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H52 [4JA]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 2241), H6545 [11OC]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1571), H2161 [18AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H950 [4MR]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3991 [20JN]

——— 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), H2248 [23AP]

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), H1860 [9AP]

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H5834 [25SE]

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

War of 1812: anniversary of the Battles of River Raisin (see H. Res. 37), H177 [18JA]

World War I Centennial Commission: establish National World War I Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 222), H1430 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1360 [12MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H177 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see H.R. 1135), H1395 [13MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H1356 [12MR] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H369 [5FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (see H.R. 2098), H2910 [22MY]

Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 1484), H1955 [11AP]

SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see H.R. 2274), H3250 [6JN]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552), H2025 [15AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (H.R. 1135), H1397 [13MR]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 1077), H1358 [12MR]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 3211), H6012 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (H.R. 493), H371 [5FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: require competition for contracts, provide an adjustment period to phasing out mandatory source status, and improve inmate access to reintegration opportunities (H.R. 2098), H2912 [22MY]

Medicare: make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (H.R. 1484), H1957 [11AP]

SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (H.R. 2274), H3252 [6JN]

Taxation: allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (H.R. 1552), H2026 [15AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5265 [1AU], H6595 [15OC]

Remarks

Corps of Engineers: Great Lakes Navigational System dredging and maintenance funding, H4245 [9JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4245 [9JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6585 [14OC]

Grandville, MI: tribute to citizens for efforts in responding to flooding, E615• [8MY]

Hudsonville, MI: Baldwin Street Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, H4133 [27JN]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (H.R. 742), H3305 [12JN]

Ludington, MI: anniversary of Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, H4319 [10JY]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6585 [14OC]

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), H7090 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6585 [14OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1043• [10JY], E1507• [14OC]

Zeeland, MI: tribute to Zeeland West High School football team, H7459 [4DE]

Tributes

Buck, James R., H6913 [30OC]

Butterfield, Paul, H5481 [11SE]

Hughes, Jeffrey R., E1553• [23OC]

Mazade, Bryon, E1167• [31JY]

Vander Muelen, Jack, E925• [20JN]