JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H251 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H2913 [22MY]

Armed Forces: issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5768 [19SE]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3026), H5397 [2AU]

Budget: 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]

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]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H5090 [25JY]

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), H2249 [23AP]

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), H86 [14JA]

Courts: constitutional amendment to prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (see H.J. Res. 54), H5050 [24JY]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5090 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H5587 [17SE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H2400 [30AP]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H413 [6FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see H.R. 3386), H8112 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: follow certain procedures relative to 501(c)(4) organizations status applications (see H.R. 2924), H5404 [2AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1547 [15MR]

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]

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

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for certain Presidential travel until public tours of the White House resume (see H. Res. 111), H1550 [15MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H8127 [19DE]

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]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H5767 [19SE]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H455 [12FE]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H31 [3JA]

——— prohibit the use of Federal funds for real property or a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member of Congress or President of the U.S. (see H.R. 1826), H2840 [21MY]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H5050 [24JY]

Foreign trade: exempt cargo containers containing trace residue from certain customs laws in order to streamline legitimate trade (see H.R. 2806), H5404 [2AU]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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), H1569 [18MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H8112 [12DE]

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), H3689 [17JN]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H6644 [16OC]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (see H.R. 2775), H5263 [31JY]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H950 [4MR]

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), H2914 [22MY]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5093 [26JY]

——— exclude from labor-management relations provisions of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 2679), H5263 [31JY]

——— impose a moratorium on conferences (see H.R. 2769), H5093 [26JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H4979 [23JY]

——— 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), H2775 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3256 [10JN]

Korean Peninsula: recognize historic importance of Korean War and U.S. alliance with South Korea, honor service of U.S. forces, end nuclear proliferation by North Korea, and encourage peace and reunification (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4146 [27JN]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H4214 [8JY] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

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), H2840 [21MY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H5348 [1AU]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H4178 [28JN]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2299 [24AP]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6493 [10OC]

NIH: reauthorize and extend Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (see H.R. 594), H983 [5MR]

Palestinians: restrict funds for the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 1337), H1822 [21MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 153), H1992 [12AP]

——— 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), H4980 [23JY]

——— 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), H2391 [26AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H8112 [12DE]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H7109 [14NO]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H504 [13FE]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H5090 [25JY]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Sabin Vaccine Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 114), H1396 [13MR]

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

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [8JY]

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

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2418), H3758 [18JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

——— 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), H2249 [23AP]

Taxation: exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H5259 [31JY]

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

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H4214 [8JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3927 [19JN]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H5589 [17SE]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5176 [30JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H2775 [17MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H544 [14FE]

Fahey, John: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 103), H7051 [13NO]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H1956 [11AP]

Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 102), H7051 [13NO]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 3498), H7110 [14NO]

——— 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), H2717 [16MY]

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), H6952 [30OC]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H595 [15FE]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H4723 [18JY]

Taxation: 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), H4143 [27JN]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill by Congress unless a statement on tax transparency is provided in the bill (see H.R. 3417), H6952 [30OC]

——— 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), H3250 [6JN]

——— 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), H411 [6FE]

Constitutional authority statements

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 685), H547 [14FE]

Fahey, John: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 103), H7052 [13NO]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (H.R. 1502), H1957 [11AP]

Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 102), H7052 [13NO]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (H.R. 3498), H7111 [14NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 2027), H2718 [16MY]

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 (H.R. 3416), H6956 [30OC]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 781), H598 [15FE]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (H.R. 2720), H4725 [18JY]

Taxation: 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. (H.R. 2557), H4144 [27JN]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill by Congress unless a statement on tax transparency is provided in the bill (H.R. 3417), H6956 [30OC]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 2289), H3252 [6JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 556), H415 [6FE]

Lists

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E886• [17JN]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3698 [18JN]

Abramoske-James, Stephanie: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1883• [16DE]

Allen, TX: tribute to Allen High School football team, H376 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5936 [28SE], H7699 [12DE]

Armed Forces: anniversary of shooting down of Black Hawk helicopters in Somalia, E1433• [4OC]

Arsenault, Justin: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1884• [16DE]

Bjorklund, Richard (B.J.): Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1881• [16DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H7699 [12DE]

Coffey, Keeshaun: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1890• [16DE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Southwest Airlines Co., new terminal at Love Field, H1642 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, H7699 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5272 [1AU]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H672 [27FE]

Fairbairn, James: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1888• [16DE]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (H.R. 1502), H2034 [16AP], E432• [11AP]

Gade, Paul: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1882• [16DE]

Graham, Richard H.: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1876• [16DE]

Haines, Kevin: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1874• [16DE]

Hensley, Jeff: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1887• [16DE]

Huff, Daniel: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1877• [16DE]

Insurance: condition provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational (H.R. 2775), H5441 [10SE]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2624 [15MY]

Kalish, Ken: presentation of mortgage free, custom-built home in Grand Prairie, TX, by Dallas Builders Association and Operation Finally Home (organization), E1545• [22OC]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (H.R. 3498), H7404 [3DE]

My Possibilities (organization): anniversary, H5053 [25JY]

Myrben, LeRoy: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1875• [16DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4223 [9JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7088 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6913 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5936 [28SE]

——— repeal, H4223 [9JY]

Plano, TX: Baylor Regional Medical Center recipient of NIST Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, H7198 [19NO]

——— tribute to Plano East High School technology team, E336• [19MR]

Prather, Dan: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1873• [16DE]

Prince, Jessie and Kayci: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, H6359• [8OC]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 807), H2540 [9MY]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (H.R. 2720), H4607 [18JY]

Stahel, Shep: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1888• [16DE]

Taxation: 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. (H.R. 2557), H4091 [27JN]

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (H.R. 2289), H4006, H4007, H4008 [25JN]

——— 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 (H.R. 556), H1364 [13MR]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, H3369 [13JN], E886• [17JN]

——— tribute to 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E815• [6JN]

Wangler, John: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E1879• [16DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2715 [16MY]

Tribute, H609–H615 [25FE], E121 [12FE]

Tributes

Drumwright, James H., Jr., E273• [12MR]

Joyce, James C., E1433• [4OC]

Kyle, Chris, E156• [14FE]

Roach, Sam E., E515• [23AP]