JORDAN, JIM (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

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), H1911 [10AP]

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

——— 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]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2249 [23AP]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6829 [28OC]

——— ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 914), H815 [28FE]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7053 [13NO]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H7688 [11DE]

——— 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]

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]

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

CFTC: improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 1003), H1319 [6MR]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 448), H8126 [19DE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H177 [18JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H1861 [9AP]

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), H6344 [7OC]

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]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4485 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5803 [20SE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

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]

Economy: stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending (see H.R. 3550), H7309 [20NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1959 [11AP]

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: 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]

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

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate corporate welfare programs (see H.R. 1567), H2025 [15AP]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6957 [30OC]

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), H4485 [11JY]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6957 [30OC]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H550 [14FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H4524 [16JY]

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

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H417 [6FE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H817 [28FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H6829 [28OC]

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

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H2485 [7MY]

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 658), H500 [13FE]

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

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see H.R. 1813), H2392 [26AP]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (see H.R. 1391), H1824 [21MR]

Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2062), H2838 [21MY]

Law enforcement: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H818 [28FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2161 [18AP]

Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 1393), H1825 [21MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see H.R. 1392), H1825 [21MR]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2913 [22MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2604 [14MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H3097 [4JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

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), H1322 [6MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H6770 [23OC]

Office of the Constitutional Special Advocate: establish (see H.R. 3228), H6102 [1OC]

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), H547 [14FE]

OPM: require submittal of an annual report on the use of official time by Federal employees (see H.R. 568), H629 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 [18SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H7112 [14NO]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H983 [5MR]

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

——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce employer mandate provisions (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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), H5263 [31JY]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5475 [10SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2775 [17MY]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4370 [10JY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6770 [23OC]

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]

——— 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), H3758 [18JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2775 [17MY]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H4827 [19JY]

——— 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), H8118 [16DE]

——— 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), H4598 [17JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 1653), H2158 [18AP]

Public debt: prioritize obligations for continued payment if the statutory debt ceiling is reached and appropriate funds for pay and allowances of the Armed Forces and civilian employees serving in combat zones (see H.R. 342), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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), H1328 [7MR]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H4524 [16JY]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see H.R. 1961), H3097 [4JN]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H629 [25FE]

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), H2438 [6MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7052 [13NO]

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

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H7357 [21NO]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H5262 [31JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H504 [13FE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 1569), H2025 [15AP]

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

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), H4858 [22JY]

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

Unemployment: require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1277), H1717 [20MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2655 [15MY]

——— appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (see H.R. 2819), H5050 [24JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7445 [3DE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H1426 [14MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H7309 [20NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H7627 [10DE]

Federal agencies and departments: rescind certain excess conference costs from any agency that overspends on conferences (see H.R. 859), H701 [27FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 1091), H1358 [12MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3689), H7628 [10DE]

Federal agencies and departments: rescind certain excess conference costs from any agency that overspends on conferences (H.R. 859), H702 [27FE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H1919 [11AP]

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), E192• [26FE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H3353 [12JN]

Kuffner, John F.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1600• [30OC]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E546• [25AP]

Owens Community College Alumni Association: tribute to Outstanding Service Award recipients, E547• [25AP]

Urbana, OH: naming of Champaign Family YMCA summer day camp in honor of Shiffer family, E497• [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, E601• [7MY], E903• [18JN]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1536 [15MR]

Tributes

Zimmerman, Sonny C., H5376• [2AU]