LANKFORD, JAMES (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H94 [15JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Committee to escort the President, H443 [12FE]

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), H1331 [11MR]

——— 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 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), H5834 [25SE]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H1959 [11AP]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Budget: encourage Federal employees to suggest ways to make sensible or efficient budget reductions within their employing agency and protect employees under whistleblower protection laws (see H. Res. 173), H2354 [25AP]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2775 [17MY]

——— 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 Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H2913 [22MY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 1586), H2354 [25AP]

China: oppose membership in U.N. Human Rights Council (see H. Res. 327), H6103 [1OC]

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]

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), H1860 [9AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2774 [17MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H1632 [19MR] (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H3216 [5JN]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4145 [27JN]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H1430 [14MR]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H2404 [3MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see H.R. 1313), H2840 [21MY]

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 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: 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 HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H4488 [15JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

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

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H2485 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1357 [12MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H6053 [30SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]

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

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1549 [15MR]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5436 [9SE]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2719 [16MY]

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), H6412 [8OC]

Federal agencies and departments: establish Federal customer service standards and improve service provided by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1660), H5175 [30JY]

——— 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), H1430 [14MR]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H5436 [9SE]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H2396 [26AP]

——— require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings (see H.R. 313), H5174 [30JY]

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

——— limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (see H.R. 1541), H5175 [30JY]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H5175 [30JY]

FERC: permit States to exempt projects from certain considerations in issuing licenses for such projects (see H.R. 1235), H1567 [18MR]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

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), H5832 [25SE]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1828 [21MR]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 899), H814 [28FE]

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

——— 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]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2026 [15AP]

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), H5090 [25JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2656 [15MY]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2775 [17MY]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1430 [14MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H2913 [22MY] (see H.R. 3485), H7312 [20NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4980 [23JY]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— 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), H6454 [9OC]

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

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H2249 [23AP]

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H4310 [9JY]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7508 [4DE]

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), H3655 [14JN]

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), H5766 [19SE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H984 [5MR]

OPM: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 3559), H7310 [20NO]

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 (see H.R. 3350), H6957 [30OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5589 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H7112 [14NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H8118 [16DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4371 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4980 [23JY]

——— protect personal and financial information by requiring certain certifications by entities awarded funds to operate a navigator program or other exchange activities (see H.R. 3429), H6953 [30OC]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1632 [19MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H6829 [28OC]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1837 [25MR]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6569 [12OC]

——— require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (see H.R. 3595), H7508 [4DE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2299 [24AP]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H4081 [26JN]

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]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4980 [23JY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see H.R. 2728), H5436 [9SE]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 29), H8113 [12DE]

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

——— increase aggregate reduction in fair market value of farm and certain real property (see H.R. 1448), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2571 [9MY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2067 [16AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1632 [19MR]

——— 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), H413 [6FE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7608 [9DE]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H2248 [23AP]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3469), H7357 [21NO]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2605 [14MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H8124 [19DE]

Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation from making grants (see H.R. 2245), H3094 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see H.R. 1423), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (see H.R. 3316), H6768 [23OC]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8124 [19DE]

Unemployment: terminate benefits to jobless millionaires (see H.R. 2448), H3988 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (H.R. 1164), H1428 [14MR]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3787), H8126 [19DE]

Dept. of State: prohibit Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation from making grants (H.R. 2245), H3096 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (H.R. 1423), H1858 [9AP]

——— provide transparency and establish uniform standards on awarding and disclosure of discretionary competitive grants (H.R. 3316), H6769 [23OC]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (H.R. 3787), H8126 [19DE]

Unemployment: terminate benefits to jobless millionaires (H.R. 2448), H3989 [20JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2073 [17AP], H6911 [30OC]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: anniversary, H7637 [11DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6118 [2OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6278 [4OC]

Budget: deficit, H691 [27FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), H381 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1676 [20MR]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, H330 [4FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6716 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H4604 [18JY]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, H6278 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: restore greater authority and governance to local educational agencies, strengthen opportunities for parental input, and assess affect of regulations on local school districts, H4708 [18JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H4708 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5421 [9SE]

Domestic policy: role of Federal Government, H7450 [4DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H691 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of fathers in the healthy development of children, H3752 [18JN]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H330 [4FE], H5421 [9SE]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2074 [17AP], H2329 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6118 [2OC], H6278 [4OC]

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), H5524 [12SE]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H7178 [18NO]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H743 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay penalty provisions of individual health insurance mandate, H6118 [2OC]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7086 [14NO]

——— implementation, H6912 [30OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6118 [2OC]

Religion: importance of prayer, H330 [4FE]

Supreme Court: pending decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H3752 [18JN]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2149, H2150, H2151 [18AP]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma and Texas, H2861 [22MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H743 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H691 [27FE]

Tributes

Ellison, Ralph W., H955 [5MR]