LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2720 [16MY]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6676 [22OC]
Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2397 [26AP]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7688 [11DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H1550 [15MR]
Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see H.R. 1143), H2396 [26AP]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1431 [14MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H504 [13FE]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4039 [25JN]
Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H2066 [16AP]
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 HHS: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]
——— 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), H6957 [30OC]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H2027 [15AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4040 [25JN]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H2027 [15AP]
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: 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), H176 [18JA]
FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2067 [16AP]
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]
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]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H504 [13FE]
——— provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect and prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes (see H.R. 410), H628 [25FE]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H7111 [14NO]
GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H7188 [18NO]
Health: 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), H2719 [16MY]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2655 [15MY]
Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H3096 [4JN]
Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2027 [15AP]
IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2161 [18AP]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4486 [11JY]
Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3216 [5JN]
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), H2125 [17AP]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2027 [15AP]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H3654 [14JN]
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), H984 [5MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]
——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5404 [2AU]
——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2655 [15MY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1993 [12AP]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H7357 [21NO]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]
Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]
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), H6999 [12NO]
Taxation: express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1721 [20MR]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1398 [13MR]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H7357 [21NO]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3253 [6JN]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2535 [8MY]
——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H1359 [12MR] (see H.R. 483), H1568 [18MR]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]
——— 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), H1993 [12AP]
——— 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), H4215 [8JY]
Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see H.R. 1354), H2535 [8MY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1994 [12AP]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2067 [16AP]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 1947), H2574 [13MY] (see H.R. 2642), H4369 [10JY]
——— temporarily extend certain programs (see H.R. 3695), H7687 [11DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (see H.R. 3102), H5553 [16SE]
Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H2575 [13MY]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4370 [10JY]
——— temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 3695), H7688 [11DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5554 [16SE]
Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (H.R. 1764), H2394 [26AP]
Letters
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), E881 [14JN]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), E934•, E935• [20JN]
——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E934• [20JN]
——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E935• [20JN]
——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E934• [20JN]
——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E935• [20JN]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E934• [20JN]
——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E935• [20JN]
Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5732 [19SE]
Water system construction in Alaskan native villages: by, Committee on Agriculture (House), E1225 [2AU]
Motions
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4463, H4467 [11JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: permanently suspend application of certain price support authority, H6517, H6519 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3721, H3727, H3729 [18JN], H3787, H3850, H3854, H3856, H3857, H3858, H3859, H3860, H3862, H3863, H3865, H3867, H3868, H3871, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3906, H3907, H3910, H3914, H3920, H3922, H3924, H3925, H3926 [19JN], H3934, H3935, H3956, H3957, H3966 [20JN], H5706 [19SE], E930• [20JN]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4394, H4458, H4469 [11JY], H6514 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6527, H6531 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 295), H4390, H4391 [11JY]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), motion to instruct conferees, H6517, H6519 [11OC]
——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), motion to recommit, H4471 [11JY]
——— reform sugar price support program, H3934, H3935 [20JN]
——— repeal milk price support program, H3860 [19JN]
——— set target price for all crops at certain percent of 5-year rolling Olympic average and change acreage available for target price support, H3856 [19JN]
——— temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 3695), H8046, H8047 [12DE]
Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3924 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain small community irrigation associations to be eligible for Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H3867 [19JN]
——— cap Farm Risk Management Election Program spending at certain level for first 5 years in which payments are dispersed, H3858 [19JN]
——— consult with Dept. of the Interior and EPA to address decline of bee population, H3871 [19JN]
——— Emerging Markets Program funding, H3883 [19JN]
——— ensure that at least one large urban area is included in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program anti-fraud pilot programs, H3885 [19JN]
——— ensure that certificates of origin are accepted by any country that has entered into a free trade agreement, H3884 [19JN]
——— establish National Drought Council, H3862 [19JN]
——— improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program, H3865 [19JN]
——— improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H3729 [18JN]
——— prioritize Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding for projects that prevent and mitigate impacts of catastrophic wildfires, H3868 [19JN]
——— prohibit corn growers who sell their crop for ethanol production from receiving farm payments, H3862 [19JN]
——— reform Cooperative Forestry Program matching funds requirement for eligible historically Black land-grant institutions, E930• [20JN]
——— reform crop insurance program, H3910 [19JN]
——— reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commodity distribution programs, and other food and nutrition programs (H.R. 3102), H5694, H5706, H5709, H5716 [19SE]
——— require a portion of land in Conservation Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, H3863 [19JN]
——— require a small business review panel to consider the economic impact of regulations on small businesses, H3922 [19JN]
——— require additional work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients and eliminate funding for nutrition education, job training, and job search programs, H3956, H3957 [20JN]
——— require annual on-site audits of food safety systems of countries that export meat, poultry, and egg products to the U.S. and increase Food Safety and Inspection Service funding, H4471 [11JY]
——— require reauthorization of discretionary programs, H3926 [19JN]
——— study climate impact of Price Loss Coverage Program, H3859 [19JN]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3850, H3854 [19JN], H4469 [11JY]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform relative to veterans ability to qualify under certain asset and income requirements, H5706 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: require a scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act before final regulations are enforced, H3922 [19JN]
Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding through reduction in Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program marketing and outreach funding, H1474 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time (H.R. 1357), H5706 [19SE]
Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1474 [15MR]
EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, H3924 [19JN]
——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, H3857 [19JN]
——— prohibit the disclosure of private information of farmers and ranchers, H3925 [19JN]
FDA: reevaluate proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’, H3727 [18JN]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: reauthorize nutrition programs for the same duration as farm programs, H6517, H6519 [11OC]
Fish and fishing: classify farmed shellfish as a specialty crop, H3906, H3907 [19JN]
Tornadoes: express condolences for victims, commend first responders, and provide assistance to Oklahoma and Texas, H2861 [22MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6343 [7OC]
Tribute, H4394 [11JY]
Reports filed
Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 113–308), H8138 [3JA]
Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 634) (H. Rept. 113–105), H3355 [12JN]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 113–92), H3014 [3JN], H3355 [12JN]
Public Power Risk Management Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 113–107), H3355 [12JN]
Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 113–106), H3355 [12JN]
Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1256) (H. Rept. 113–103), H3256 [10JN]
Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 113–229), H5832 [25SE]
Rules