MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3098 [4JN], H3149, H3150 [5JN]
Appointments
C.W. Bill Young funeral attendees, H6778 [28OC]
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]
——— 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), H3256 [10JN]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5884 [26SE]
——— 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]
——— issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H5093 [26JY]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (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]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 853), H984 [5MR]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]
Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H5884 [26SE]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H3358 [12JN]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1829 [21MR]
——— establish, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 36), H2720 [16MY]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H628 [25FE]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]
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), H6344 [7OC]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans’ pensions (see H.R. 1438), H1857 [9AP]
——— 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), H344 [4FE]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H4827 [19JY]
Drugs: make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]
EPA: require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]
FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H1398 [13MR]
Federal agencies and departments: consolidate suspension and debarment offices into one centralized board (see H.R. 3345), H6827 [28OC]
——— 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]
——— 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), H294 [25JA]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5548 [12SE]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H550 [14FE]
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), H3016 [3JN]
Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1425 [14MR]
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), H1568 [18MR]
——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, acknowledge the Cyrus Cylinder as a symbol of respect for human rights and religious tolerance, and recognize U.S. tour of the Cyrus Cylinder (see H. Res. 130), H1719 [20MR]
IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1430 [14MR]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H3688 [17JN]
Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2678), H4483 [11JY]
Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]
——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5803 [20SE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]
Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H982 [5MR]
National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]
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), H5051 [24JY]
NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5803 [20SE]
——— 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 certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H8113 [12DE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5090 [25JY]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]
Privacy: 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), H6900 [29OC]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 2000), H2654 [15MY]
Richard K. Salick Post Office, Cocoa Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 451), H2655 [15MY]
Shaw, E. Clay, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 343), H5547 [12SE]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H500 [13FE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3990 [20JN]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H7312 [20NO]
——— 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), H413 [6FE]
——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]
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), H1430 [14MR]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H628 [25FE]
——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [22JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]
EPA: preserve States’ authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (see H.R. 1948), H2574 [13MY]
Constitutional authority statements
David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (H.R. 1592), H2124 [17AP]
EPA: preserve States’ authority to make determinations relating to water quality standards (H.R. 1948), H2575 [13MY]
Remarks
Apopka, FL: anniversary of Apopka Chamber of Commerce, E841• [11JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5935 [28SE], H6015 [30SE], H6063 [1OC]
Budget: deficit, H6496 [11OC]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (H.R. 3302), H6662 [22OC]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 36), E679• [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3148, H3149, H3150, H3192 [5JN]
——— utilize modern simulation technology as training tool, H3192 [5JN]
Dept. of Transportation: provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs, H2330 [25AP]
——— provide flexibility to transfer funds to prevent FAA furloughs (H.R. 1765), H2369 [26AP]
FAA: impact of Government shutdown, H6232 [4OC]
Families and domestic relations: role of father in supporting family structure, E878• [14JN]
Father’s Day: observance, E878• [14JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6063 [1OC], H6108 [2OC], H6178 [3OC], H6232, H6248 [4OC], H6357 [8OC], H6424 [9OC], H6496 [11OC]
Hughes, James C., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1861• [12DE]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H105 [15JA]
Moon, Daniel R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1803• [5DE]
National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6108 [2OC]
National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6178 [3OC]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2036 [16AP]
Pate, Jordan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1839• [11DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H6015 [30SE]
——— implementation, H6178 [3OC], H6232, H6248 [4OC], H6424 [9OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, H5935 [28SE]
Public debt: ceiling, H6232 [4OC], H6357 [8OC], H6424 [9OC], H6496 [11OC], H6601 [15OC]
Royero, John R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1823• [10DE]
Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E10• [3JA]
Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3148 [5JN]
——— funding, H3150 [5JN]
——— Screening Partnership Program (SPP) funding through reductions in aviation security direction and enforcement funding, H3149, H3150 [5JN]
University of Central Florida: anniversary, E761• [23MY]
Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6108 [2OC]
Tables
Thwarted terrorist plots, H3151–H3153 [5JN]
Tributes
Gardner, Lydia, E685• [16MY]
Reynolds, John, H4988 [24JY]
Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., E1300• [12SE]
Staed, Tom, E454• [12AP]