MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 1731), H3288 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7688 [11DE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H1721 [20MR]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H1861 [9AP]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

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

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H1958 [11AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3016 [3JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 334), H599 [15FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H173 [15JA]

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]

Corps of Engineers: review policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (see H.R. 399), H280 [23JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H173 [15JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H2391 [26AP]

——— permit a transitional period for completion of requirements for qualified registered mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 2379), H3652 [14JN]

Credit unions: extend insurance coverage to amounts held in a member account on behalf of another person (see H.R. 3468), H7050 [13NO]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 366), H599 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1252), H1993 [12AP]

——— reauthorize grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1281), H5834 [25SE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H2123 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H3015 [3JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 330), H599 [15FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

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]

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), H6957 [30OC]

Financial institutions: determine appropriate risk-based capital requirements for community, mid-sized, and regional institutions (see H.R. 2547), H4178 [28JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H2350 [25AP]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth, serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 3329), H6999 [12NO]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2025 [15AP]

——— make certain improvements relative to proprietary trading by banking entities (see H.R. 3701), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1331 [11MR]

FRS: replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H4146 [27JN]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see H.R. 3770), H8109 [12DE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H599 [15FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H3016 [3JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1837 [25MR]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1837 [25MR]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H2067 [16AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1064), H1355 [12MR] (see H.R. 1155), H1425 [14MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 167), H2486 [7MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 1165), H1425 [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H8112 [12DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3357 [12JN]

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), H599 [15FE]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (see H.R. 1062), H1355 [12MR]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2958 [23MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H3253 [6JN]

Taxation: authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7252 [19NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1550 [15MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H8112 [12DE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2125 [17AP]

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]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4080 [26JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1549 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see H.R. 2211), H2964 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (see H.R. 1296), H1719 [20MR]

Financial institutions: improve regulation of credit unions and depository institutions (see H.R. 2572), H4173 [28JN]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1255), H1630 [19MR]

Insurance: permit insurance companies that are depository holding companies or subsidiaries to comply with State insurance accounting and capital requirements (see H.R. 2140), H2952 [23MY]

Taxation: prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H33 [3JA]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 836), H659 [26FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (H.R. 2211), H2965 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (H.R. 1296), H1720 [20MR]

Financial institutions: improve regulation of credit unions and depository institutions (H.R. 2572), H4176 [28JN]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (H.R. 1255), H1631 [19MR]

Insurance: permit insurance companies that are depository holding companies or subsidiaries to comply with State insurance accounting and capital requirements (H.R. 2140), H2956 [23MY]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (H.R. 836), H660 [26FE]

Remarks

Colton, CA: anniversary, E1050• [11JY]

Dabney, James: U.S. Army Ranger Association Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, E1460• [8OC]

Fontana, CA: anniversary, E741• [23MY]

Redlands, CA: anniversary, E1669• [14NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2024 [15AP], H2909 [22MY], H3986 [20JN]

Tributes

Hibbs, Jack, H6836 [29OC], E1592• [29OC]

Ruth, James D., E288• [13MR]