MULLIN, MARKWAYNE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
Amendments
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6743 [23OC]
Dept. of Education: 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), H4718 [18JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]
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]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2655 [15MY]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1569 [18MR]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2913 [22MY]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H5089 [25JY]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 1164), H1425 [14MR]
Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2605 [14MY]
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]
——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1431 [14MR]
——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3026), H5834 [25SE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3787), H8138 [3JA]
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), H629 [25FE]
——— 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]
C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5802 [20SE]
Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 1456), H1908 [10AP]
Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H818 [28FE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H284 [23JA]
Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H416 [6FE]
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]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H4485 [11JY]
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), H2775 [17MY]
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), H5587 [17SE]
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), H456 [12FE]
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), H629 [25FE]
——— 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 certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H2249 [23AP]
——— provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center treatment episodes (see H.R. 2853), H5173 [30JY]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5767 [19SE]
Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2299 [24AP]
Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 1063), H1829 [21MR]
——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2656 [15MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 279), H2027 [15AP]
——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 2231), H3655 [14JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3097 [4JN]
Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7153 [15NO]
——— 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), H5589 [17SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to care for veterans seeking health care from departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 241), H2774 [17MY]
Education: allow a State to opt out of K–12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 2394), H3687 [17JN]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]
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), H301 [29JA]
——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3991 [20JN]
——— require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]
FAA: modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2161 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H6412 [8OC]
FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H4485 [11JY]
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]
——— 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), H278 [23JA]
——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H284 [23JA]
Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]
——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4858 [22JY]
FERC: permit States to exempt projects from certain considerations in issuing licenses for such projects (see H.R. 1235), H1567 [18MR]
Firearms: limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H1322 [6MR]
FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]
——— 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), H1360 [12MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1399 [13MR]
——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]
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), H3097 [4JN]
House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7188 [18NO]
Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H1909 [10AP]
——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1398 [13MR]
IRS: 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), H2570 [9MY]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn continuing acts of aggression, expressed intent to break Korean War Armistice Agreement, and repeated violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 134), H1912 [10AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H1328 [7MR]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1431 [14MR]
Medicare: distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]
——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3216 [5JN]
——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4598 [17JY]
——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H3253 [6JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4309 [9JY]
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), H8138 [3JA]
Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1328 [7MR]
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]
Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1550 [15MR]
National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 1526), H5262 [31JY]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H2067 [16AP]
——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H629 [25FE]
——— honor service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6954 [30OC]
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), H4309 [9JY]
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), H1360 [12MR]
——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H596 [15FE]
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), H818 [28FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1399 [13MR]
——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5176 [30JY]
——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]
——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 153), H7112 [14NO]
——— express that President Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce certain provisions (see H. Res. 425), H7395 [2DE]
——— 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), H4858 [22JY]
——— 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), H7112 [14NO]
——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H6175 [2OC]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1430 [14MR]
——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6829 [28OC]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H1829 [21MR]
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]
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]
——— 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), H4080 [26JN]
Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1568 [18MR]
Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 250), H5349 [1AU]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H5262 [31JY]
Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H5398 [2AU]
——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1550 [15MR]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H7111 [14NO]
——— 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), H1721 [20MR]
——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2571 [9MY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4599 [17JY]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H628 [25FE]
——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H416 [6FE]
——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H432 [8FE]
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), H2656 [15MY]
U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1396 [13MR]
Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]
——— 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]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H818 [28FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2378), H3652 [14JN]
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]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (see H.R. 2319), H3287 [11JN]
Renewable energy: facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 1375), H1824 [21MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 2378), H3654 [14JN]
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 (H.R. 1097), H1359 [12MR]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (H.R. 2319), H3288 [11JN]
Renewable energy: facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (H.R. 1375), H1828 [21MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H821 [4MR], H3366 [13JN]
Poems
‘‘In Honor’s Grace,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E727• [23MY]
Remarks
Budget: allocation of funds, H1337 [12MR]
——— deficit, H5271 [1AU]
Business and industry: improve economic climate for businesses, H505 [14FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American code talkers (S. Con. Res. 25), H7165 [18NO]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H5771 [20SE]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2865, H2872 [22MY]
——— importance of bipartisanship, H821 [4MR], H6158 [2OC]
Dept. of Education: make certain consolidated school districts eligible for payments, prohibit mid-year adjustments for student counts, and make the current construction program a competitive grant program, H4719 [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), H4719 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4112 [27JN]
Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act: clarify certain provisions relative to fundraising and location of the memorial (H.R. 2319), H7639, H7640 [11DE]
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 (H.R. 3350), H7082 [14NO]
——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate, H4318 [10JY]
——— impact on job creation and hiring, H3367 [13JN]
——— implementation, H6158 [2OC]
——— repeal, H2578 [14MY], H4318 [10JY]
Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H5759 [19SE]
Votes: position on missed, H1695• [20MR]
Tributes
Randolph, Tony M., E727• [23MY]
Russell, Wayne, H7165 [18NO]