PERRY, SCOTT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4261 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3289 [11JN]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4524 [16JY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H5051 [24JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H6770 [23OC]

Animals: prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1094), H6676 [22OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

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]

——— require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H1911 [10AP]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4599 [17JY]

——— 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), H372 [5FE]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4599 [17JY]

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

Cambodia: condition foreign assistance on the holding of credible and competitive parliamentary elections with the inclusion of all political parties (see H. Res. 310), H4826 [19JY]

China: call for an end to organ harvesting from prisoners, investigate organ transplant practices, end persecution of the Falun Gong, and issue warnings to U.S. citizens about organ transplant practices (see H. Res. 281), H4827 [19JY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H4980 [23JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H3357 [12JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H628 [25FE]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H1860 [9AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H5435 [9SE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6225 [3OC]

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), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit partnerships with foreign governments to promote enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and terminate Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative with Mexico (see H.R. 1882), H3357 [12JN]

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), H6412 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

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), H3654 [14JN]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H1328 [7MR]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit report on the designation of the Libyan faction of Ansar al-Sharia as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3082), H5834 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into agreements with States to allow continued operation of certain facilities and programs which would cease operating during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 3311), H7053 [13NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H3357 [12JN]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H7312 [20NO]

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), H2775 [17MY]

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2390 [26AP]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7311 [20NO]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6454 [9OC]

EPA: require congressional review of certain rules (see H.R. 2916), H5342 [1AU]

Explosives: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and call for international reduction and support for victims of improvised explosive devices (see H. Res. 190), H2536 [8MY]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H4979 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4858 [22JY]

——— 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]

——— promote strategic sourcing principles (see H.R. 2694), H4599 [17JY]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1993 [12AP]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H284 [23JA]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4599 [17JY]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H550 [14FE]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6290 [4OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H6999 [12NO]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H7111 [14NO]

Foreign aid: require the President to establish guidelines for, and increase transparency of, foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 2638), H5513 [11SE]

FRS: remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H417 [6FE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

——— 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), H1958 [11AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

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), H3689 [17JN]

India: praise religious diversity and commitment to tolerance and equality, and reaffirm need to protect the rights and freedoms of religious minorities (see H. Res. 417), H7358 [21NO]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H700 [27FE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6604 [15OC]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2768), H5176 [30JY]

——— establish new procedures relative to groups applying for tax-exempt status (see H.R. 2532), H5175 [30JY]

——— implement a taxpayer bill of rights, including the right to be informed and assisted, the right of appeal, and right of confidentiality (see H. Res. 280), H5176 [30JY]

——— impose a moratorium on conferences (see H.R. 2533), H5175 (see H.R. 2769), H5176 [30JY]

——— improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications with taxpayers (see H.R. 2530), H5175 [30JY]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H4980 [23JY]

——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see H.R. 2531), H5175 [30JY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2914 [22MY]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H6999 [12NO]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: condemn nuclear device test and support additional sanctions (see H. Res. 65), H550 [14FE]

——— improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2965 [24MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 3498), H7110 [14NO]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H3760 [18JN]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7628 [10DE]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3357 [12JN]

Members of Congress: extend the basis for denial of retirement credit to include conviction of any felony (see H.R. 1547), H1992 [12AP]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H4598 [17JY]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6175 [2OC]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2804 [20MY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H1993 [12AP]

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H5090 [25JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1155), H2959 [23MY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H1860 [9AP]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7253 [19NO]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

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: prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H1911 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

——— make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary (see H.R. 3348), H6827 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2604 [14MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H416 [6FE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6493 [10OC]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H6677 [22OC]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H3758 [18JN]

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), H7053 [13NO]

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]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H2067 [16AP]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4081 [26JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5802 [20SE]

——— permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 127), H4309 [9JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5922 [27SE]

——— provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see H.R. 1571), H2025 [15AP]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5834 [25SE]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

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), H5435 [9SE]

Typhoons: express condolences and support to victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and support relief and reconstruction assistance (see H. Res. 404), H7188 [18NO]

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

Veterans: 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]

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

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 3637), H7445 [3DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 36), H1427 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit annual report to Congress on immigration policy directives to ensure that such directives are subject to rulemaking process (see H.R. 3611), H7354 [21NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries (see H.R. 1957), H2574 [13MY]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H815 [28FE]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (see H.R. 1513), H1956 [11AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the reinsurance program be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans (see H.R. 3755), H8108 [12DE]

Privacy: provide for public disclosure of information regarding surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see H.R. 3756), H8108 [12DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (H.J. Res. 36), H1430 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: submit annual report to Congress on immigration policy directives to ensure that such directives are subject to rulemaking process (H.R. 3611), H7356 [21NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries (H.R. 1957), H2575 [13MY]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (H.R. 925), H817 [28FE]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H1958 [11AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the reinsurance program be applied equally to all health insurance issuers and group health plans (H.R. 3755), H8111 [12DE]

Privacy: provide for public disclosure of information regarding surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (H.R. 3756), H8111 [12DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, H6405 [8OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6005 [28SE]

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), H6005 [28SE]

Budget: deficit, H6406 [8OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1534 [15MR], H1617 [19MR]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg, H4091 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Water Power Program funding, H4261 [9JY]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations, H1815 [21MR]

——— revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (H.R. 925), H1815 [21MR]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, H7170 [18NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4261 [9JY]

EPA: allegations that Freedom of Information Act requests made by conservative groups were subject to biased application of fees, H2651 [15MY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA, and limit means of acquiring such property (H.R. 1513), H1979 [12AP]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H1914 [11AP], H2330 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6405 [8OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2693 [16MY]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H7560 [5DE]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2649–H2651 [15MY]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (H.R. 1992), H7653• [11DE]

Journal: question of approval, H5482 [11SE]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H1815 [21MR], H2651 [15MY], H5535, H5536, H5537, H5538, H5539 [12SE], H5624 [18SE]

Medicare: reform, H1617 [19MR]

Miller, Steven T.: resignation as IRS Commissioner, H2649 [15MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H5540 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5915 [27SE]

——— implementation, H6407 [8OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5793 [20SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2693 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6405 [8OC]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2651 [15MY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7284 [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5483 [11SE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), H2822 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H10• [3JA], H1695• [20MR], H4292• [9JY], H7078• [14NO]

York, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival, E1174• [31JY]