PITTENGER, ROBERT (a Representative from North Carolina)

Addresses

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

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, H2706 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H416 [6FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2774 [17MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H6829 [28OC]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2840 [21MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H4080 [26JN]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2084), H2910 [22MY]

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H984 [5MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 2), H950 [4MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3995 [24JN]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H5513 [11SE]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2932), H6545 [11OC]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H6770 [23OC]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1548 [15MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1911 [10AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: call for an end to the ongoing conflict and support international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights (see H. Res. 131), H5436 [9SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2027 [15AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H178 [18JA] (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

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]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H4827 [19JY] (see H.R. 3211), H6770 [23OC]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5436 [9SE]

——— 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), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1657), H2485 [7MY]

——— 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), H2804 [20MY]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H2959 [23MY]

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 Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H3988 [20JN]

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]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H5404 [2AU]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see H.R. 1984), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H1718 [20MR]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7628 [10DE]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly (see H.R. 1151), H1993 [12AP]

——— establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H455 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

——— require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the IRS (see H.R. 2389), H3991 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H6952 [30OC]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7253 [19NO]

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]

Egypt: condition security and economic assistance in order to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt (see H.R. 416), H628 [25FE]

EPA: eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H2396 [26AP]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H4726 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

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), H7253 [19NO]

——— 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), H628 [25FE]

——— repeal prohibition on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2478), H5767 [19SE]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H1430 [14MR]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4080 [26JN]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H432 [8FE]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H5262 [31JY]

——— limit total amount of awards or other discretionary monetary payments (see H.R. 1541), H1991 [12AP]

——— terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4485 [11JY]

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), H3592 [13JN]

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7312 [20NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H7357 [21NO]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H6454 [9OC]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H6951 [30OC]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H7311 [20NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— 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), H1632 [19MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H1630 [19MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

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), H5436 [9SE]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Housing: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H5834 [25SE]

Immigration: improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H6829 [28OC]

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), H7628 [10DE]

Insurance: allow States to determine the age discount in their health insurance market in order to prevent an increase in young people’s premiums (see H.R. 544), H983 [5MR]

——— 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: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H5884 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see H. Res. 252), H3251 [6JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5089 [25JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1360 [12MR]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4598 [17JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H984 [5MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3016 [3JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2249 [23AP]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3654 [14JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (see H.J. Res. 55), H7395 [2DE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 41), H2247 [23AP]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6053 [30SE]

——— reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 1181), H1426 [14MR]

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

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H417 [6FE]

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), H3655 [14JN]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H1959 [11AP]

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), H1430 [14MR]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7253 [19NO]

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

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 (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H2656 [15MY]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5884 [26SE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6999 [12NO]

——— exempt veterans from requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 2876), H6493 [10OC]

——— 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), H5263 [31JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4173 [28JN]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see H.R. 3541), H7508 [4DE]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5434 [9SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 2300), H3358 [12JN] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1632 [19MR]

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

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4599 [17JY]

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H8117 [16DE]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H7312 [20NO]

Power resources: 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]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 149), H416 [6FE]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H984 [5MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 56), H413 [6FE]

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

——— prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2397 [26AP]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 3482), H7253 [19NO]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7566 [5DE]

Small business: provide with a grace period for any regulatory violation (see H.R. 746), H593 [15FE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H3288 [11JN]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H6012 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 1381), H1824 [21MR]

——— allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 1552), H2438 [6MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5262 [31JY]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4040 [25JN]

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

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1399 [13MR]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1398 [13MR]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H4080 [26JN]

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), H703 [27FE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7253 [19NO]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 1093), H2249 [23AP]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H1322 [6MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1821 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (see H.R. 3627), H7394 [2DE]

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), H6223 [3OC]

Small business: repeal a loan data collection requirement (see H.R. 2323), H3287 [11JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (H.R. 1311), H1826 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (H.R. 3627), H7394 [2DE]

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 (H.R. 3240), H6224 [3OC]

Small business: repeal a loan data collection requirement (H.R. 2323), H3288 [11JN]

Letters

Call for release of Saeed Abedini from Iran: Billy Graham, E1390• [27SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H2623 [15MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5898 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 366), H5979 [28SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6000 [28SE], H6114 [2OC], H6187 [3OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H1840 [9AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 366), H5979 [28SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5440 [10SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1554 [18MR], H1920 [11AP]

——— balance, H1580 [19MR]

——— deficit, H153 [15JA], H1580 [19MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, H1434 [15MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1580 [19MR], H1920 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: making continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (H.J. Res. 75), H6428 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (H.R. 1311), H2312 [25AP], H4992 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (H.R. 3627), H7571 [9DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4094 [27JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5183 [31JY]

Edwards, Mark A.: American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, H1403• [14MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2493 [8MY]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2623 [15MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6114 [2OC], H6187 [3OC], H6428 [9OC]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (H.R. 1254), H2591 [14MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2591 [14MY], H2687 [16MY]

Journal: question of approval, H2127 [18AP]

NASCAR Technical Institute: anniversary, E1122• [24JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H4320 [10JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2075 [17AP]

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), H7084 [14NO]

——— delay implementation, H5979, H6000 [28SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4606 [18JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6187 [3OC], H6915 [30OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4606 [18JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6114 [2OC], H6187 [3OC]

——— implementation, H6692 [23OC], H6915 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5898 [27SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2591 [14MY], H2687 [16MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H153 [15JA], H6465 [10OC]

SEC: improve consideration of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H.R. 1062), H2734 [17MY]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2129 [18AP]

Votes: correction, H3944• [20JN]

——— position on missed, H22• [3JA], H4932• [23JY], H7274• [20NO], E203• [27FE], E471• [16AP], E844• [11JN], E1448• [7OC], E1645• [13NO]

Tributes

Abedini, Saeed, H5843 [26SE]

Bridget, Bobby, H3026 [4JN]

Harding family, H3698 [18JN]

Johnson, Jimmie, H7459 [4DE]

Massa, Steve and Pat, H3026 [4JN]