PRICE, TOM (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3098 [4JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H6641 [16OC]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H7375 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H3096 [4JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see H. Res. 379), H6545 [11OC]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5348 [1AU]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 911), H3015 [3JN]

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

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: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H2656 [15MY]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1550 [15MR]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4371 [10JY]

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]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H.R. 360), H1720 [20MR]

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

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H52 [4JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H5399 [2AU]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

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), H4488 [15JY]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 2637), H5477 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see H.R. 1701), H3929 [19JN]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 2143), H3097 [4JN]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H8112 [12DE]

Economy: stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending (see H.R. 3550), H7309 [20NO]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

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), H2959 [23MY]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H2913 [22MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H2959 [23MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 3179), H6290 [4OC]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate corporate welfare programs (see H.R. 1567), H2025 [15AP]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H4485 [11JY]

Federal employees: modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3319), H6902 [29OC]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H818 [28FE]

Foreign policy: constitutional amendment to prevent treaties, Executives orders, or agreements with foreign countries from diminishing rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H5050 [24JY]

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), H5654 [18SE]

——— 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: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

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), H177 [18JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 715), H7507 [4DE]

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), H5884 [26SE]

Insurance: allow individuals to opt out of minimum required health benefits by permitting insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer alternative benefits to the benefits otherwise required (see H.R. 3450), H7312 [20NO]

Investments: prevent consideration of legislation that would tax or confiscate personal savings accounts or assets to provide financial relief for private businesses (see H. Res. 129), H1829 [21MR]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H1993 [12AP]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H1911 [10AP]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5476 [10SE]

——— prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2656 [15MY]

Israel: amend requirements relative to assessment of qualitative military edge over military threats (see H.R. 1992), H2775 [17MY]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 1130), H1633 [19MR]

——— authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H4726 [18JY]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1994 [12AP]

——— Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5436 [9SE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 2346), H3590 [13JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H4214 [8JY]

Medicaid: increase required State match for newly eligible individuals and apply savings against sequestration reductions (see H.R. 3667), H7566 [5DE]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4214 [8JY]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4980 [23JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H5548 [12SE]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H3655 [14JN]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5834 [25SE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

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), H6902 [29OC]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5049 [24JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2667), H4482 [11JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2668), H4482 [11JY]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6952 [30OC]

——— 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), H5052 [24JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H224 [22JA] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2248 [23AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), 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), H627 [25FE]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H1322 [6MR]

Russia: disapprove law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see H. Res. 24), H629 [25FE]

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]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2604 [14MY]

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

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1634), H3216 [5JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H1398 [13MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H3097 [4JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4827 [19JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H2161 [18AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 1569), H2025 [15AP]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1344), H2604 [14MY]

Veterans: appropriate funds necessary for benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3225), H6102 [1OC]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1632 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American College of Surgeons Days: designate (see H. Res. 307), H4826 [19JY]

Budget: 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), H315 [1FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 1990), H2653 [15MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

Health: prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H981 [5MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 2473), H3989 [20JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 2472), H3989 [20JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7109 [14NO]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see H.R. 1310), H1821 [21MR]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H626 [25FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H1821 [21MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 30), H547 [14FE]

NLRB: reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H3590 [13JN]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 828), H658 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (see H.R. 2546), H4142 [27JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: 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 (H.R. 444), H315 [1FE]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (H.R. 1874), H2534 [8MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 1990), H2655 [15MY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H2718 [16MY]

Health: prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (H.R. 969), H983 [5MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H3252 [6JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H3252 [6JN]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (H.R. 2473), H3990 [20JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (H.R. 2472), H3990 [20JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 3485), H7110 [14NO]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (H.R. 1717), H2299 [24AP]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (H.R. 1310), H1826 [21MR]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (H.R. 805), H627 [25FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (H.R. 1309), H1825 [21MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 30), H550 [14FE]

NLRB: reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (H.R. 2347), H3591 [13JN]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (H.R. 828), H660 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2300), H3252 [6JN]

Securities: protect transactions in the U.S. from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by foreign governments (H.R. 2546), H4144 [27JN]

Letters

Authority for Mandate Delay Act: National Taxpayers Union, H4569 [17JY]

Fairness for American Families Act: Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), H4567 [17JY]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H4569 [17JY]

——— Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H4566 [17JY]

Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Christine Harbin Hanson, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H5365 [2AU]

——— Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring (organization), H5364 [2AU]

——— Ken Hoagland, Restore America’s Voice Foundation, H5366 [2AU]

——— Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), H5367 [2AU]

——— Sean Ferritor, Seniors Coalition, H5364 [2AU]

——— several organizations, H5370 [2AU]

——— several taxpayer advocate organizations, H5369 [2AU]

Press releases

ATR Supports H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Ryan Ellis, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H5368 [2AU]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), call on conferees to limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (H. Res. 379), H6528 [11OC]

Atlanta, GA: anniversary of La Vista Lions Club, E1464• [9OC]

Budget: clarify that Congress holds responsibility for passing budgets and appropriating funds, H383, H384 [6FE]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with a balanced approach to revenue and spending, H393 [6FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), H365, H367, H368 [5FE], H378, H379, H381, H382, H383, H384, H387, H390 [6FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 444), motion to recommit, H393 [6FE]

——— require the President to use National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations for revenue and spending reforms as the framework for his budget request, H384, H387 [6FE]

——— require the President’s budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H390 [6FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1606 [19MR], H1667, H1669, H1671 [20MR]

Clark, S. William, III: American Academy of Ophthalmology Outstanding Advocate Award recipient, E387• [9AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1667 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5363, H5368, H5371 [2AU]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2314 [25AP]

——— importance of job creation, H1669, H1671 [20MR]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]

Medicare: reform, H1667 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4551, H4557, H4559, H4569, H4572 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4557, H4559, H4562, H4566, H4569, H4572 [17JY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2696 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H5371 [2AU]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H5371 [2AU]

Taxation: rates, H1668 [20MR]

——— repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts, H5371 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H5354• [2AU]