ROBY, MARTHA (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1316 [6MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, H6557 [12OC]

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), H2602 [14MY]

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

Agriculture: express that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3653 [14JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6175 [2OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6223 [3OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H6175 [2OC]

——— ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6411 [8OC]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 2907), H6290 [4OC]

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

——— 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]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H4308 [9JY]

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. 2), H629 [25FE]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H703 [27FE]

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), H4214 [8JY]

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), H278 [23JA]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2067 [16AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1828 [21MR]

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

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H28 [3JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H6175 [2OC]

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

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H1911 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1317 [6MR]

——— 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 Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), 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), H6344 [7OC]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3016 [3JN]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: 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]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H3250 [6JN]

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), H6770 [23OC]

——— reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals (see H.R. 297), H178 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H369 [5FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 124), H1322 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H5051 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, AL, to Tuskegee University (see H.R. 1612), H2124 [17AP]

——— educate staff and inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3408), H8127 [19DE]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 1598), H2123 [17AP]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see H.R. 813), H950 [4MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7446 [3DE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H950 [4MR]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1828 [21MR]

——— establish a regulatory review process for proposed rules dealing with agricultural entities (see H.R. 2776), H4856 [22JY]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H3216 [5JN]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H504 [13FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]

——— 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]

Fish and fishing: provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1993 [12AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H2354 [25AP]

FRS: set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H4524 [16JY]

Health: 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]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H4309 [9JY]

Iran: 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]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2067 [16AP]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H3990 [20JN]

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), H1911 [10AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H5548 [12SE]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (see H.R. 3304), H6675 [22OC]

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]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H3654 [14JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H3097 [4JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 800), H6957 [30OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2164 [19AP]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1428), H1994 [12AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2305), H4858 [22JY]

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

Military Selective Service Act: deauthorize except during a Presidentially-declared national emergency (see H.R. 978), H1317 [6MR]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7311 [20NO]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2396 [26AP]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1829 [21MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H6770 [23OC]

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), H3929 [19JN]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1569 [18MR]

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

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

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]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H599 [15FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7312 [20NO]

——— prohibit Federal funds for the establishment or operation of patient navigator programs (see H.R. 2087), H6175 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5767 [19SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1958 [11AP]

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

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6770 [23OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H7153 [15NO]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H4826 [19JY]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1188), H1861 [9AP]

Privacy: 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), H4598 [17JY]

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), H550 [14FE]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 1015), H5655 [18SE]

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), H4726 [18JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H1359 [12MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1632 [19MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H5589 [17SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1911 [10AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H661 [26FE]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 1081), H1911 [10AP]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H4215 [8JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 569, 570), H2067 [16AP]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H8112 [12DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H983 [5MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see H.R. 3658), H8136 [26DE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 17), H170 [15JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see H.R. 1270), H1630 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 349), H222 [22JA]

Education: prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 2089), H2910 [22MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1856 [9AP]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 144), H1858 [9AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 17), H173 [15JA]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (H.R. 1270), H1632 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 349), H223 [22JA]

Education: prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (H.R. 2089), H2912 [22MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H1858 [9AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H219• [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3734 [18JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6181 [3OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6181 [3OC]

Budget: deficit, H4845 [22JY]

——— provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process, H566• [15FE]

Business and industry: impact of Government regulations on hiring and job loss, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4847 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8041 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3339 [12JN]

——— tribute to living Medal of Honor recipients, H5627 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: allow redistribution of education funds to allow such funds to follow low-income students to the school of their choice, H4737 [19JY]

——— 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), H4626 [18JY], H4737 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: transfer Prevention and Public Health Fund funds to extend the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and eliminate uninsured time requirement for the Plan (H.R. 1549), H2241 [23AP]

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), H4020 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for payment of employee performance awards, H3076 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3076 [4JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H3297 [12JN], H4842, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [22JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2235, H2237, H2239 [23AP], H2504, H2517 [8MY], H4843 [22JY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), motion to recommit, H2521 [8MY]

——— guarantee employee choice for use of compensatory time for certain purposes and exclude employers that violate equal pay protections for women from option to offer compensatory time for overtime, H2521 [8MY]

——— prohibit use of funds to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system for lobbying and political activities, H1437 [15MR]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1437 [15MR], H2238 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 367), H2240 [23AP]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (H.R. 273), H566• [15FE]

GAO: submit report to Congress on usage of compensatory time as substitute for cash wages for overtime hours worked and detail complaints filed and enforcement actions taken for alleged violations, H2517 [8MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6181 [3OC]

Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E626• [8MY]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8041 [12DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H2235, H2237, H2238, H2239, H2240, H2241 [23AP]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6181 [3OC]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6181 [3OC]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H4019 [25JN]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H4015, H4016, H4017, H4018, H4019, H4020, H4021 [25JN]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H4015, H4017, H4018, H4020 [25JN]

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), H7058 [14NO]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4531 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4531 [17JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7058 [14NO]

——— repeal, H4848 [22JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2278 [24AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2237 [23AP], H4848 [22JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H219• [22JA]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2240 [23AP], H4846, H4848 [22JY]

Veterans: making continuing appropriations for benefits (H.J. Res. 72), H6181 [3OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H752 [28FE]

Votes: correction, H3945• [20JN]

——— position on missed, E1389• [27SE]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H7638 [11DE]

Committee on Armed Services (House), H7638 [11DE]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H7638 [11DE]

Tributes

Poland, Charles A., Jr., E127• [12FE]

Spurlin, Frances, E1809• [9DE]