ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3579 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4971 [23JY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7545 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy: extend (see H.R. 2449), H4488 [15JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2803 [20MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Arab countries: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms and urge repeal of blasphemy laws (see H. Res. 106), H2775 [17MY]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H7628 [10DE]

Boy Scouts: tribute to National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia (see H. Res. 305), H4725 [18JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6545 [11OC]

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), H4488 [15JY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H5834 [25SE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H4727 [18JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1958 [11AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H5402 [2AU]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1077), H3288 [11JN]

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), H3990 [20JN]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 1888), H2605 [14MY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H660 [26FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2775 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3384), H6951 [30OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2438 [6MY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7508 [4DE]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 499), H417 [6FE]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H545 [14FE]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 689), H545 [14FE]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 667), H501 [13FE]

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]

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), H1318 [6MR]

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H1856 [9AP]

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), H6829 [28OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify maintenance exemption regarding removal of sediment, debris, and vegetation from certain structures (see H.R. 1296), H1719 [20MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2652), H4369 [10JY]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H703 [27FE]

Firearms: provide exceptions from firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable relative to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law (see H.R. 3483), H7357 [21NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H5435 [9SE]

General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic—A Joint VA-DOD Health Care Facility, Marina, CA: designate (see H.R. 272), H3253 [6JN]

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), H3991 [20JN]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country (see H. Res. 88), H702 [27FE]

——— prohibit consideration of any bill or joint resolution that appropriates foreign assistance for more than one country, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 88), H818 [28FE]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H659 [26FE]

——— reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 477), H342 [4FE]

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), H700 [27FE]

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), H815 [28FE]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2958 [23MY]

James ‘Jim’ Kohnen Post Office, Dublin, CA: designate (see H.R. 1671), H2246 [23AP]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H4310 [9JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H2391 [26AP]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H8113 [12DE]

Medicare: delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H4040 [25JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H4214 [8JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H294 [25JA]

NASA: authorize programs (see H.R. 2687), H5348 [1AU]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 94), H6604 [15OC]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 80), H627 [25FE]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H6829 [28OC]

Natural gas: repeal certain requirements for obtaining authorization for the exportation or importation of natural gas (see H.R. 2771), H5513 [11SE]

Nelson ‘Mac’ MacWilliams Post Office Building, Ramona, CA: designate (see H.R. 1356), H1823 [21MR]

NOAA: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H4980 [23JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: provide for permanent funding (see H.R. 3349), H7608 [9DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5436 [9SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H3253 [6JN]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation and reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3715), H8107 [12DE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

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]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 1692), H4858 [22JY]

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5434 [9SE]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2240), H3094 [4JN]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see H.R. 2778), H5263 [31JY]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H2161 [18AP]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H2027 [15AP]

Turkey: urge reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay (see H. Res. 188), H5263 [31JY]

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

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1897), H4146 [27JN]

Voting: permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2409), H3991 [20JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H5341 [1AU]

Water pollution: clarify requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members (see H.R. 836), H1328 [7MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1186), H2438 [6MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H950 [4MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afridi, Shakeel: recognize heroism and call for release from custody by Pakistan (see H. Res. 86), H701 [27FE]

Albania: recognize independence anniversary and commend for protecting Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 33), H171 [15JA]

Armed Forces: withdraw troops from Afghanistan and pursue alternative strategies to create a stable Afghanistan that is not a base for international terrorism (see H. Res. 184), H2351 [25AP]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: broadcast and direct Azeri language content into Iran and Baloch language content into Iran and Pakistan (see H. Res. 183), H2351 [25AP]

District of Columbia: restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 299), H170 [15JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1523), H1990 [12AP]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (see H.R. 3707), H7687 [11DE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Res. 325), H5345 [1AU]

Constitutional authority statements

District of Columbia: restore Federal electoral rights of residents (H.R. 299), H172 [15JA]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (H.R. 1523), H1992 [12AP]

Iran: ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the U.S. (H.R. 3707), H7688 [11DE]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (H.R. 2745), H4726 [18JY]

Lists

Concerns with H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7551 [5DE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7444 [3DE], H7551 [5DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5997 [28SE]

Armed Forces: accelerate plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3536 [13JN]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2047 [16AP]

——— prohibit funding for university cybersecurity scholarship or grant programs for graduate students from enemy nations, possible enemy nations, or any nation engaged in cyber attacks against the U.S., H2047 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3536 [13JN], E885• [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4971, H4972 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for military exercises that include participation by China, H4972 [23JY]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (H.R. 667), H604 [25FE]

Economy: impact of illegal aliens, H1952 [11AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), H7370 [2DE]

Immigration: reform, H1952 [11AP]

Pakistan: assistance funding, H4971, H4972 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding for purposes of domestic repression of ethnic and religious minorities, E885• [17JN]

Patents: allow independent inventor the right of judicial review if his case is mishandled by the patent system, H7465 [4DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H6823–H6826 [28OC], H7103–H7108 [14NO], H7182–H7185 [18NO], H7390–H7393 [2DE], H7441 [3DE], H7514, H7516, H7538, H7545, H7546, H7551 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7465 [4DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5997 [28SE]

——— implementation, H6839 [29OC]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices, H7107 [14NO]

Votes: correction, H5289• [1AU]

Tributes

Berisha, Sali, H3594 [14JN]

Ruth, James D., E343• [20MR]