ROKITA, TODD (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H6344 [7OC]

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

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H7354 [21NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 1870), H2571 [9MY]

——— making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5656 [18SE]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7395 [2DE]

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. 1, 2), H629 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 11), H1360 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE] (see H.J. Res. 35), H1427 [14MR]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H2532 [8MY]

——— establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 1868), H2532 [8MY]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (see H.R. 1871), H2575 [13MY]

——— require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see H.R. 668), H950 [4MR]

——— 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), H344 [4FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1569 [18MR]

——— repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2536 [8MY]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H3688 [17JN]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see H.R. 1176), H5655 [18SE]

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), H2535 [8MY]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see H.R. 3323), H7608 [9DE]

Clean Air Act: remove requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles (see H.R. 724), H2067 [16AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2536 [8MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H1568 [18MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7608 [9DE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H173 [15JA]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H294 [25JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H344 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 1610), H2124 [17AP]

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), H6103 [1OC]

——— require Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions in response to protected communications regarding sexual assault (see H.R. 1864), H3253 [6JN]

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: ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H1399 [13MR]

——— 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), H7508 [4DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 2475), H3989 [20JN]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 203), H372 [5FE]

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: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2914 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers pending a GAO assessment of such regulation (see H.R. 3413), H7153 [15NO]

——— ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see H.R. 1097), H1550 [15MR]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H.R. 1861), H2656 [15MY]

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

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]

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), H550 [14FE]

——— prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H416 [6FE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1994 [12AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 803), H626 [25FE]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H2910 [22MY]

——— call for public listening sessions on regulations targeting carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants in States most directly impacted by such regulations (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6493 [10OC]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H1398 [13MR]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6053 [30SE]

——— exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H284 [23JA]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 3140), H6103 [1OC]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2571 [9MY]

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

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H2535 [8MY]

ERISA: modify definition of fiduciary to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2041), H5655 [18SE]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6958 [30OC]

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), H6957 [30OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H6605 [15OC]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

FDA: exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2725), H5589 [17SE]

FEC: extend authority to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of established and published penalties and expand such authority to certain other violations (see H.R. 3487), H7109 [14NO]

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), H6957 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— require approval by agency head for conferences costing above a certain limit (see H.R. 283), H455 [12FE]

——— require zero-based budgeting (see H.R. 239), H1359 [12MR]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H31 [3JA]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H5175 [30JY]

——— reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see H.R. 824), H1430 [14MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H1629 [19MR]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

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

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H283 [23JA]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4142 [27JN]

——— 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), H2604 [14MY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H2535 [8MY]

——— 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), H1911 [10AP]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H3654 [14JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1837 [25MR]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (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), H599 [15FE]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 106), H284 [23JA]

House Rules: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see H. Res. 160), H2536 [8MY]

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

Immigration: enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

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), H411 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3355 [12JN]

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]

——— 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]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 904), H1860 [9AP]

IRS: exclude from labor-management relations provisions of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 2679), H4483 [11JY]

——— make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H2066 [16AP]

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

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H5175 [30JY]

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

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

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. 3485), H7153 [15NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1431 [14MR]

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H5262 [31JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4039 [25JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2438 [6MY]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5655 [18SE]

Members of Congress: deny retirement credit for service as a Member in the case of a former Member convicted of a felony (see H.R. 2092), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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), H176 [18JA]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see H.R. 2918), H6957 [30OC]

Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 1905), H8112 [12DE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H1550 [15MR]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (see H.R. 3106), H5587 [17SE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H550 [14FE]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H599 [15FE]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2161 [18AP]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H7052 [13NO]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 1962), H3592 [13JN]

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. 1724), H2485 [7MY] (see H.R. 2019), H2914 [22MY]

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), H1360 [12MR]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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), 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1837 [25MR]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 (see H.J. Res. 62), H5656 [18SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly (see H.R. 3359), H6828 [28OC]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H2655 [15MY]

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

——— exempt local schools from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2443), H3928 [19JN]

——— 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), H6175 [2OC]

——— 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), H7312 [20NO]

——— prohibit a government subsidy for premiums of a health plan by a Member of Congress (see H.R. 3067), H5589 [17SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4599 [17JY]

——— provide for an exemption from the individual mandate for individuals residing in States in which the exchange websites are not fully functional (see H.R. 3358), H6999 [12NO]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see H.R. 3076), H5656 [18SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H416 [6FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1861 [9AP]

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

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4040 [25JN]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1099), H1837 [25MR]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H1911 [10AP]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2315), H8112 [12DE]

Political campaigns: terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions and terminate the Election Assistance Commission (see H.R. 260), H168 [15JA]

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]

——— 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), H2804 [20MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H1568 [18MR]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H1332 [11MR]

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

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see H.R. 2218), H3014 [3JN]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H7689 [11DE]

Small business: permit small business concerns to elect to be exempt from certain Federal rules and regulations (see H.R. 168), H372 [5FE]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4980 [23JY]

States: permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1304), H2535 [8MY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2438 [6MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 28), H1399 [13MR]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5051 [24JY]

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

——— make imprisonment mandatory for unauthorized disclosure or inspection of returns and return information and willful oppression under color of law by officers and employees of the U.S. (see H.R. 2557), H4599 [17JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H284 [23JA]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 422), H416 [6FE]

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

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 147), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 483), H416 [6FE]

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

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H456 [12FE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H1860 [9AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

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), H1860 [9AP]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see H.R. 3486), H7109 [14NO]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1633 [19MR]

Unemployment: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 484), H599 [15FE]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1277), H2604 [14MY]

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H6829 [28OC]

Voting: require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2829), H5088 [25JY]

——— require driver’s license applicants in a new State to indicate whether that State is the applicant’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2115), H2911 [22MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H4039 [25JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Surveillance Operations of the National Security Agency (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 350), H5654 [18SE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H7687 [11DE]

Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (see H.R. 2802), H4978 [23JY]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H5766 [19SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

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

Constitutional authority statements

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (H.R. 3708), H7688 [11DE]

Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (H.R. 2802), H4979 [23JY]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (H.R. 3154), H5767 [19SE]

Social Security: replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 567), H415 [6FE]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (H.R. 1381), H1828 [21MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H8077 [12DE]

Avon, IN: tribute to dedication of Avon World War II Memorial Park, E567• [26AP]

Budget: deficit, H2293–H2295 [24AP]

——— require annual budget submission by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (H.R. 668), H960 [5MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023, H8077 [12DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2014–2023 (H. Con. Res. 25), H1602 [19MR], H1668, H1676, H1706 [20MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 115), H1593 [19MR]

Congress: importance of constitutional authority, H2712–H2715 [16MY]

DePauw University: tribute to women’s basketball team, E389• [9AP]

Dept. of Education: allow charter schools to use Federal funds for professional development, teacher training, instructional materials, and minor facilities costs, H4717 [18JY]

——— clarify that States that do not accept Federal funds are not required to comply with Federal education mandates, H4720 [18JY]

——— ensure Family Engagement Centers target services to low-income students and families, H4718 [18JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H3109 [5JN]

——— exempt local educational agencies serving high percentage of students from families with income below the poverty line from changes to funding formula, H4711 [18JY]

——— require States receiving insufficient grants to prioritize funding for schools serving neglected, delinquent, migrant students, English learners, at-risk students, and Native Americans, H4696, H4697 [18JY]

——— submit a report listing average salary of employees whose jobs are eliminated due to program consolidation and the average salary of employees according to job function, H4721 [18JY]

——— 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), H4621, H4696, H4697, H4711, H4717, H4718, H4720, H4721 [18JY], H4804 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to implement rules regarding ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits, H4327 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2713 [16MY]

Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H2712–H2715 [16MY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H1593 [19MR]

——— replace sequester with responsible spending reforms, H8077 [12DE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), H1440 [15MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4327 [10JY]

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), H5311 [1AU]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2328 [25AP]

Indiana: tribute to opening of Kokomo section of U.S. Route 31 corridor, H7560 [5DE]

International 15q Day: observance, H7149 [15NO]

Langham Logistics, Inc.: anniversary, H5531 [12SE]

Marks, Benton and Sandi: Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis, IN, HAI-Life Distinguished Service Award recipients, H2900 [22MY], E734• [23MY]

Medicaid: reform, H1706 [20MR]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1969 [12AP]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), H6647, H6648, H6650 [22OC]

Shapiro, Keith: American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, E1605• [30OC]

Social Security: reform, H2715 [16MY]

Taxation: capital gains and dividends, H1668 [20MR]

Weather: express condolences and support for people effected by severe storms in the Midwest, H7314 [21NO]

Tributes

Adams, Henry H., E1451• [8OC]

Baker, James K., E1217• [2AU]

Bowen, Otis R. (Doc), E603• [7MY]

Edwards, Mickey, E622• [8MY]

Fischer, Andrew, E191• [26FE]

Francisco, Joseph S., E864• [14JN]

Freeland, Richard, E1875• [16DE]

Glick, Eugene B., E1437• [4OC]

Hartman, Donald E., Sr., E1267• [9SE]

Hartnett, William F., Jr., H4578 [17JY], E1080• [17JY]

Kivett, Jerry and Ann, E1268• [9SE]

Ogle, Theodore W., H327 [4FE]

O’Mara, Michael, E1265• [9SE]

Reiling, Robert C., E383• [9AP]