ROTHFUS, KEITH J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3017 [3JN], H3075 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H1331 [11MR]

——— prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers (see H.R. 1122), H1550 [15MR]

——— 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: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5834 [25SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H6957 [30OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— express importance of easing the transition of members and their families from military to civilian life (see H. Res. 104), H3358 [12JN]

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

——— 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]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any issued orders (see H.R. 1014), H5348 [1AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H629 [25FE]

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

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), H6771 [23OC]

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), H1430 [14MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H4081 [26JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2655 [15MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H284 [23JA] (see H.R. 217), H550 [14FE]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 454), H1331 [11MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H6454 [9OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5476 [10SE]

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), H7188 [18NO]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H6012 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 580), H1632 [19MR]

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), H8113 [12DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H3357 [12JN]

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]

——— 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), H6676 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1792), H3760 [18JN]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2138), H3358 [12JN]

Electric power: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system (see H.R. 2962), H6676 [22OC]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2354 [25AP]

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), H4309 [9JY]

EPA: 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), H6605 [15OC]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H5833 [25SE]

——— prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 621), H1568 [18MR]

——— 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), H5765 [19SE]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H3760 [18JN]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H8112 [12DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H5554 [16SE]

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

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]

——— 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), H432 [8FE]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see H.R. 1502), H2656 [15MY]

Federal employees: eliminate statutory pay adjustment (see H.R. 273), H169 [15JA]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H8112 [12DE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H5922 [27SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H1568 [18MR]

FRS: provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau maintains on them (see H.R. 3183), H5832 [25SE]

——— repeal Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and deposit existing funds into the Treasury (see H.R. 3389), H7112 [14NO]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H5589 [17SE]

——— set rate of pay for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see H.R. 2385), H6290 [4OC]

GAO: conduct a study on the impact of the requirement that depository institutions maintain certain reserves and Regulation D relative to exemptions from SEC registration requirements (see H.R. 3240), H8112 [12DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5806 [23SE]

——— 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), H1550 [15MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE] (see H.R. 3121), H5806 [23SE]

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]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H6998 [12NO]

House Rules: require a reading of the names of Armed Forces members who died in the previous month as a result of combat operations (see H. Res. 412), H7110 [14NO]

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

Insurance: 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), H5090 [25JY]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5348 [1AU]

International relations: prohibit the U.S. from following a Dept. of the Treasury guidance on how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation (see H.R. 3570), H7352 [21NO]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities (see H. Res. 147), H7112 [14NO]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2067 [16AP]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H3289 [11JN]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (see H.R. 2565), H4143 [27JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2775 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5589 [17SE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4214 [8JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2656 [15MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H6052 [30SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 26), H1399 [13MR]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H2485 [7MY]

Navy: encourage commissioning of U.S.S. Somerset (LPD–25) in Philadelphia, PA (see H. Res. 125), H1568 [18MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5590 [17SE]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5176 [30JY]

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

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7689 [11DE]

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

——— prevent implementation and enforcement (see H.R. 2125), H3358 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5404 [2AU]

——— 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), H5475 [10SE]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2575 [13MY] (see H.R. 2300), H5884 [26SE] (see H.R. 3121), H5806 [23SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H5548 [12SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1398 [13MR]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H5548 [12SE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2248 [23AP]

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

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Public debt: prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 807), H2396 [26AP]

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]

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), H5589 [17SE]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H4488 [15JY]

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H5802 [20SE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5090 [25JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4485 [11JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H628 [25FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 903), H1430 [14MR]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H1430 [14MR]

——— 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), H2656 [15MY]

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), H7688 [11DE]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries (see H.R. 358), H5655 [18SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 164), H3760 [18JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 3138), H5765 [19SE]

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3347), H6827 [28OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H3988 [20JN]

Constitutional authority statements

EPA: apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3138), H5766 [19SE]

OMB: report on disaster assistance obligations of the Federal Government (H.R. 3347), H6828 [28OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (H.R. 2453), H3989 [20JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H5998 [28SE], H6069 [1OC], H6119, H6143 [2OC], H6180 [3OC]

——— making continuing (H.R. 933), H1317 [6MR]

Baden, PA: anniversary, E1217• [2AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1317 [6MR]

Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh: anniversary, E689• [17MY]

Business and industry: impact of Government regulations on hiring and job loss, H4845, H4846 [22JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, E793• [4JN]

——— harassment of family of human rights activists Chen Guangcheng and Yuan Weijing, H2789 [20MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, H5266 [1AU]

——— 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 (H.R. 360), E562• [26AP]

Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2113 [17AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 175), H2269 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6793 [28OC]

——— 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, H3369 [13JN], H4845, H4846 [22JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H2113 [17AP]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (H.R. 1582), H5245 [31JY]

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, H2113 [17AP]

——— 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), H4063 [26JN], H4845, H4846 [22JY], H5311 [1AU]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (H.R. 3223), H6302 [5OC]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H1938 [11AP], H2328 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6069 [1OC], H6119, H6143 [2OC], H6180 [3OC], H6302 [5OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H5904 [27SE], H6586 [14OC], H7082 [14NO]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H7082 [14NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H7082 [14NO]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H5904 [27SE], H6586 [14OC], H7082 [14NO]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2594 [14MY], H2692 [16MY]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2579 [14MY]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of assassination, H7337 [21NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H2940 [23MY]

Nanty Glo, PA: anniversary of Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Co., E1241• [2AU]

National objectives: economic recovery, H318 [4FE]

New Brighton, PA: anniversary, E753• [23MY]

NIH: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 73), H6143 [2OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3229 [6JN], H5078 [25JY]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H4010 [25JN], H4062 [26JN], H4818 [19JY]

——— evaluation of policies relative to coal industry, H2113 [17AP], H4010 [25JN], H4062 [26JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation, H5998 [28SE]

——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5903 [27SE]

——— delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 2667), H4570 [17JY]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6119 [2OC], H6180 [3OC]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 2668), H4570 [17JY]

——— impact, H5660 [19SE]

——— implementation, H6586 [14OC], H6930 [30OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6069 [1OC], H6143 [2OC], H6180 [3OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2594 [14MY], H2692 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H7082 [14NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H5904 [27SE], H6586 [14OC], H7082 [14NO]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (H.R. 2453), H7491 [4DE]

Pennsylvania: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy, H2113 [17AP]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H2078 [17AP], H4846 [22JY]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen from Western Pennsylvania, E1312• [12SE]

Resignations

Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2033 [16AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2033 [16AP]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1536 [15MR]

Tributes

Hill, Simmie J., Jr., E1224• [2AU]

Miller, Darren, E1797• [5DE]

Prom, William R., E1229• [2AU]

Reagan, Ronald, H399 [6FE]

Wilson, Anne Marie Kilcourse, H953 [5MR]