SCHWEIKERT, DAVID (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3891 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

——— 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), H2438 [6MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5403 [2AU]

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

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 507), H818 [28FE]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 687), H544 [14FE]

Armed Forces: require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal (see H.R. 833), H1398 [13MR]

Barry M. Goldwater Post Office, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3027), H5477 [10SE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5263 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H7312 [20NO]

Budget: require that, if the President’s budget does not achieve balance in the budget’s covered year, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by a certain date (see H.R. 444), H344 [4FE]

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

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 3478), H7051 [13NO]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see H.R. 695), H545 [14FE]

Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 119), H1548 [15MR]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1861 [9AP]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Surveillance Operations of the National Security Agency (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 350), H5834 [25SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 98), H6769 [23OC]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61, 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H5476 [10SE]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 2046), H2774 [17MY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H3655 [14JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 40), H2246 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H1823 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 2456), H5404 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H7312 [20NO]

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), H5802 [20SE]

——— revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 203), H52 [4JA]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project (see H. Res. 214), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4485 [11JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see H.R. 1345), H1822 [21MR]

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

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 1216), H1547 [15MR]

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), H432 [8FE]

——— prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H169 [15JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2396 [26AP]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 1772), H2391 [26AP]

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

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H6053 [30SE]

——— provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see H.R. 1422), H4145 [27JN]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H6052 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 51), H4175 [28JN]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate corporate welfare programs (see H.R. 1567), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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 periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H2396 [26AP]

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), H4145 [27JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H5655 [18SE]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 3335), H7053 [13NO]

Fish and fishing: call for ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning (see H. Res. 285), H5590 [17SE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see H.R. 450), H5476 [10SE]

——— remove mandate on the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment (see H.R. 492), H550 [14FE]

——— replace the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 2446), H5403 [2AU]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H2570 [9MY]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (see H.R. 1410), H1856 [9AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3754), H8108 [12DE]

Health: prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H6770 [23OC]

——— 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), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY]

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]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

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

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 140), H173 [15JA]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5436 [9SE]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H984 [5MR]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2574 [13MY]

——— prevent from unnecessarily seizing protected health information (see H.R. 3041), H5803 [20SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2027 [15AP]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 2846), H6676 [22OC]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H1322 [6MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 946), H980 [5MR] (see H.R. 3485), H7357 [21NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

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]

Medicaid: eliminate increased Federal medical assistance percentage under the State plan relative to newly eligible mandatory individuals to provide States with greater flexibility (see H.R. 1404), H1836 [25MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H2604 [14MY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— 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), H4980 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H7052 [13NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 41), H2247 [23AP]

——— eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 54), H29 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— terminate further retirement benefits, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 423), H292 [25JA]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program (see H. Res. 98), H1328 [7MR]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 1495), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 382), H280 [23JA]

Municipal bonds: tribute to history, anniversary of tax exemption, and important contribution to economic growth and wellbeing in States and municipalities (see H. Res. 112), H1569 [18MR]

NASA: provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7508 [4DE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1226), H3216 [5JN]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H595 [15FE]

NLRB: permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see H.R. 3154), H6225 [3OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay application of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 3367), H7112 [14NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5404 [2AU] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3406), H6999 [12NO]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards (see H.R. 3299), H7112 [14NO]

——— 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), H1992 [12AP]

——— prohibit Federal funds for the establishment or operation of patient navigator programs (see H.R. 2087), H5767 [19SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H5263 [31JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY]

——— 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), H6902 [29OC]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H2567 [9MY]

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

Privacy: prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H4081 [26JN]

——— prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 2077), H2838 [21MY]

——— 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), H8112 [12DE]

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]

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

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 596), H431 [8FE]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (see H.R. 677), H501 [13FE]

——— prohibit from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer’s expenditures for political activities (see H.R. 1626), H2300 [24AP]

——— provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see H.R. 2274), H5436 [9SE]

——— set a deadline to require addition of a particular class of securities to those exempted under the Securities Act (see H.R. 701), H545 [14FE]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H2958 [23MY]

Senate: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 431), H8113 [12DE]

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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H8113 [12DE]

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), H7357 [21NO]

Syria: prohibit Federal funding to conduct military or paramilitary operations absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2501), H4485 [11JY]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see H.R. 3043), H6225 [3OC]

——— 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), H1861 [9AP]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H2396 [26AP]

——— 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), H292 [25JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H5767 [19SE]

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

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

——— 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), H5402 [2AU]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H5476 [10SE]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H550 [14FE]

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), H1396 [13MR]

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

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), H3758 [18JN]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H1430 [14MR]

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

Winslow, AZ: remove use and disposal restrictions on certain property (see H.R. 3421), H6953 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see H.R. 3544), H8113 [12DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and approval from a majority of State legislatures for increases in Federal debt (see H.J. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Credit: allow certain loans that are not fully amortizing to be used in seller carryback financing on residential mortgage loans (see H.R. 245), H85 [14JA]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing of purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see H.R. 2408), H3758 [18JN]

Egypt: limit U.S. economic assistance and oppose World Bank and IMF assistance (see H.R. 2544), H4142 [27JN]

FRS: require Board of Governors to collect, publish, and keep current an objective index of dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities (see H.R. 246), H85 [14JA]

House Rules: prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 16), H33 [3JA]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2348), H3590 [13JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see H.R. 247), H85 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached and require the sale of Federal assets (see H.R. 3052), H5399 [2AU]

——— provide that the President shall submit to Congress a report detailing the priority of Federal spending if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 1231), H1548 [15MR]

SEC: allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public float to change their stocks’ tick sizes to increase liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support (see H.R. 1952), H2574 [13MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and approval from a majority of State legislatures for increases in Federal debt (H.J. Res. 10), H38 [3JA]

Credit: allow certain loans that are not fully amortizing to be used in seller carryback financing on residential mortgage loans (H.R. 245), H86 [14JA]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit tracking and cataloguing of purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (H.R. 2408), H3759 [18JN]

Egypt: limit U.S. economic assistance and oppose World Bank and IMF assistance (H.R. 2544), H4144 [27JN]

FRS: require Board of Governors to collect, publish, and keep current an objective index of dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities (H.R. 246), H86 [14JA]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 2348), H3591 [13JN]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (H.R. 247), H86 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached and require the sale of Federal assets (H.R. 3052), H5402 [2AU]

——— provide that the President shall submit to Congress a report detailing the priority of Federal spending if the debt ceiling is reached (H.R. 1231), H1549 [15MR]

SEC: allow publicly traded companies with a certain sized public float to change their stocks’ tick sizes to increase liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support (H.R. 1952), H2575 [13MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H213 [22JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3891, H3892, H3893 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4471• [11JY]

Budget: deficit, H6909 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Healthy Food Financing Initiative, H3891, H3892, H3893 [19JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H4471• [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3195 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3195 [5JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H6908 [30OC]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1406), H2449 [7MY]

Gambling: prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts (H.R. 1410), H5560 [17SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6233 [4OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H805 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, H6233 [4OC]

PetSmart, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Family Promise (organization) to assist homeless families with pets, H2416 [6MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H6233 [4OC]

SEC: proposed rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding, H6909 [30OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H213 [22JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H805 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4210 [8JY], H4481 [11JY]

Tributes

Gates, Brian, E1503• [12OC]

Kyler, Sara, E1503• [12OC]

Moyer, Christopher, E1505• [14OC]

Sharp, Harold, E1484• [10OC], E1548• [23OC]

Weigend, Guido, E1805• [5DE]

White, John C., E1809• [9DE]