SCOTT, AUSTIN (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H93 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3917 [19JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H5175 [30JY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3289 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H2575 [13MY]

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

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]

——— leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (see H. Res. 286), H6771 [23OC]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3790), H8125 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1631 [19MR]

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), H4214 [8JY]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 293), H5176 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 24), H413 [6FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H4599 [17JY]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

——— 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), H1356 [12MR]

——— repeal authority to conduct certain censuses (see H.R. 1638), H2913 [22MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 684), H544 [14FE]

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

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

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), H4598 [17JY]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1633 [19MR]

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), H5349 [1AU]

Coastal zones: extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see H.R. 1430), H4039 [25JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H5436 [9SE]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see H.R. 109), H86 [14JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 61), H86 [14JA] (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H5262 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow States to implement a work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see H.R. 3055), H5399 [2AU]

——— define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H546 [14FE]

——— improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1510), H1956 [11AP]

——— modify the definition of the term biobased product (see H.R. 979), H1399 [13MR]

——— repeal authority to make performance-based bonus payments to States for recruiting additional people to enroll in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1182), H1426 [14MR]

——— repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a food stamp block grant program (see H.R. 1355), H2125 [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), H6412 [8OC]

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 508), H2719 [16MY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2804 [20MY]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 32), H5402 [2AU]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H1721 [20MR]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H1322 [6MR]

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]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— 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), H1908 [10AP]

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

——— 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), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2840 [21MY]

——— provide guidance and clarification relative to issuance and renewal of coal mining permits for dredged or fill material (see H.R. 1829), H2959 [23MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1461), H5175 [30JY]

——— withdraw proposed order pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride (see H.R. 1496), H1955 [11AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from goods whose sale or distribution may be prohibited subsequent to a violation (see H.R. 1387), H2438 [6MY]

FCC: prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 176), H818 [28FE]

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 (see H.R. 367), H3096 [4JN]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see H.R. 309), H5089 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure the percentage increase in rates of pay for prevailing wage employees is equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality (see H.R. 3573), H7352 [21NO]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements relative to Senior Executive Service employees (see H.R. 2579), H4173 [28JN]

——— provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H3760 [18JN]

Firearms: 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: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

——— provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1569 [18MR]

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

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H301 [29JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H7053 [13NO]

——— 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), H2913 [22MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2655 [15MY] (see H.R. 3121), H7053 [13NO]

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]

Immigration: simplify and rename the H–2C worker program (see H.R. 707), H545 [14FE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H6999 [12NO]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2438 [6MY]

——— 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), H2719 [16MY]

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), H1360 [12MR]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2720 [16MY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 1993), H2959 [23MY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2804 [20MY]

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

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2404 [3MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4726 [18JY]

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

Medicare: allow retail community pharmacies to deliver diabetic testing supplies to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2845), H5404 [2AU]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 846), H4726 [18JY]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (see H.R. 3168), H6493 [10OC]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H2719 [16MY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3096 [4JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H4979 [23JY]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of compensation by percentage equal to reduction in pay of Federal employees subject to sequestration-related furloughs (see H.R. 2677), H4483 [11JY]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6103 [1OC]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 761), H818 [28FE]

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), H1958 [11AP]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 503), H7688 [11DE]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H7357 [21NO]

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

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3216 [5JN]

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

——— 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]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H7053 [13NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5655 [18SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3685), H7627 [10DE]

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

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2655 [15MY] (see H.R. 3121), H7053 [13NO]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2125 [17AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H416 [6FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1908), H4599 [17JY]

——— repeal unless initial enrollment target for exchanges has been met (see H.R. 3784), H8117 [16DE]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), H7053 [13NO]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H6770 [23OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H949 [4MR]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 284), H7395 [2DE]

Privacy: update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H4980 [23JY]

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. 149), H178 [18JA]

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

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see H.R. 634), H499 [13FE]

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]

Syria: prohibit Federal funding to conduct military or paramilitary operations absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress (see H.R. 2501), H4146 [27JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1708), H2297 [24AP]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7253 [19NO]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1959 [11AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1860 [9AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H7628 [10DE]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H2604 [14MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H7111 [14NO]

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

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H2438 [6MY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H3927 [19JN]

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

——— 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), H1430 [14MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 956), H4827 [19JY]

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), H2535 [8MY]

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

Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location (see H.R. 1528), H2438 [6MY]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2799), H5348 [1AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3592 [13JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H703 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (see H.R. 1202), H1427 [14MR]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 972), H982 [5MR]

Egypt: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 1302), H1719 [20MR]

LSC: terminate (see H.R. 350), H222 [22JA]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H596 [15FE]

Taxation: increase aggregate reduction in fair market value of farm and certain real property (see H.R. 1448), H1857 [9AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3241), H6224 [3OC]

Budget: balance through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending (H.R. 1202), H1429 [14MR]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (H.R. 972), H983 [5MR]

Egypt: prohibit military assistance (H.R. 1302), H1720 [20MR]

LSC: terminate (H.R. 350), H223 [22JA]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (H.R. 795), H598 [15FE]

Taxation: increase aggregate reduction in fair market value of farm and certain real property (H.R. 1448), H1859 [9AP]

Letters

Impact of budget sequestration on Dept. of Defense: by, H690 [27FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3725 [18JN], H3903, H3904, H3913, H3914 [19JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H4460 [11JY], H6482 [10OC]

American Pharmacists Month: observance, E1718• [20NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5899 [27SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6191 [3OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3241), H6242 [4OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6005 [28SE], H6242 [4OC]

Barrs, Bill: Rotary Club of Dodge County, GA, Farmer of the Year award recipient, E164• [15FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H350 [5FE]

——— repeal and replace current fiscal year sequestration, H686, H690 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program funding, H3903 [19JN]

——— olive oil import restrictions, H3904 [19JN]

——— prohibit addition of ‘‘natural stone’’ to list of commodity products that can petition for a promotion and research order issuance, H3913, H3914 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: impact of budget sequestration, H690 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4949 [23JY]

——— prohibit employees paid through the Working Capital Fund Account from being furloughed, H4949 [23JY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H350 [5FE], H690 [27FE]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2361 [26AP]

——— ensure any funds resulting from privatization are used for deficit reduction, H2361 [26AP]

Georgia: tribute to Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, E1830• [11DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6191 [3OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2665 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, H6191 [3OC]

——— impact, H2665 [16MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6693 [23OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5899 [27SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, H6191 [3OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2665 [16MY]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (H.R. 634), H3304 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, E348• [21MR], E906•, E909•, E912• [18JN]

Warner Robins, GA: anniversary, E171• [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H690 [27FE]

Tributes

Northop, Edward, E161• [15FE]

Sims, Don, E1412• [1OC]