SMITH, JASON T. (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

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), H5320 [1AU]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5752 [19SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5752 [19SE]

Articles and editorials

Happy Deficit Day, Uncle Sam, James R. Harrigan and Antony Davies, Wall Street Journal, H5930 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H5884 [26SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H7153 [15NO]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6999 [12NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H4310 [9JY]

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

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), H5435 [9SE]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H4310 [9JY]

Congress: establish the style for amending laws (see H.R. 760), H4309 [9JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H5834 [25SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H4080 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to reprioritize certain authorized purposes (see H.R. 1460), H5834 [25SE]

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), H6493 [10OC]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H5403 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 920), H5655 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H4214 [8JY]

——— reimburse States that use State funds to operate national parks during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 3286), H6544 [11OC]

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 any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3095), H5656 [18SE]

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), H4523 [16JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H7446 [3DE]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance (see H.R. 276), H7111 [14NO]

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), H6411 [8OC]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see H.J. Res. 64), H6412 [8OC]

Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process (see H.R. 2641), H4858 [22JY]

——— 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), H4826 [19JY]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see H.R. 2122), H4524 [16JY]

——— require each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5884 [26SE]

Federal employees: terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false testimony in a congressional hearing (see H.R. 2458), H4081 [26JN]

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), H5348 [1AU]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H4370 [10JY]

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]

——— limit authority of States and local governments to collect taxes relative to the sale of certain firearms or ammunition or payable for background checks required for sales of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 2361), H4178 [28JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H4080 [26JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5548 [12SE]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 1440), H4145 [27JN]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H4598 [17JY]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4524 [16JY]

——— 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), H4524 [16JY]

Health: 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), H6676 [22OC]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H4039 [25JN]

IRS: 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), H5834 [25SE]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H5834 [25SE]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H4488 [15JY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4080 [26JN]

Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office, Cottleville, MO: designate (see H.R. 2391), H3653 [14JN]

Medicare: establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H4370 [10JY]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H5435 [9SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on equal application of the laws that apply to all U.S. citizens to Senators and Representative (see H.J. Res. 55), H5404 [2AU]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3160), H6290 [4OC]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2543), H6957 [30OC]

OMB: require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis (see H.R. 2804), H5049 [24JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5884 [26SE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H5884 [26SE]

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

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H4827 [19JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4827 [19JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges or other newly created plans by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (see H.R. 1780), H5403 [2AU]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H6676 [22OC]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6493 [10OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 30), H7628 [10DE]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

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), H7357 [21NO]

Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 1825), H4040 [25JN]

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: designate (see H.R. 2383), H3652 [14JN]

Taxation: express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4178 [28JN]

——— extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3490), H7608 [9DE]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1918), H6545 [11OC]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4827 [19JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H5348 [1AU]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H6453 [9OC]

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), H5922 [27SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4370 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 49), H3653 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 49), H3654 [14JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5657 [19SE]

Letters

Election of Jason T. Smith to the House of Representatives: Julie A. Allen, Missouri Sec. of State Office, H3161 [5JN]

——— Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H3161 [5JN]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H3162, H3214 [5JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5773 [20SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), Senate amendment, H6068 [1OC]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6428 [9OC]

Budget: deficit, H5930 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement moratorium on the use of prescribed fires in Mark Twain National Forest until report is submitted on current forest management practices, H5752 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: nomination process for including large river systems in the National Blueways System, H4586 [17JY]

Federal agencies and departments: include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5320, H5321 [1AU]

——— 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), H5310, H5320, H5321 [1AU]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6068 [1OC]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3162 [5JN]

Land use: reaffirm local stakeholder role in land management policies, H4587 [17JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5608 [18SE]

Missouri State University-West Plains: anniversary, E1404• [30SE]

National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (H.R. 1526), H5752 [19SE]

National Park Service: call for removal of barricades around open, outdoor memorials during Government shutdown, H6359 [8OC]

——— release of draft Ozark National Scenic Riverways general management plan, H7007 [13NO], H7510 [5DE]

National parks and recreation areas: impact of Government shutdown, H6359 [8OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6278 [4OC]

——— implementation, H6912 [30OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5773 [20SE]

——— repeal, H4604 [18JY], H7088 [14NO]

Popular Bluff, MO: anniversary of Fellowship General Baptist Church, E1157• [30JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H5930 [28SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5752 [19SE]

Shupe, Connor: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1077• [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1101• [19JY]

Willow Springs, MO: Willow Springs High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1369• [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3162 [5JN]

Tributes

Crosswhite, F. Joe, E1064• [16JY]

Dauer, Dawn, E1550• [23OC]

Davis, Candice, E1564• [23OC]

Gould, Frances, E1562• [23OC]

Jewel, Dolly, E1665• [14NO]

Kyles, Tameka, E1560• [23OC]

McKinnis, Linda, E1558• [23OC]

Metzger, Julie, E1556• [23OC]

Porter, Otto, Jr., E1189• [1AU]

Summers, Eric, H8087 [12DE]

Woodruff, Angel, E1660• [14NO]