THORNBERRY, MAC (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2364 [26AP]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1316 [6MR]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H419 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: express that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5404 [2AU]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5767 [19SE]

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

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6290 [4OC]

——— provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3026), H5397 [2AU]

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), H4827 [19JY]

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. 2), H32 [3JA]

——— 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]

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), H5834 [25SE]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H703 [27FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3), H2027 [15AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see H.R. 2805), H5090 [25JY]

——— establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H168 [15JA]

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), H5587 [17SE]

——— provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 1971), H2602 [14MY]

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]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5656 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 555), H455 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit the face value of issued coins (see H.R. 220), H84 [14JA]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see H.R. 2009), H2959 [23MY]

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), H6999 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 543), H411 [6FE]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 1702), H2297 [24AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H1911 [10AP]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see H.R. 1314), H1821 [21MR]

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

——— 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]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H7627 [10DE]

——— 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 each agency to repeal two existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see H.R. 2997), H5396 [2AU]

Federal employees: limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee (see H.R. 107), H56 [4JA]

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), H6594 [14OC]

——— exempt community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards (see H.R. 1693), H2354 [25AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H2396 [26AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H8118 [16DE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1861 [9AP]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H455 [12FE]

——— provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 2247), H5922 [27SE]

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), H342 [4FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 36), H2396 [26AP]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H4726 [18JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— 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), H4214 [8JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

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

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), H1398 [13MR]

——— 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]

——— provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 1076), H1356 [12MR]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 495), H5402 [2AU]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H5348 [1AU]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H4524 [16JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 3485), H7253 [19NO]

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: 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), H5922 [27SE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3097 [4JN]

——— 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), H3016 [3JN]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H2535 [8MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5176 [30JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 713), H7628 [10DE]

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see H.R. 795), H703 [27FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

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

——— 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), H5093 [26JY]

——— repeal (see H.R. 45), H2535 [8MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5922 [27SE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2535 [8MY]

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

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see H.R. 185), H818 [28FE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 935), H2535 [8MY]

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]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building, Burleson, TX: designate (see H.R. 3060), H5399 [2AU]

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), H2913 [22MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 104), H7358 [21NO]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H7311 [20NO]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5404 [2AU]

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

——— rename the section of the Internal Revenue Code known as the spousal individual retirement account as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA (see H.R. 2289), H3995 [24JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4310 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H1720 [20MR]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [3JA]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

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]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1359 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1762), H2351 [25AP]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

Power resources: secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 2081), H2838 [21MY]

Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see H.R. 3479), H7051 [13NO]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see H.R. 2202), H2955 [23MY]

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

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 3377), H6901 [29OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Budget: delay sequestration (H.R. 607), H432 [8FE]

——— establish biennial cycle (H.R. 1762), H2353 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (H.R. 1904), H2569 [9MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of certain provisions (H.R. 607), H432 [8FE]

Power resources: secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 2081), H2839 [21MY]

Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (H.R. 3479), H7052 [13NO]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (H.R. 2202), H2958 [23MY]

——— repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 147), H37 [3JA]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (H.R. 3377), H6902 [29OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H419 [8FE], H6773 [24OC]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H419 [8FE], H6773 [24OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), H1306 [6MR]

Armed Forces: accelerate plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3536 [13JN]

——— 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), H6432 [9OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6432 [9OC], H6500 [11OC]

——— prohibit funding to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5012, H5013 [24JY]

Border Patrol: interior border patrol station funding, H3129• [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H3567 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8037 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3334 [12JN], H3536, H3567, H3570 [13JN], H3599, H3602 [14JN]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3599 [14JN]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3602 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5012, H5013, H5022 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6500 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3129• [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow individuals to connect to the Federal Helium Reserve for purposes of storing helium, H2364 [26AP]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2364 [26AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6500 [11OC]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), concur in Senate amendments (H. Res. 441), H8037 [12DE]

National Security Agency: prohibit funding to acquire information for purpose of targeting U.S. citizens or to acquire, monitor, or store electronic communications by citizens, H5022 [24JY]

Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1372• [25SE]

Votes: position on missed, E481• [17AP]

Tributes

Hightower, Jack E., E1393• [27SE]

Lawrence, Susan S., E1411• [1OC]

Rucker, Michael, H4045 [26JN]

Sheehan, Michael A., E1379• [26SE]

Skinner, Carl M., E1415• [2OC]